03.04.2003 FURTHER LOOK AT PUNTO RESTYLING
| The ageing current Fiat
Punto, which undergoes its third and final facelift this summer, will receive
a revised front end that draws its styling cues from the Stilo, to harmonise
the "family" look.
The front end features a new more agressive bumper with large spoiler cut outs, bigger headlamps which wrap round further into the side wings, and Stilo-style radiator grille which blends into a bonnet offering deeper swages which fan out accross the surface. The prototype in these shots has rear changes limited to new bumper mounted reflectors. The interior has been updated with a revised dashboard, high quality seat cloth and high specification equipment. In the engine department the new 1.3 Multijet 16v becomes an option, along with the 100bhp 1.9JTD, while a new 93bhp 1.4-litre petrol unit will be mated to Fiat semi-automatic Speedgear gearbox. The revised Punto will feature a hot HGT version dressed up with an "Abarth" styling kit. The Abarth will have a restyled front end to set it apart from the standard models as well as giving it a more aggressive look. LPG versions ( first seen in the current Punto at the Bologna Motor Show last month ) will be a production option also. |
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