Despite the advent of the latest Grande Punto, Fiat has decided to keep selling the car it replaces. The range is tiny, limited to a single 1.2-litre petrol Active model, in either three-door or five-door guise. Oddly, prices also sit slightly above the vastly superior car that replaces it, meaning we can't really see the point in choosing this ageing supermini. It's dated-looking and the interior, while roomy, is also very plasticky and not all that well-built. And the gutless engine summons meagre performance, though it is a fair bit more economical than the comparable Grande Punto.The newer car easily has the hand from behind the wheel, though. The Punto rides poorly and noisily, while steering is feel-free and the soft handling can feel skittish when compared to the best this sector has to offer. It feels the ageing car that it is, and we really can't recommend it when more modern rivals offer so much more. That it would have more appeal if it were cheaper makes Fiat's pricing policy seem all the more unfathomable; though apparently, lots of these Puntos are used as hire and courtesy cars. This savages nearly-new prices, but does make them much better value as used buys!
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