Grande Punto

Grande Punto

Fiat
More than an evolution
The result of the redesigning of the entire Punto package, due in part to updates in international standards which had become mandatory.

BRAND: Fiat

MODEL: Grande Punto

YEAR: 2005

BODY TYPE: Citycar

POWER SUPPLY: Combustion

CATEGORY: Production car

DESIGNER: Giorgetto Giugiaro

The new Fiat Punto, christened the Grande Punto, entrusted to Giugiaro for its exterior style and presented in 2005, was the result of the redesigning of the entire Punto package, also due in part to updates in international standards which had become mandatory regarding the prevention of injury in the case of collisions between cars and pedestrians. The new legislation imposed greater volumes, wider hoods, and a tapered bumper section, mostly perceivable in the plan view, for maximum reduction of the area involved in a potential collision.

The five seater (three and five door) had a sportier, younger look, achieved by the design of the bonnet-windshield transition, with no defined separation between the two groups. The strongly sloping glass and the hood profile almost seemed to be one line, enhancing the modern look of the front end, leading lsomeone to describe the ‘face’ of the Grande Punto as that of a ‘Maserati in miniature‘. Standing out on the side view, the third window to the front of the anterior door, allows increased visibility.

The Grande Punto's commercial success was significant in Europe, where it was the best-selling car for several months in 2006. In Germany, shortly after its debut, the Grande Punto won the Volante d'oro award given by Bild am Sonntag magazine, while in 2006 it was voted Auto Europa by Italian journalists during Uiga Motor Day. The Grande Punto also was the car that marked the return of the Fiat brand to Australia and New Zealand in July 2006.

At the Geneva Motor Show the following year, bearing witness to the commercial success, Giugiaro was authorized to display the first style model which marked the beginning of the vehicle's development for production.

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