The first-generation Fiat Punto (Type 176), designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro, succeeded the legendary Uno. Voted Car of the Year in 1995, it marked a turning point for Fiat thanks to its record-breaking interior space for the category and its innovative design (vertical taillights). Mechanically, it popularized the excellent FIRE petrol engines. Diesel Focus: Before the era of common rail JTD engines (which appeared on the Punto II), the Punto I relied on older generation indirect injection diesel blocks (1.7 D naturally aspirated and 1.7 TD turbocharged). These engines are 'tractors': noisy, rough, and not very powerful, but equipped with an extremely robust bottom end. Their main enemy is not electronics (non-existent), but the aging of the cooling system and, above all, the structural cor