Fiat Punto Pure
Fiat is using the Fiat Linea‘s strategy
of concurrently selling the pre-facelift model (Fiat Linea Classic) with the
facelifted model for the Fiat Punto. The Fiat Punto Evo’s pre-facelift version
has been re-launched in India at the Auto Expo 2016 as the ‘Fiat Punto Pure’.
The Fiat Punto Pure will be available
both petrol and diesel engines, priced from INR 4.49 lakh and INR 5.59 lakh respectively.
The petrol engine is a 1.2-litre FIRE
unit that produces 68 PS at 6,000 rpm and 96 Nm of torque at 2,5000 rpm. The
diesel engine is a 1.3-litre MultiJet unit that develops 76 PS at 4,000 rpm and
197 Nm of torque at 1,750 rpm. Both seem to be the same engines offered in the
Fiat Punto Evo and are mated to a 5-speed manual transmission.
The Fiat Punto Pure is very basic in
terms of equipment. The company’s new entry-level offering features ABS in the
top trim level but doesn’t get airbags. Steel wheels are standard across the
range, though the display car had alloy wheels, while the body fittings are not
body coloured.
