Fiat's Hot Hatch Abarth Punto Launched at 9.95 lakh

BENGALURU: The Italian car maker Fiat has launched two new variants recently.  The company, which suffered a long time loss in the Indian market made its comeback through the Fiat Punto and now the company has unveiled two new variants of Punto and Avventura model with the unleashed DNA, as reported by the CarAndBike. 

Abarth Punto, is one among the two new cars launched and is priced 9.95 lakh. The car is powered by the 5-speed manual 1.4-liter T-Jet turbocharged petrol unit under the hood and beefed by the 145bhp of power added with a maximum torque of 212Nm.

 Abarth Avventura, is the other car launched and is under the crossover segment. Same as Abarth Punto, Avventura also houses the 5-speed manual 1.4-liter T-Jet turbocharged petrol engine, however the car is powered by the 140bhp and 210Nm of peak torque, under the same price tag. The car is now the most powerful crossover in India, as it can go from 0-100km/h in 9.9 seconds  and has a ground clearance of 205mm.

Till now Fiat Punto Evo and Fiat Avventura were the models offered by the Fiat under 10 Lakh range. Relatively, Punto Evo is available in three variants the 1.2-liter and 1.4-liter naturally-aspirated petrol units, and a 1.3-liter Multijet diesel unit (in 2 states of tune). Similarly the standard Fiat Avventura is available in two variants 1.4-liter petrol and a 1.3-liter Multijet diesel.

In terms of outlook the new variant  Abarth Punto is tweaked compared to the old design, as the Abarth badge replaces the Fiat badge on the ‘front  bonnet’ and the ‘steering wheel’, and 16-inches dual-tone alloy wheels adds a killer look on the car and is available in Pearl White and Hip Hop black.  Whereas the  Abarth Avventura is available in pearl white and exotica red.

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