RobiNZ Personal Blog

Top Gear love the Fiat Punto Abarth

Punto + Abarth = Love? Fiat Punto Abarth - Top Gear Blog 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…... Read more →

Turbo power for Fiat Punto in New Zild

Fiat New Zealand announce the Fiat Punto Sport 1.4 T-Jet is coming here early next year. It will be the sportiest Punto until Abarth arrives mid-year. Turbo power for Fiat Punto | Fiat Grande Pun... Read more →

Grande Punto 1.4 T-jet

Autoblog have some detail on the Grande Punto 1.4 16v T-Jet. I wonder if New Zealand will get this 120 bhp “warm hatch” or stick with the diesel as our fastest Punto while we wait for the Abarth…... Read more →

The Kirkfood Targa Tasmania "Weapon of Mass Digestion" Punto!

Watch the Kirkfood blog for news of the Punto Diesel competing in the Targa Tasmania this week! Kirk Food - Steve (Stav) - Seriously, you cant take yourself too seriously! - WebLog 3 days and 20... Read more →

Grande Punto, the big little car gets Fiat back on track

Yet again it’s the little cars that Fiat falls back too when the going gets tough. The Grande Punto, and new Panda, joins the Topolino, Nuovo 500, 128, 127, Uno, Punto and other great little Fiats whi... Read more →

Fiat Punto diesel for Targa Tasmania

There’s going to be a Fiat Grande Punto Sport diesel rocketing around in the Targa Tasmania. It’s Swade’s backyard but there’s no sign of a Saab in the entry list. Perhaps the competition is too to... Read more →

Fiat will take a Punto on an Aussie Race Track

Well they wouldn’t be putting out press releases if they weren’t about to do it… Fiat Cars Australia - Will Fiat Take A Punto On An Aussie Race Track? Fiat has been spied testing a Fiat Punto Sp... Read more →

Red Faces over RHD Fiat Grande Punto build error?

When you promote a car featuring Euro NCAP Five Star Safety it pays to build them correctly! I have seen no mention of this in New Zealand, so assume those sold here are Ok, but this is bad news fo... Read more →

Kiwi's like Punto Diesels

It seems Kiwi’s like compression ignition Puntos. I’d say the odds were skewed by the current model range offering 3 diesel and only one petrol engine. David Linklater finds the Punto isn’t perfect bu... Read more →

Punto Grande Rally!

The Punto Grande proves to be a rally, as well as sales, success. Fiat Punto takes European Rally Championship title . Fiat has won the European Rally Championship with three rounds to spare with... Read more →