FIAT Punto · 1.2 ELX · Hatchback · 1999 ‐ 2002

In 1999 Fiat started manufacture of cars type Punto, modification of 1.2 ELX and closed it in 2002. In this automobile can sit 5 men including the driver, it has hatchback body type with 5 doors, and length 3.8 meters, weight 0.9 tons.

«Punto 1.2 ELX» is a front wheel drive car with a 5-speed manual gear shift. This car can be accelerated for 14.3 s to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 155 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders petrol engine with a «single-point injection system», which produce a maximum output of 60 hp at 5000 rpm.

Fuel tank capacity of this automobile is 47 liters of petrol, thereby when normal fuel consumption is 5.7 liters per 100 km (4.8 liters on the track, 7.3 liters in the city), that allows drive roughly 825 km unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this model have disks, 240 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis by dint of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Back wheels have drums, 180 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage through suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs». Tires have the next measure - 165/70TR14.

In accordance with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Fiat Punto got the lot number of stars - four, which means that it is a enough safe auto. This vehicle has passive safety features (passenger, driver airbags), and there is no active safety.