page_title: Fiat Punto
section_title: Sporting versions
hierarchical_section_title: Fiat Punto / Second generation (1999–2010) / Sporting versions
caption_attribution_description: Fiat Punto HGT Abarth (Japan)
context_page_description: The Fiat Punto is a supermini car produced by the Italian manufacturer Fiat from 1993 to 2018, spanning over three generations. The third generation of the car was marketed as the Grande Punto, between 2005 and 2009, and the Punto Evo, between 2009 and 2012, when the bare Punto name was reintroduced. As of May 2013, nearly nine million units had been sold globally.
  The first generation Punto was made 3,429 million units, the second generation 2,96 million units, and the third generation 2,67 million units.
context_section_description: Two sporty versions were offered. The 1.2 16 valve Sporting model with a six-speed manual, and the 1.8 HGT which could reach almost 130 mph (210 km/h). The 1.2 16V model also has a Speedgear CVT equipped variant (with a sequential manual shift mode consisting of six gears, seven for the Sporting model).
  The 1.8 HGT accelerates from 0 to 60 in 8.0 seconds. It was considered a big improvement in handling over the Punto GT. The HGT was also available (in limited numbers) as an "HGT Abarth" which added deeper bumpers, rear spoiler, side skirts, new alloy wheels, and interior trim. The HGT Abarth had no technical improvements over the regular HGT.
caption: Fiat Punto HGT Abarth (2000)
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