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Fiat's Grande Punto facelift has leaked onto the internet.

The pictures show parts of an undisguised Fiat Grande Punto, which is due to be officially unveiled at the Frankfurt motor show in September.

Fiat Grande Punto facelift picture gallery

The Punto has a revised front end, inlcuding restyled headlamps and a new front bumper with three grilles and a grey centre section. The...Read the full article

Ew. Ugly.

This joins the long list of cars that were ruined by having a facelift.

Quattro369:

This joins the long list of cars that were ruined by having a facelift

And what have they done to the dash? Hideous

jelly7961:

Quattro369:

This joins the long list of cars that were ruined by having a facelift

And what have they done to the dash? Hideous

I like the interior.  The nose is not great though.  I have a '57 Sporting and it still looks fab.  As an italian I support everything FIAT, but that nose is a bit of an eye sore....spiacente, mi dispiace mi amici.

Lets just not make a big hoo-ha about it just the way everyone did with the Milano. I think as a company, Fiat is smart enough to know what will sell and what will not. These are again leaked images and not showing the car in its full glory, I am sure the proper unveiling along with other kits and options, this car will look nice.

People are comparing this with the new fiesta and 307 but its not the case i think. I think the central grille chrome bits, where the logo is placed is taken from 500. I am a huge Grande Punto Fan and think Fiat should carry making it along side this Punto Evo. Current Grande Punto can give Fiestas and 307s a run for their money in the looks department.

 I sincerly hope Fiat ropes in Guigiaro (I hope i spelled it right!!) for his past exceptional services to the company. i mean look at Alfa 159 and Brera and the GP. An excellent exercise in design they are. A breath of fresh air...still..

I cannot understand the comments, personnally I think it looks good (from what I see) and the way that will merge into the rest of the car and interior looks good also.

At the end of the day, the Punto is a good looking motor, Fiat are producing good looking cars and this will be no different; I am waiting until we see the full car!......but it will look beautiful....no doubt!...I like the new front end right now.....it will add a new flavour to the car whilst retaining all that was good of the non-lifted model.

Go Fiat!!

The usual poorly taken pictures at odd angles. Looks fine to me. Why do people judge the whole car on a few dodgy pics? The Italians get loads of stick for style, but they're better at it than anyone else!

The Punto is such a beautifully balanced overall design that it can withstand a Korean generic nosejob with ease.

But really FIAT why bother? It was easily the best looking small car on the road, still looked box fresh and still selling well. All you have done is hammer current residuals and split otherwise adoring masses.

Please leave the Bravo alone  for a couple more years.

 

Fiat really need to begin watching who they let into their factories, especially when armed with digital cameras, 2 major leaks in as many weeks after both this and the Alfa. Dodgy pics leading to negative first impressions. In reality, Fiat as a Group are usually spot on in terms of style, I think both cars will look good when the official pics are released.... at least I hope so... these Punto pics wouldnt leave me very confident I have to say, even though I know it's a bad quality shot.

Hmmm. I'm not keen on this front end facelift on first impressions. Perhaps it will give the car a more unique DRG. But... it strikes me as another Seat Bocanegra rehash. It reminds me of what Renault have done with the restyle of their Clio, which also imitates the Seat. So far only the Bocanegra has managed to pull it off properly. Come to think of it, it also reminds me somewhat of those small Fiat commercials... The indicators in the bumper is a touch dated for my liking.

I think the interior is also a nod to Renault design... which is something the Milano interior also appears to be moving toward. Although the Milano also has a smidge of BMW about its interior layout.

In my opinion the weakest part of the Grande Punto's styling was always the rather featureless taillights. They seem to have addressed those here with these glassier, classier C3 Picasso inspired units. The rear end of the car should now look a little more expensive and interesting.

I always thought FIAT would merge the grilles above and below the number plate in an Audi style front end... as both the Grande Punto and Bravo seem designed with this in mind, but perhaps its best that they haven't done so. I do hope I like the front end when this is officially unveiled as the current Grande Punto (especially the top of the range standard G.P. and of course the Abarth model) is one of my favourite small car designs.

From what I can see in those poor photos it looks fine to me and nothing like the ugly face lift that they did on the mk2 Punto.

I just hope that Fiat do some work on the chassis, an area where most Fiat group cars fall down. The Corsa which shares it's chassis is a much better drive, that can't be right.

To my eyes, the current Grande Punto is still the best looking supermini out there, as far as exterior design is concerned and really doesn't need refreshing. Where it needs work is in its interior design, where it looks drab and full of cheap feeling material.