FIAT Punto · 1.2 Sound · Hatchback · 2002 ‐ 2003

Fiat began manufacture in 2002 of autos model Punto, modification of 1.2 Sound and finished it in 2003. The weight of the car is 0.8 tons and a length of 3.8 meters, It is formed as hatchback with three doors, and can be placed in a 5 people including the driver.

«Punto 1.2 Sound» auto with a 5-speed manual gearbox is fitted to the front wheels. This vehicle can be accelerated for 14.3 seconds to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 155 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders petrol motor with a «single-point injection fuel system», which produce a maximum output of 60 horsepower at 5000 rpm.

Fuel tank capacity of this automobile is 47 l of petrol, so when average fuel rate is 5.7 l per 100 km (4.8 l on the track, 7.3 l in the city), accordingly let you drive nearly 825 km without refueling.

The forward wheels of this car have disks, 240 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe through suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Back wheels have drums, 180 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe by dint of suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs». Tires have the next measure - 155/80TR13.

According to the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Fiat Punto got the many number of stars - four, which means that it is a reasonably safe automobile. This automobile does not have active safety features, and there is passive safety (driver, passenger airbags).