Abarth Grande Punto

The Abarth Grande Punto is a car produced by Abarth on the base of the Fiat Grande Punto at the Melfi plant in Basilicata and sold from October 2007. It kept most of the look of the Fiat but is a mechanical and electronic reinterpretation of it, shown at the Geneva motor show with the prototype of the EsseEsse kit. The petrol engine is the 1.4 Turbo T-Jet of 155 hp with a six-speed manual gearbox, giving a declared top speed of 208 km/h and 0 to 100 km/h in 8.2 seconds, and a Sport Boost button raises torque to 230 Nm. Chassis changes include a larger front anti-roll bar, a ride height lowered by 10 mm, Brembo fixed front calipers and a stability control that cannot be switched off. It was sold through 26 Abarth dealerships opened in 2007 and replaced in 2010 by the Abarth Punto Evo.