@fastestlaps please move this car to Abarth
Fiat Grande Punto Abarth EsseEsse specs
Price in Europe | €23,600 |
Car type | Compact |
Curb weight | 1249-1260 kg (2754-2778 lbs) |
Introduced | 2008 |
Origin country | Italy |
Gas mileage | 8.9 l/100 km (26 mpg US / 32 mpg UK) |
CO2 emissions | 213 g/km |
Views | 67.3k |
Submitted by | Georg |
Lap times
Performance
0 - 50 kph | 3.0 s |
0 - 100 kph | 7.2 s |
0 - 200 kph | 36.5 s |
Est. 1000 m | 30.6 s @ 191.0 kph |
Est. 100 - 200 kph | 29.2 s |
Est. 0 - 60 mph | 6.7 s |
0 - 100 mph | 17.2 s |
Est. 1/8 mile | 10.8 s @ 78.9 mph |
1/4 mile | 15.3 s |
Est. 1/2 mile | 26.7 s @ 115.0 mph |
Top speed | 218 kph (135 mph) |
Est. max acceleration | 0.44 g (4 m/s²) |
100 kph - 0 | 37 m (120 ft) |
Powertrain specs
Engine type | inline4 16V DOHC Turbo |
Displacement | 1.4 l (85 ci) |
Power | 179 ps (177 bhp / 132 kw) |
Torque | 270 Nm (199 lb-ft) |
Power / liter | 128 ps (126 hp) |
Power / weight | 143 ps (141 bhp) / t |
Torque / weight | 215 Nm (159 lb-ft) / t |
Efficiency | 20 PS per l/100 km |
Power / €5000 | 38 ps |
Transmission | 6 speed manual |
Layout | front engine, front wheel drive |
Grande Punto Abarth EsseEsse competition
Georg 15y ago
no they made no compare comments..
but the Abarth SS and the normal were fitted with similar tires and wheels ..
Grande Punto Abarth SS
7.5x18"
Pirelli P Zerro Nero
215/40 ZR 18
Grande Punto Abarth
7x17
Pirelli P Zerro Nero
215/45 ZR 17
the SS reached 200-0km/h (125mph)
159.1m which isn´t much better than the standart Grande Punto Abarth
Georg 15y ago
@rxbkrs
Sportauto tested the Grande Punto Abarth in a other test vs Opel Corsa GSI and Alfa Romeo Mito 1.4 TB16V
there the Grande Punto performed bad on the brakes..
200-0km/h (125mph-0)
Opel Corsa GSI 148.4m
Alfa Romeo Mito 1.4 TB16V 152.8m
Grande Punto Abarth 160.2m
12m = 3 car lengths thats not acceptable..following a GSI with a Grande Punto Abarth on a highway at high speeds and the GSI slamm the brake the Punto can get into real trouble...
Gpa SS 15y ago
Yes, i are right rxbkrs...in fact some laps time are very good but others are a little strange (maybe the pilots maybe the condition...bho)! eheh
Gpa SS 15y ago
I think about that, and i was too close to buy the car, but at the end for family problem (i not own), and now i wait for the next the Evo Abarth (that i prefer)...
but i like the SS very much (as if it wasn't understood =) )
For rxbkrs, yes it's normal that, but the normal car can with a low cost be upgraded in handling (suspension, etc), a different question for the engine (that have another turbo), and for omologation =)!
(but with the new Evo seems that, the difference are more less in engine)
Gpa SS 15y ago
Ok sorry I understand, yes maybe some choice aren't enough (in the ss kit), but the abarth normal remain a very good car for the price/fun (only 18000€), and probably the same thing for the next punto Evo, if not better (that have the engine already powered, in fact the kit ss are only filter and "ecu reprogrammed", and suspension etc..)(obviously is cheaper). So yes probably the ss kit aren't enough, for that price, and i think that difference is bigger in the next punto.
Georg 15y ago
@GPS you don´t get it... the car is not shit, it is a a quick car during daily driving... but the Abarth improvments are not proper made, they choose the cheapest and not the best way to imporve thae car with the effect htat none of the improvments realy improve something... a driver who seek a fun to drive cheap hot hatchback will be very disapointed by the very limited capability of the SS.
There are much better hot hatchbacks in this size and price class... Mini, Clio etc..
Gpa SS 15y ago
Yeah ! eheh Couriously i don't see any woman with that car...but yes i understand that fiat is a shit for yours...sorry guys!
Inline 6 rules 15y ago
Gpa SS, Georg wrote that this car wasn't created to be a true sportscar, it's just a sporty car for women.
Gpa SS 15y ago
Sorry but i don't understand completely... can you explain more easier ? ...
sorry ! =)
Gpa SS 15y ago
Georg. I think they are too critic to that car, and not a much to anothers (worst in handling), they are a bit hard. The best are the clio rs especially because the renault think from the beginning to be a race car. However the Gpa is a normal car only powered by abarth, and some things are difficult to change (a lot) like the weight balance, and for the question of esp that can't turn off totally i think that is especially a security reason, cause of the customers that buy the car (that often are young and often stupid) (not always =).
But i guess that with the next abarth EVO (that i prefer =)) they do a better car...altough the SS remains a very good car, but not a racing car (for that there's the Gpa S2000)! =)
Bye
PS sorry for the english
Georg 15y ago
@rxbkrs
I know exactly what you mean...their is a strict brake procedure at the first meters with such brake pads and brake discs... same at my brake their is a ten side letter from mov´it exactly telling through a brake procedure to bring both pads and rotors to full potential...
starts with soft low speed braking (never coming to a complete stop) increasing speed and brake force till you reach speeds of 100km/h and push the brake with average force... after that ~30 brake accelreation routins you should drive the brake carefully for about 200km in normal traffic after that you can start to slowly push it to the limits...
I guess that car magazines get well prepared cars for testing
rxbkrs 15y ago
Also, regarding the brakes, the brake pads that the Esseesse version wears are semi-sport pads. Those particular pads first of all have to be heated so they can perform well. Secondly, they have to be normally used in their first kilometers. Meaning no excessive hardcore braking in their first kilometers. I don't know how to explain it exactly. Sorry for my english.