Mumbai : Fiat Group Automobiles India Private Limited (FGAIPL) today rolled out the new Punto Evo, a stylish and premium hatchback. The Punto Evo will appeal to the style conscious customers with evolved taste who enjoy life to the fullest. The Punto Evo styling is unique to India. It is a dramatic evolution of the earlier version sporting the design theme of dynamism and harmony. It is designed and engineered for India catering to the needs of today’s customers.

Punto Evo is fully loaded with a host of first-in-class features like rear AC vents, premium soft touch two tone dash, ambient light, all four auto down power windows, dual stage driver side airbag, smart wipers and 16” alloys, which is available at an attractive price point. Besides, it offers best-in-class 3 year warranty with option of extending it to 2 more years and convenient service intervals of 15,000 km for a hassle free ownership experience. FIAT is also offering 3 year/ 45,000 km total repair and maintenance program at attractive rates for New Punto Evo customers.

The premium hatchback with its robust build quality, proven drive dynamics, more comfortable seats, best-in-class ground clearance, high level of safety standards, would offer an outstanding driving experience.

The stylish hatch has a comprehensive range at a wide price performance points. It comes in seven variants with seven exciting colours.

New Dynamic exteriors: The New Punto Evo has all new stylish exteriors with unique Reindeer Headlamps, elegant LED optical guide tail lamps, blinkers on outside mirrors, premium chrome embellishments, 16” alloys giving it a very dynamic stance.

Luxurious interiors: All new harmonious interior with soft touch dashboard, ambient light, piano finish central console, sporty dials and new colour theme gives the car a very premium look and feel.

Comfort and convenience: Punto Evo is better engineered to take care of the Indian customers’ requirements. It comes with bottle holders in door trims, foldable cup/ bottle holder in front of rear AC vent, glove box, tumble fold rear seat and closable unit in front dash to ensure plenty of utility space.

Punto Evo is designed to offer exciting features for a pleasurable drive with new redesigned seat cushions, automatic climate control, rear AC vents, dead pedal footrest and all four power auto down windows.

Safety and security: Punto Evo has been designed and tested to achieve the requirements of occupant protection in high-speed collisions as per European homologation standards. Apart from the standard safety features, it also boasts of first-in-segment features like two stage driver side airbag, double crank prevention system, metal reinforced rear seat back, smart front and rear wipers for better visibility.

Specifications and cost of Punto Evo

Variant

Price (INR) Ex-Showroom Delhi

Petrol

Active 1.2L Petrol

469031

Dynamic 1.2L Petrol

527285

Emotion 1.4L Petrol

685374

Dynamic 1.3L Diesel

621602

Emotion 1.3L Diesel

703540

Sport 1.3L 93 PS Diesel

741013

Speaking on the launch Mr. RAVI BHATIA, -Vice President FIAT Chrysler India Operations said, “We are now strengthening our product portfolio in India with cars that are designed and engineered keeping Indian conditions and need in mind. Punto Evo is a stylish, premium hatchback embodying Italian design flair making it a preferred choice of the style conscious buyers enabling to make life more interesting. We have strengthened our presence in India by opening 116 exclusive dealerships in 93 cities across 23 states, which provide world class service to our customers.”

The car will be available at exclusive FIAT showrooms across country. FIAT has made remote parts of the country accessible to after sales service with a hub and spoke model where a major distributor in key cities supports neighbourhood centres. The FIAT team has been travelling across the country on a K2K Passion Tour (Kashmir to Kanyakumari) to promote this initiative. FIAT provides a customer relationship manager to every owner of a FIAT car under its Amico program.

Source :  Sachin Murdeshwar