For The previous Punto was always one of the better-looking small cars, but this Evo is even sharper and has a higher-quality interior. However, it's the engines – particularly the 16-valve 1.4s – that really make this car.
Against The low-speed ride is too firm and the steering could do with more feel. It can be difficult to get comfortable behind the wheel, too.
What Car? says
The Punto Evo is a likeable small car with above-average practicality and some extremely efficient engines. Avoid models with the sportier suspension if you want the most comfortable ride.
Reader review rating
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Buyer's notes
Target Price team says:
You could easily get the wrong idea about the Punto Evo. It's not, as the name seems to suggest, some rip-snorting high-performance special, but an update of the entire Grande Punto range.
There are exterior styling revisions and smarter fixtures and fittings inside the cabin, but the really big changes are to the engine range, all of which now have a stop-start system and meet Euro V emissions regulations.
The base 1.4 is otherwise unchanged, but there's a new injection system for the 1.3 turbodiesel, which is now offered in two states of tune, and the Punto is the first Fiat Group car in the UK with the clever Multiair 1.4-litre petrol engines. These provide an electro-hydraulic form of variable valve control to combine efficiency with good driveability.
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