2008 Fiat Punto Sport 1.4 T-Jet

By Alborz Fallah | October 01st, 2007

Fiat Australia recently announced its intentions to expand the Punto line-up with next year’s arrival of the Fiat Punto Sport 1.4 T-Jet. Powered by a 1.4-litre turbocharged engine, the T-Jet produces 90kW and 206Nm.

However it’s no rocket, 0-100km/h times are a little below expectations, coming in at 8.9 seconds, (top speed 195 kmh).

Thankfully though, Fiat engineers have tinkered with the turbocharger to produce near-maximum torque from as low as 1700 rpm. Resulting in a much easier and smoother driving experience.

Fiat are still tight-lipped regarding price and specifications, but since the car will share the same trim and equipment level as the $27,990 Punto Sport 1.9 JTD, we imagine it will retail just below the 30k mark. The T-Jet will land early next year.

If the T-Jet doesn’t interest you, you will just have to wait another 6 months for the Punto Abarth, which uses a worked 1.4-litre turbo engine, producing 116 kW/206Nm (230Nm on overboost) coupled to a six-speed manual gearbox.

The Abarth does the 0-100 in 8.2 seconds. Still, not a rocket.

Me.

God, no comments yet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Adam J

Meh, looks good, but damn the figures are a little slow! The Polo GTi, Ralliart Colt, Fiesta XR4 etc will eat it for breakfast.
FrugalOne

Whats the fasination with 0-100kmh times?Does it become a more complete and better vehicle if its quicker?

Do you blast off at full boar from every stop, traffic and parking spot?

NO did/nt think so……..

Cheers

F-0
Reckless1

FO, the 0-100 time is to enable comparison between vehicles, just like the fuel economy figures now stuck on the screen of new cars.

And yes, it does become a more complete and better vehicle if its quicker. The time posted by the Fiat for $30,000 makes it poor value, since for a little more you can buy a 1.4L TSI Golf which is in a vastly different league, and there are a few vehicles referred to by Adam which are cheaper and also leave it for dead.

Amongst car enthusiasts there is very little interest in the slow race – the only place where the slowest time between 2 points is best is the motorcycle slow race.
Bavarian Missile

YEP……..
Frugal One

Reckless1

The Punto compares to the VW Polo not the Golf

Fiats Golf fighter is the Bravo/Ritmo

Cheers

F-0
Duck

Not bad……………….a tad slow to my liking and i heard that the dash plastic and trims are cheap and nasty!
Just ordered one

This car is cheap as chips in the UK (£10K new).
Nothing can touch it on performance or spec for that price in its class.

Great small practical car for the wife that I can also have some enjoyment in.
Maca

Hmm not bad exterior styling. Although the interior is (as said above) cheap and nasty for the price range it’s in.