Fiat Punto was designed to replace the model named Fiat Uno that had become outdated. It was unveiled in September 1993 and was launched in 1994. Fiat Punto went straight to be voted as the “car of the year” in the year 1995. It is brain child of Giorgetto Guigiaro. With its contemporary designing, Fiat Punto made many admirers and left behind its competitors like Opel/Vauxhall Corsa and Volkswagen Polo much behind its success.
Fiat Punto entered the market with 1.1 and 1.2 L petrol engines and 1.7 diesel engines. The engine capacity of 1.2 L IS 1.242 liters and it has three versions to its credit. The first version was fitted in Punto ELX75 and it yielded 75 hp at 6000 rpm, the second fitted to Punto ELX 85 yielded 86 hp at 6000 rpm while the third being a 60 hp engine was not used and 1.154 hp engine found use in its place. 1.6 sports version producing 88bhp was available but 136PS came across as the best performer. It had 1.4GT that made use of 128 SOHSC engine; this technology was originally used in Fiat Uno. It has a capacity of 1242-1910cc, acceleration of 0-100km/hr, power of 60PS- 130PS and its maximum speed is155km/hr-205km/hr.