Road Test
Fiat Grande Punto
Test date 01 October 2008
Price as tested £13,800
For Styling, sweet engine, interior upgrades, decent handling, value
Against Artificial steering feel, some interior finish looks cheap, firm ride
How much ?
- Price as tested £13,800
- Price as tested £13,500
How fast
- 0-30mph 2.9 sec
- 0-60mph 7.8 sec
- 0-100mph 23 sec
- 0-150mph no data
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
no data
- 0-400m
16.6 / 87.8 sec/mph
- 0-1000m
30 / 109.1 sec/mph
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
3.3 / 5
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
4.9 / 6.7 sec
- 50-70mph in 5th
6.8 sec
- 60-0mph
no data
- Top speed
no data
- Noise at 70mph
71 dbA
How thirsty?
- Test average
29.9 mpg
- Test best/worst
38.9 / 14.3
Government figures
- Combined/urban
40.9 / 29.4 mpg
- CO2 emissions
162 g/km
How big?
- Length
4040 mm
- Width
1687 mm
- Height
1490 mm
- Wheelbase
2510 mm
- Weight
1185 kg
- Fuel tank
45.0 litres
Engine
- Layout 4 cyls In Line , 1368 cc
- Max power 153 bhp at 5550 rpm
- Max torque 170 ft at 3000 rpm
- Specific output 111.8bhp per litre bhp per litre
- Power to weight no data
- Installation F
- Bore/stoke 72.0x84.0 mm
- Compression ratio 9.8:1
- Valve gear 4 per cyl4
- Ignition and fuel no data, Unleaded
Gearbox
- Type 6-speed Manual
- 1st 3.818 / 4.6
- 2nd 2.158 / 8.1
- 3rd 1.475 / 11.9
- 4th 1.067 / 16.4
- 5th 0.875 / 20
- 6th 0.744 / 23.6
- Final drive 4.176
Suspension
- Front McPherson strut and Anti-roll bar
- Rear Torsion bar
Steering
- Type no data
- Lock to lock 2.70
Brakes
- Front 305mm Discs
- Rear 264mm Discs
Wheel & tyres
- Size front 17'' Alloy in
- Size rear 17'' Alloy in
- Made of no data
- Tyres front 215/45 R17
- Tyres rear 215/45 R17
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