Leaked: Acceleration and Mileage Specifications Of Abarth Punto

It’s been awhile since Fiat first introduced it’s souped-up hatchback under its Abarth performance brand. The Fiat Punto Abarth was first showcased at the Buddh International Circuit in August, following the launch of Abarth 595 Competizione edition.

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About a month later, information pertaining to the hot-hatch has been leaked online, indicating that the car will be available in three color schemes viz. black, white and matt grey. The car will also feature sporty aesthetics, courtesy of contrasting decals on the hood, roof, tailgate and doors. Fiat India also teased the car on its official website in a black and red color scheme, where it flaunted red accents on the grille and foglight enclosures. The car will tread on 16-inch Scorpion Sting alloy wheels that will go well with the Abarth trademark Scorpion badging, which replaces Fiat logos on the car.

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Keeping in line with the sporty theme, the interiors will feature an all black colour scheme with contrasting red & yellow stitching. The car will flaunt aluminium pedals but remaining instruments are not expected to vary much from those available in the top-end Punto variants.

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The car will be powered by Fiat Linea’s 1.4-litre T-Jet turbocharged petrol engine that has been tweaked to deliver 145bhp of power and 212Nm of maximum torque. The engine will be mated to a 5-Speed manual gearbox, which if operated skillfully will help this car accelerate from 0-100kmph in under 8.8 seconds. Claimed mileage stats of 16.3 kmpl have been leaked online. To enhance the aerodynamics, the height of the car has been reduced by 20mm and the suspension has been stiffened. Abarth punto will also feature disc brakes on all four corners to improve its handling characteristics.

Bookings of the car have already started for an amount of INR 50,000. The car is expected to be launched in coming weeks and will probably be priced at around Rs. 10 lacs.

Source: FMC