Fiat at the Geneva Motor Show – Abarth Punto EVO

The Abarth Punto EVO - Geneva bound

Fiat’s hot Herberts – Abarth – don’t just have the Abarth 500C Convertible to stick on their stand at Geneva, they also have a tweaked and sorted Punto EVO – the Abarth Punto EVO – to get the attention of show-goers.

The performance division of Fiat have stuck a bigger turbo on the Punto EVO which ups the output to 165bhp and drops the 0-60mph time to 7.7 seconds. But economy and emissions don’t seem to suffer with the EVO managing 47mpg and emissions of 142g/km.

Abarth has also had a play with the suspension, with McPherson struts at the front and semi-independent rear suspension at the back. There’s also 20% stiffer springs and a bigger anti-roll bar. In the ‘Butch but Aerodynamic’ corner there’s new bumpers, side skirts and a new spoiler out back plus a set of 17″ alloys and Abarth graphics down the doors.

Inside you can have some Sabelt racing seats and you get the option to play with the Abarth EVO’s setup with a Sport button, which also brings in to play Torque Transfer Control. At the oppopsite end of the scale the Abarth Punto also comes equipped with stop/start.

And for those for whom the Abarth Punto is not quite enough in standard form, there is also the ‘Esseesse’ option which gives you lower springs, bigger alloys (18″), 180bhp and some bigger brakes.

By Cars UK