2001 Fiat Punto HGT from UK and Ireland - Comments

I have owned this car for just over a year, and have so far had NOTHING whatsoever go wrong with it.

In my opinion the hgt has been VERY reliable.

Having previously owned a saxo vts, I was expecting a slight drop in performance with the 1.8 HGT. "BOY WAS I WRONG!"

Compared with the Vts the HGT has plenty more torque (loads more pulling power at lower revs), and once taken above 5 thousand revs things get really wild! Pulls so strong and fast all the way to 100mph and beyond.

I have added a pipercross viper and a modified cold air feed to the hgt which has made quite a difference, especially in the higher rev range. I recommend trying a closed induction setup like the VIPER or a BMC CDA. I have had the car dynoed twice once as standard then with the viper.

Standard = 137.21bhp at the fly

Viper+modded airfeed = 149.68bhp

I also have a timed quater mile of 15.6sec.

Long rides can be tough going due to the stiff setup, You can feel all potholes bumps etc in the road.

Handling wise I did find the Saxo VTS to be better, although I can't complain as the hgt feels far better built and has plenty of toys that come as standard.

Insurance can be expensive being in group 14/15 also the fuel bills.

But whocares I really enjoy driving the car, puts a smile on my face EVERY morning.

I've had my HGT from 0-100mph in 18.3 sec and also ran a 15.01 quarter with just a filter (enclosed carbon) and a cat back exhaust.

Why did they make this car. its exactly the same spec as the 1400 but 0.1sec slower in 0-60.

Its faster, I've owned both.

Slower than gt turbo, gt got same hp, more torque and less weight.

The GT and HGT are new and old, that's all! Same as Fiesta RS and the new ST.