With more power and more torque, and levels of equipment not found before in an under 200,000 pesos car, the 1.4 T-Jet engined version has joined the Fiat Grande Punto range in Mexico.

The attractive Fiat Grande Punto hatchback from the famous Italian brand acquires a more sporting character with the arrival in Mexico of the new 1.4-litre T-Jet turbo engine which combines low levels of fuel consumption with an excellent performance. The Grande Punto T-Jet which now joins the Mexican Fiat passenger car range is being shipped from Europe, rather than being the 5-door version which is now being built in Brazil. Like Mexico, Chile also gets the European versions, with Brazil and Argentina currently the recipients of the Latin American manufactured version.

Fiat Mexico has started this week across all its dealerships the commercialisation of the new Grande Punto Turbo, which is equipped with the 1.4 T-Jet engine, delivering maximum torque of 206 Nm at only 2,000 rpm and a maximum power output of 120 bhp; this level of torque is higher than many naturally aspirated 2.0-litre engines on the Mexican market. Nevertheless, the engine turbo T-Jet is brilliant not only for its quick response to the pressing of the accelerator pedal, but also due to its low level of consumption and emissions. The average consumption (combined cycle) is 15.2 km per litre and the level of CO2 emitted is only 155 grams per kilometre. This is just 8 percent more respectively than the figures of 1.4 Starjet engine with an output of just 95 bhp.

Available on the Mexican market in two versions, Dynamic with 5 doors and Sport with 3 doors, the Grande Punto with its turbocharged engine offers a unique combination equipment which has never been found before in the Mexican segment for hatchbacks under 200,000 pesos (£8,958), and, besides its modern, responsive engine, the Fiat Grande Punto is equipped with ABS, ASR and ESP + HSD to offer the highest levels of safety and security.

With a price list of 193,900 pesos (£8,659 pounds), the Grande Punto 1.4 T-Jet Dynamic has as standard equipment ABS, ASR, ESP, 16 inche alloy wheels, front and rear fog lights, audio system with CD and MP3 player, climate control, electric windows, electric mirrors, central locking, trip computer, steering wheel and air bags for driver and passenger. Meanwhile the Grande Punto 1.4 T-Jet Sport has a price list of 199,900 thousand pesos, and offers the same standard equipment as the Dynamic version plus 17 inche alloy wheels, sport seats, lateral spoiler, chrome-plated exhaust tail pipe, a dashboard with white backgrounds to the instruments, and a subwoofer with amplifier for the audio system which is located in the trunk.

by Claudio Perlini