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The Fiat Grande Punto has won the prize "Imprensa Automotiva 2007" in Brazil, one of the most important automotive awards in the country, since it is given by a jury of specialised journalists. The jury was made of 63 automotive journalists coming from brazilian newspapers, magazines, radio stations and televisions. The finalists in the category of 'Best National Vehicle' were the Fiat Punto, Chevrolet Vectra, Citroën C4 Pallas, Honda Civic and Volkswagen Golf. The Fiat Punto won with a clean 77 % of share. The small italian car was elected not only for its design, but also for being the only car on sale on the Brazilian market to offer the innovative Blue&Me system and for the good equipment in general. This is the second award in barely two months: in october the Brazilian-built Punto won another award, the "Inter-American Car of the Year". © Source: eurocarblog We need your comments below >>
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There are few things in motoring more appealing than a small, fast Italian car, and this new Grande Punto Abarth is one of the best ever. All the ingredients are there: 1.4-litre turbocharged engine, light and sparky and free-revving and developing 155bhp, tight, well- honed chassis, good looks and plenty of chirpy Latin character. If you love cars, there's no way you could help but love a Punto Abarth , that's the bottom line. The engine's powerful for a 1.4, but more importantly, it's torquey: 152 lb ft at 5000rpm, which increases to 170 lb ft at 3000rpm when you press the Sport Boost button in the middle of the dash. It's a good, useful button, that, firming up the steering at the same time. It transforms the nature of the car, with all of that boost punching in at lower revs.It really nails you into the seat: the 0-62mph time is 8.2secs, which is fairly brisk, and it's easy to zap through the six speed box because the change is quick and precise. Throw it at a corner and the fun continues...
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