Fiat Punto Sporting 1.6 8v Reviews

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Fiat Punto Sporting 1.6 8v
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Average Ratings for Fiat Punto Sporting 1.6 8v

  • Performance4.2 stars
  • Practicality4.4 stars
  • Reliability4.1 stars
  • Value for Money3.8 stars
  • Reviewer Ratings4.2 stars
  • Overall Rating4 stars

11 Reviews For Fiat Punto Sporting 1.6 8v

  • Richard E Rank: Lance Corporal 27th Mar 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    The Fiat Punto Sporting 1.6 8v is a great little car and money well spent after having many pocket rockets in the past the last being the Pug 205 GTI for which i sadly had to give up when little one came along i looked for a replacement . So when a friend suggested the little fiat i was a little dubious but im so glad that i had what a great little car its fast and the road handling is good to . So anyone who is looking for a fast and cheap to run car you could not do much better than this .

  • Richard E Rank: Lance Corporal 26th Mar 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    The Fiat Punto Sporting 1.6 8v is a great little car especially in the Rosso Red and it drives beautifully. Ive had a few pocket rockets in my day and the Pug 205 GTI being my favourite but sadly i had to sell when little one came along. But many years later i wanted to look for a replacement and a friend of mine suggested looking at the Punto and boy im pleased . it prob does not have the power my little pug had but the handling is much the same . So i would tell anyone who is looking for a ...

  • Guest 6th May 2008

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    i have the 1.6 1996 8v sporting its rapid ive had it chipped, cammed straight through exhaust system, custom made lowered 50 on the front and 40 on the back all with spax, forced air viper k and n 16" oz's uprated fuel pump lines full uprated brembo brakes/calipers high performance ht lead coil pack plugs in total ive spent 8.000 on her and for a car that weighs very little

  • Jamoy 12th Oct 2005

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    Got the Fiat Punto Sporting around 10 months ago from Auto Trader for £1000. On the way home I got up to 110mph, for this car is quick. Not just in a straight line either

    However, at the start of my ownership in Febuary time, on cold days I had problems starting, when it did it was fine, except the electric window motors seized up and the rear wiper jammed. Apart from this I have had countless good times blasting my mates' VW Golf mk4 1.4 into oblivion, that I beleive is the best thing ...

  • blondie19 24th Aug 2005

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    Fiat Punto Sporting 1.6 8v


    I've had my sporting just over a year, and I got it for £1500, so I got a bit of a bargain! I had no problems until 2 weeks ago, when it wouldn't go into gear. Fiat was far too expensive, so I took it to my local garage. It needed a new re-conditioned gearbox £275, new clutch £95, tracking adjusted £35, and two new tyres at £65 each (low profile, high performance, so pricier than normal) due to off tracking. I also had a few probl ...

  • mikeeg72 10th Sep 2004

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    Overall this Fiat Punto Sporting 1.6 8v has been a little belter of a car.

  • babyruuth 14th May 2004

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    My Fiat Punto Sporting 1.6 8v is lowered by 60mm on oz super t gt 16" alloys, and it has a full s/s exhaust including de-cat and down pipe from powerflow. It also has a k+n 57i, splitfire ht leads and plugs. The sound is very loud and it is a fast car, and with the uprated shox and springs and toyo proxes tires the car has no understeer or oversteer at all, except in the wet. All these reviews say that they are unnreliable but my car has done 127'000 miles and the only thing that has gone wrong ...

  • Will F 23rd Mar 2004

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    Overall, the FIAT Punto Sporting 1.6 8v is good value for money, fairly good on petrol and not too bad on the insurance. I would love this car even more if it hadnt broke so much! But I still love it!

  • martwils 10th Feb 2004

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    The FIAT Punto Sporting 1.6 8v is FUN! its easy to modify and a set of lowering springs and a cat back exhaust system is a must! the sportex cat back gives about 10bhp and if you drill the standard fiat airbox it sounds and performs better than the car will with a k and n filter, the drilling of the box also adds a few horses( one or two)! so overall my car is probably a little bit over 100bhp and is quite tourqey too! If the sporting is black it will look the bees knees with the windows tinted, ...

  • sexy samii Rank: Lance Corporal 1st Dec 2003

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    I have a 1.6 8v punto sporting, and overall i think it's great!
    There are quite a few mods you can do.
    the best being a stainless steel exhaust system, mines a powerflow, and you get a lot more speed from the car, it sounds amazing, and works well with a k&n induction kit.
    I've had mine lowered 35mm and it handles really well, you can take corners alot quicker.
    Had some problems with mine, 1st major one being blowing the clutch! quite expensive if you go to fiat so i took mine to a local gar ...

  • elizabeth Rank: Lance Corporal 6th Oct 2003

    Reviewer rating: 2 stars


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    The FIAT Punto Sporting 1.6 8v is a great looking car but when it goes wrong- boy will it go wrong and unfortunatly I'm not the only one many reviews say the same thing and dealers are not very helpful especially to women they see us a fair game!!
    nice cars but make sure you have deep pockets and a spare vehicle so your not stuck on the bus!!