FIAT Punto · 1.2 · Hatchback · 1999 ‐ 2002

Fiat started manufacture in 1999 of autos type Punto, modification of 1.2 and terminated it in 2002. The weight of the car is 0.9 tn and a length of 3.8 meters, It is shaped as hatchback with 5 doors, and can be placed in a 5 men including the driver.

«Punto 1.2» auto with a 5-speed manual transmission is connected to the front-wheels. This car can speed up for 14.3 s to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 155 km/h, due to a 4-cylinders petrol engine with a «single-point injection fuel system», which produce a peak output of 60 hp at 5000 rpm.

Gas tank capacity of this car is 47 liters of petrol, so when mixed fuel rate is 5.7 liters per 100 km (4.8 liters on the suburban, 7.3 liters in the city), what let you to go about 825 kilometers unrefueled.

The front wheels of this automobile have disks, 240 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis by dint of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Back wheels have drums, 180 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage through suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs». Tires have the following dimensions - 155/80TR13.

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Fiat Punto received the lot quantity of stars - 4, indicating that it is a well safe automobile. This vehicle does not have active safety features, however there is passive safety (driver, passenger airbags).