Fiat Punto 2016 gets touchscreen infotainment system in Brazil

Fiat is one of the largest car manufacturers in Brazil and the Italian automaker has been known to take a lot of brave decisions. The company has always made cars that consumers want and this has resulted in great success for the company. Now, Fiat has introduce the Punto 2016 model in Brazil and this gets the Uconnect system, which has a five-inch touch screen infotainment system that has reverse parking camera, Bluetooth connectivity, USB and aux-input. The Fiat logo on the boot has to be pressed to open it, a new feature that wasn’t there before.It even gets easy and secure access to media and phone calls. To all these features adds to a practical and safe GPS navigation. The Punto Evo in India is one of the most stylish hatchback in its segment, however it misses out on features. There is also a 90bhp version available on the Punto Evo for those who need a more powerful version.

The Punto Evo will also soon be made available as an Abarth, where it will be powered by a 1.4-litre T-Jet engine that produces 133bhp of power and will come mated to a five-speed manual transmission. The Punto Evo will get the new engine, wish it even got the upgrades that the Brazilian version of the Punto will get. The Punto Evo comes with four engine options, two are petrol (1.2-litre and 1.4-litre) and the 1.3-litre diesel comes in two states of tuning (75bhp and 90bhp). The Abarth Punto will be priced at about INR 9-10 lakhs on-road and will be made available in the existing Fiat showrooms around the festive season.