New Grande Punto 1.9JTD Sporting

[Candyboy]

I'm thinking of buy a nearly new Grande Punto 1.9 JTD Sporting but can't make up my mind whether to get the Carribic Orange or not. Love it in the showroom but I can I live with it?! LOL

Also I've heard that the 1.9 JTD engine can be remapped from 130bhp to 190bhp - anyone got any experience of this?

Thanks

[Puntoboy]

Yes, 190bhp is a little optimistic I feel.

I've ordered a 1.9JTD Sporting and I've looked in to it. Angel Tuning do a remap for 170bhp and 303lb/ft.

Got for exotic red

[beau]

white, orange & red are best

[squirrel]

get the orange!! it looks amazing in any weather, this is mine on an overcast day:

[Candyboy]

Yeah I think the orange looks fantastic! I'd have to have the orange interior to match though.

Celtic tuning quote 190bhp but 160bhp ain't bad either is it!

http://www.celtictuning.co.uk/testim...nto-JTD-130bhp

Just got to wait for some cash to go through then I think I'll be off to see what I can get...!

This is a better link to the remapped power details - Celtic are definitely claiming 190bhp!

http://www.celtictuning.co.uk/vehicl...ne-tuning.html

[Puntoboy]

Claims....

[Candyboy]

Claims....

Well, fairly easy to prove on a rolling road I suppose. I'm going to look into prices and other tuners too.

Got a test drive next weekend. My local FIAT dealer is terrible - they have no demo car at the weekend as it's the service manager's company car! Doh!

Hope it's more reliable than my 1991 Uno too...

[auto_blanco]

I had the same dilemma with colours, I decided in the end, after having seen 1 orange one on the road and 1 in another dealership, it was a bit loud for me to leave parked up anywhere, in Birmingham city center ive no doubt it would get keyed for example! I decided it looked superb but would annoy me after a while, looks hot on someone elses car though lol!

[quantum capture]

I'm thinking of buy a nearly new Grande Punto 1.9 JTD Sporting but can't make up my mind whether to get the Carribic Orange or not. Love it in the showroom but I can I live with it?! LOL

Also I've heard that the 1.9 JTD engine can be remapped from 130bhp to 190bhp - anyone got any experience of this?

Thanks

yeah, celtic tuning map to 190hp 303 lbft torque. low 7s to 60 probably arounmd 18s to 100mph 1/4 mile very low 15s if not high 14s I would imagine and in gear times will be fairly smart lol

[Dan the old punto man]

orange for sure! There is one round near me and it looks the muts nuts!