I had my air fryer on making chips while I watched this and I kept thinking they where done as it makes exactly the same noise as a Fiat check engine light 😂
I have a feeling the guy wanted to do this in Dutch, as it makes it waaaaay easier. And stress and non native tongue freaked him out a bit. But during the ride he was kinda less nervous, cool car, cool guy. love the vid!
I believe the guy has a little bit of a stutter as well. Cannot imagine not speaking your native tongue and trying to deal with that. Seems like a really nice guy.
@@ethanmonatCheck engine could be anything tbh, don’t know about that particular vehicle but usually you’ll never know what it is unless you plug that shit .
@Random Surfer. Don't even joke around with that. I heard a story from an old technician a few years ago. Some of the very first Alfa 156's had an error in the programming of the ECU, so when the car had been started 256 times, the ECU was bricked and had to be replaced 😂
A lap without technical errors would be a boring lap! Nice to see onboards again.. it has only been a few days, and I was already suffering withdrawals :)
I had an Abarth Punto Evo like this one, usually if this happens its because of the decat, nothing too big he might have missed to put a bypass to avoid the check engine light. Superb car to drive and the exhaust is god tier
I've always liked the look of the Abarth Punto, it's a nice looking hatch. Abarths are cool, the 595 was a cheeky little motor (I loved mine, my wife didn't like it though)
This is an interesting lap in the wet, with an interesting car! In one of the last videos, Misha said something about people complaining about range and battery state of charge when an EV does a lap. This videos shows the fual consumption of this car quite well. It traveled 20 km from start to finish, and used about 1/8th of a tank (see the fuel gauge). I assume that the car has the stock tank and that the gauge measures linearly. According to the license plate, the fuel tank holds 45 liters, so it used 1/8th of 45 = 5.6 liters. The advertised average fuel consumption is 6.1 l/100 km, for these 20 kms it used 5.6 * (100 / 20) = 28 l/100 km. That is about 5 times the advertised average. That is very comparable to an average EV doing a lap.
I agree that people complaining about poor efficiency from track driving are clueless, but my engine's power doesn't drop from braking too much, unlike the battery of an EV, which can overheat from regen braking very quickly if the batteries are inadequately cooled. As others have pointed out, I also don't have time to watch a film between when I start filling my car up and when I'm done filling it up. I know superchargers can fill it up in 45 minutes, but that degrades battery life. With a gas car I do not need to compromise on how much time I spend fueling up because I don't need to fear my fuel tank shrinking if I put gas in it too quickly. EVs are cool but they are still in their infancy and have many unanswered questions and engineering problems they must overcome, including right to repair.
People talk bad about the punto Abarth but I own one and it’s an absolute beast maintenance is important guys and it will be reliable and a bad sensor is possible in every car
Misha, I know I've been promising to bring you mine to try out since 2020 but I promise, I'll see you this at some point this year. 260bhp through a Quaife LSD and running BC Coilovers, it's hilarious on the twisty stuff! Should be fun!
I also had in the past a GP Abarth with Bacci lsd, around 280hp with td04HL and forged engine (pistons and rods) but it could have done even more reliably Kw sospension and always good tires, for 4 years it was good fun than disaster At around 10k km it blew the first and than after that 3 more engines because of a bad tuner
@@LorenzoClara97 Damn dude your tuner must suck. I know bunch of guys running 300+ and some of them 400+ hp for years. My friend has a TD04 setup with stock internals and he is at 230k+ kms. But again we are lucky we have very good tuners here in Greece. SLP , MTD , Revlimit etc.
@@whitegptjet he was a good tuner. I'm from Italy (Turin) the home of the punto Many tuners here and mine did many 500/gp with 300hp and even 420 I know that there are many greek tuners, revlimit results even with multiair are amazing But mine had some problems neve understood.. all the wiring was changed to resolve the problem, 620cc bosh injectors, always new 4 pistons from cps (one of the best here in italy), 1 time zpr rods and 2 times italian rp rods In total 4 engines gone, always the same 3rd and 4th cilinder (4th was always the worst)
@@whitegptjet by tuner I mean also the mechanic that assembled the engines and worked on the car.. Fuel was not the problem because the injector were tested... He was not able to understand the problem and I burnt too much cash I went to another one and mounted a fresh stock 500 abarth euro 6 engine Small td04, added oil cooler and the little punto was fun in the corners with the Bacci lsd but in october after 4 month of using it I sold it because it was mine since 2018 but properly driven the car for just 10 months in 4 years..
Trying to imagine the state of mind of the guys responsible for writing the software of the ECU …. And them trying to remember if they allowed to startup the software while doing a lap on track 😄😂
My grande punto has been in an accident but luckily engine was fine and another time petrol was filled in it while i owned a diesel one but still it is running fine! This car is a little beast also feels like it won't topple over which makes me feel secure driving in it.
Thanks for showing us all these little hot hatches. To be honest, at the time I went to the Nordschleife I was thinking about a lap by Apex. But since it was only a Citroen C3 I sort of went on my own and still enjoyed. But in the end.. I wish I had a bit of a faster car so Apex and hopefully you at some point can enjoy it. Nevertheless I am still enjoying your videos after watching them for more than 3 years now. Keep it up!
If it's anything like my 1.9 jtdm fiat diesel, it might be an over or underboost fault, the condition for the fault is about 4sec of under or overboosting above a certain treshold
@@RustyEYE well expensive for what it is atleast, unless the one parents bought was a lemon lol (AC unit caught fire slightly, ECU problems, turbo line split) it always needed big jobs done on it for some reason 🤔 but yes German stuff is much more expensive!
@@RustyEYE me 2 owning Punto sinch 8 years drive daily i didn't faced any issues at all my car done 213,331 kms yesterday yeah got very minimal issues and that's ok because it's not that expensive to maintain at all And i didn't face any issues related to reliability great hot hatch 😀
Here’s just my little story for all the FIAT haters: My first car was a Panda (the boxy one). A CL with the 750 Fire engine. 34 hp. So what are you doing with a car that your parents gave to you, leaving you with the weakest shitbox amongst all your friends? Living in a very hilly part of Bavaria? You rev it and treat it like a piece of dirt. Permanently. For years. When I gave it away it had done 340000 km, on the first engine with nothing more than normal maintenance, like changing spark plugs. Everything around the engine had turned to rust, it looked like a rat rod, with bare metal plates welded all around the car. But the engine reved on. It had taken me anywhere I asked it to and taught me how to go fast in a car that wasn’t meant to. I’d give my right arm just to have it back.
@@gerbenstubbe2499 definitely should check it out, it sounds like the multi air is gone, that's why it makes such a weird noise. And the car is way to special to treat it like shit. Definitely check the freaking multi air filter...
@@justvoorfun multiair has been changed in 2018, gets an oil change every 8000km and a multiair filter every other change. dont worry its definitely not the multiair. Also what wierd noise are you reffering to? Apart from the turbo whisteling there's nothing going on. Funny how you judge someone for "treating their car like shit" when you clearly have no idea what you are talking about.
@@gerbenstubbe2499 7:40 sounds exactly like multiair gone, cutting ignition and so on. I know enough about these cars, and i'm not the guy that running a broken car ;)
Een echte FIAT, ik heb er vroeg lang genoeg als monteur gewerkt om te weten dat je 2 gebruikshandleiding bij een FIAT krijgt, 1 geschreven en 1 ongeschreven, die laatste moet je zo snel mogelijk uit je hoofd leren, dan is het een prima auto.
"Temperature is OK, so let's go" , who said the instrument cluster is reliable in these souped up Italian pocket rockets 😊😊As I said before: keep them coming to the Schleife!!!
I haven't found yet a comment saying stuff about the lines, so let's keep the tradition go on 😆 "Misha! YoU hAvE miSseD thE apEX oN tHE 76th cOrnEr!!!11" (don't check, I made that up) Anyway... Really, so smooth and fun ride to watch! That key flipping is like a nice spicy add to the dish. Without it would be okay, because normally you eat without that spice. But why sometimes just don't let the life surprise us?
legendary fiat electric and electronic systems. my friend's iveco truck showed first errors first day he owned it. i had a fiat punto similar to this one and it also had many electric problems from lights to ABS or ECU. btw i always loved abarth punto looks. imo it still looks pretty fresh
My previous car was an Abarth 595 Competizione, a wonderful toy with 180hp in a great 500 chassis, equipped with Brembos, Sabelts, etc. I remember a lot of folks on forums getting triggered whenever anyone mentioned it being a Fiat. "No, iT's aN aBaRtH" ....Yeah, it's upgraded by Abarth, but it's a Fiat. Literally anywhere you look under the hood you see Fiat badges. Also, why so ashamed of driving a Fiat? If you don't like it, drive something else. All that being said - the Grande Punto Abarth is just a great looking car. Lights and errors? Nah, that's fine, that's just Italian engineering.
@@bogdangrigorbranding not for a tuned one no, I keep up with standard mk7s pretty well in mine and I'm not running about 15hp less than the car in this video
@@yannicghi can you solve the problem? Because i have same problem too about my 1.4 8v punto. It may be ecu or sensor problem im not sure. But im trying to solve for a long time. I changed all sprak plugs, cables, ignition coil, fuel pump. But nothing has changed.
@@egemenguneyligil4126 I think it’s an issue with the catalysator because it sits directly behind the engine block and probably gets too hot or is clogged up. I brought my car to the mechanic yesterday because it has very bad throttle input delay and some other issues like the 1 and 5 going in very bad (it’s 5speed version of the gear box) so I will ask him how to fix it. Probably it’s the catalysator or the sensor for it I think personally but I will know tomorrow.
@@yannicg Yes i have exactly same problem too. Throttle delay and pedal senstivity is mush less than before. almost reacts to half pressure on the throttle but when i turn of and starting again my car its temprorary getting better. After your car is repaired, can you write here and let me know why?
Have been waiting for this one since I saw in some post you drove it. I have Punto Evo and those errors sometimes pop up when I drive a bit faster and then slow down. That turn off and on method is seemingly universal for Fiats. Fun little cars, but electronics are terrible. Also, why was cruise control on?
Real Italian car, error by error but keeps working xD how to not love this shit? xD It has his own soul. Maybe this fiat had bad mood this day? he doesn't want to race? who knows? beeep!
I wonder if it is due to fuel sloshing away from the fuel pump like in some BMWs or maybe the oil moving in the oil pan and not flowing correctly into to the pump
Misha, what’s the random warning triangles for at the side of the track sometimes? If I get no answer I guess the answer is somewhere else in your videos 😂
Sounds like multiair problems to me, eventho it is weird that it only happends under extreme conditions.. the engine's are amazing and very strong (especialy Tjet) but multiair can fail if not maintaned properly. Put in a "facelift" module and it should be fine.. very reliable cars otherwise, there's a reason fiat has been using these engine's since the 80's
I was looking at Grande Punto Abarth, I'd like to get it before the prices start going up. I'm for some reason expecting them to go up... Are there any problems that "Punto Evo" version fixed over GP? Facelift module would be from "Punto"? The last gen?
@@young6423 I prefer the look of the GP. Evo looks like it has a ugly plastic moustache at the front and back. Tho I prefer Evo rear lights but they can be installed on GP.
I have a Fiat Punto Evo but the 1.3 diesel...same problems lolol the engine is very good but the eletronic is a bit...garbage lolol but that motor is very good
Your content is great! Would it not be possible for you to provide lap times though, just for us to get a better understanding of the cars and their ability.
I had my air fryer on making chips while I watched this and I kept thinking they where done as it makes exactly the same noise as a Fiat check engine light 😂
hahahahhahahha 🤣🤣🤣
Probably made in the same factory.
You made my day! Thank you!
You are right 😂😂😂
Engine sounds the same as an air fryer too....
Lets do it again soon when its dry and the engine wants to cooperate! Really try out the car! Thanks Misha for the ride!
Is this your car? Beautiful. I had a simple punto and loved it
When he's in the car he seems to really calm down collect his words this is his therapy crazy
Cars were all theraphy we all need
I have a feeling the guy wanted to do this in Dutch, as it makes it waaaaay easier. And stress and non native tongue freaked him out a bit. But during the ride he was kinda less nervous, cool car, cool guy. love the vid!
I believe the guy has a little bit of a stutter as well. Cannot imagine not speaking your native tongue and trying to deal with that. Seems like a really nice guy.
I want a shirt with Misha's face after the owner told him to keep going the check engine light popped and says, "it's your engine bro"
Check engine light just means a problem with the emissions control system, not that the engine is going to blow up...
multiair issues, probably bad tune
@@ethanmonatCheck engine could be anything tbh, don’t know about that particular vehicle but usually you’ll never know what it is unless you plug that shit .
@@leworolla It doesn't have the multair but it has the T-JET engine

@@simonemoto1620e una evo quindi e multiair se non a fatto uno swap
166666 km on the odometer, too many sixes for the ECU to handle hence the errors :P Fun lap for sure in the wet...
I was hoping the lap was long enough to hit the 166666😂
I was watching that odometer like a hawk the whole lap.
I have the Same Car wirh Same km..great anf also 245 ps an ITS a track tool
@12:32 exactly
@Random Surfer. Don't even joke around with that. I heard a story from an old technician a few years ago. Some of the very first Alfa 156's had an error in the programming of the ECU, so when the car had been started 256 times, the ECU was bricked and had to be replaced 😂
A lap without technical errors would be a boring lap!
Nice to see onboards again.. it has only been a few days, and I was already suffering withdrawals :)
Love seeing a "small power" car on the track. Got an Abarth 124 Spider and the Ring still on my bucket list!
he seems like a very kind hearted person 😆
Alfisti’s and Fiat people often are
@@doddsalfa 🤣😂
I like this guy.
I sold mine in November and really miss it. It was fully tuned and a real neck breaker. Had it 3 years as a daily and had no problems ever.
But WHY did you sold it………..?!?
I have a Alfa Mito, it’s amazing
💚🤍❤️
I sold mine too and got a Giulietta QV, very good car and more confort.
I had an Abarth Punto Evo like this one, usually if this happens its because of the decat, nothing too big he might have missed to put a bypass to avoid the check engine light.
Superb car to drive and the exhaust is god tier
Rip Ken block… the world has lost an amazing car legend, brought lots of people into the car world! hope the angels keep you warm 🌈
😢
Rest in peace
What a chilled cool guy this owner is. Good lap all round. If my car had have been doing this shit I'd have been freaking out.
“See it’s fine, just keep going”-That’s what she said
I've always liked the look of the Abarth Punto, it's a nice looking hatch. Abarths are cool, the 595 was a cheeky little motor (I loved mine, my wife didn't like it though)
Love how you also drive the occasional oddball and not quite right cars! Reminds me so much of Matt Farah's One Takes back in the day :)!
My respect to you mr.Misha
This is an interesting lap in the wet, with an interesting car!
In one of the last videos, Misha said something about people complaining about range and battery state of charge when an EV does a lap. This videos shows the fual consumption of this car quite well. It traveled 20 km from start to finish, and used about 1/8th of a tank (see the fuel gauge). I assume that the car has the stock tank and that the gauge measures linearly. According to the license plate, the fuel tank holds 45 liters, so it used 1/8th of 45 = 5.6 liters. The advertised average fuel consumption is 6.1 l/100 km, for these 20 kms it used 5.6 * (100 / 20) = 28 l/100 km. That is about 5 times the advertised average. That is very comparable to an average EV doing a lap.
True, it compares pretty well but the problem is that with an EV you cant just fuel up fast. imo the biggest downside of an EV
the difference is you can fill it up in 2 minutes and keep having fun
I agree that people complaining about poor efficiency from track driving are clueless, but my engine's power doesn't drop from braking too much, unlike the battery of an EV, which can overheat from regen braking very quickly if the batteries are inadequately cooled. As others have pointed out, I also don't have time to watch a film between when I start filling my car up and when I'm done filling it up. I know superchargers can fill it up in 45 minutes, but that degrades battery life. With a gas car I do not need to compromise on how much time I spend fueling up because I don't need to fear my fuel tank shrinking if I put gas in it too quickly. EVs are cool but they are still in their infancy and have many unanswered questions and engineering problems they must overcome, including right to repair.
Full throttle on a ev?? 100km range... Not even close with the punto or any other typical turbo engine...
good math, good point👍
People talk bad about the punto Abarth but I own one and it’s an absolute beast maintenance is important guys and it will be reliable and a bad sensor is possible in every car
Mine is awesome is well and it has already 185k on the clock and never let me down, the engine is really good and for a 1.4 it has alot of power
I have a regular Grande Punto (Not Abarth) but with Abarth Turbo kit making around 180-185hp and 280NM torque. Really fun to drive.
180ps 300nm
From turkey germany
My youtube kanal bmw 330 vs tjet
Misha, I know I've been promising to bring you mine to try out since 2020 but I promise, I'll see you this at some point this year. 260bhp through a Quaife LSD and running BC Coilovers, it's hilarious on the twisty stuff! Should be fun!
I also had in the past a GP Abarth with Bacci lsd, around 280hp with td04HL and forged engine (pistons and rods) but it could have done even more reliably
Kw sospension and always good tires, for 4 years it was good fun than disaster
At around 10k km it blew the first and than after that 3 more engines because of a bad tuner
Do it, maybe in better weather conditions. I'm sure that your car has less problems about check engine
@@LorenzoClara97 Damn dude your tuner must suck. I know bunch of guys running 300+ and some of them 400+ hp for years. My friend has a TD04 setup with stock internals and he is at 230k+ kms. But again we are lucky we have very good tuners here in Greece. SLP , MTD , Revlimit etc.
@@whitegptjet he was a good tuner. I'm from Italy (Turin) the home of the punto
Many tuners here and mine did many 500/gp with 300hp and even 420
I know that there are many greek tuners, revlimit results even with multiair are amazing
But mine had some problems neve understood.. all the wiring was changed to resolve the problem, 620cc bosh injectors, always new 4 pistons from cps (one of the best here in italy), 1 time zpr rods and 2 times italian rp rods
In total 4 engines gone, always the same 3rd and 4th cilinder (4th was always the worst)
@@whitegptjet by tuner I mean also the mechanic that assembled the engines and worked on the car..
Fuel was not the problem because the injector were tested...
He was not able to understand the problem and I burnt too much cash
I went to another one and mounted a fresh stock 500 abarth euro 6 engine
Small td04, added oil cooler and the little punto was fun in the corners with the Bacci lsd but in october after 4 month of using it I sold it because it was mine since 2018 but properly driven the car for just 10 months in 4 years..
That's an Italian car for you, I know it because I own one 😀
Yea they do have their own personality ahahha
Punishing you for eating pasta in a non italian restaurant
Itlaian car for him I'm sure could be some Giulia's maybe gta... Maybe GtaM, hahaha
@@ahyaan2552 Yeah, probably an heroic maneuvre
Plucky little engine that. Sounds
Great. The ecu fob adds character.
Nice1 to the owner, enjoyable to
Watch Misha. Thanks 👍
One hell of a drive hitting 166,666km at the Green Hell. 👹🤘
Great lap and great passenger. The little Italian didn't want to drive in the rain it seemed but that made it a fun lap 😂
Trying to imagine the state of mind of the guys responsible for writing the software of the ECU …. And them trying to remember if they allowed to startup the software while doing a lap on track 😄😂
My grande punto has been in an accident but luckily engine was fine and another time petrol was filled in it while i owned a diesel one but still it is running fine! This car is a little beast also feels like it won't topple over which makes me feel secure driving in it.
Thanks for showing us all these little hot hatches.
To be honest, at the time I went to the Nordschleife I was thinking about a lap by Apex. But since it was only a Citroen C3 I sort of went on my own and still enjoyed. But in the end.. I wish I had a bit of a faster car so Apex and hopefully you at some point can enjoy it. Nevertheless I am still enjoying your videos after watching them for more than 3 years now. Keep it up!
If it's anything like my 1.9 jtdm fiat diesel, it might be an over or underboost fault, the condition for the fault is about 4sec of under or overboosting above a certain treshold
What about different brands as for french, german cars? Will they do the same way in case of error reading?
Nice video! Love the Punto!
Misha cars like this make the best videos, querky attainable cars that we dont see every day
i had a Punto Evo myself. The Startstop issue is worth ignoring 😂 it would pop up when you literally sneezed at it
My parents used to have one of these, super fun car and a unique hot hatch, high repair/maintenance costs though! 😅
False isn’t expensive compared to a bmw or vag car and pretty reliable if u can’t maintenance this beast u are an absolute broky
@@RustyEYE well expensive for what it is atleast, unless the one parents bought was a lemon lol (AC unit caught fire slightly, ECU problems, turbo line split) it always needed big jobs done on it for some reason 🤔 but yes German stuff is much more expensive!
@@skynet1.044 then u bought a lemon I think don’t have big problems with mine only small things that costs nothing and it stage 2 tuned
What? I dont know about the MultiAir one in the Punto Evo, but the T-Jet in the grande and 500 abarths was both indestructible and cheap to repair
@@RustyEYE me 2 owning Punto sinch 8 years drive daily i didn't faced any issues at all my car done 213,331 kms yesterday yeah got very minimal issues and that's ok because it's not that expensive to maintain at all
And i didn't face any issues related to reliability great hot hatch 😀
Misha amazing video! For those who say you drive too serious tell them to check your smile in this video :) Really enjoyed it!
Here’s just my little story for all the FIAT haters: My first car was a Panda (the boxy one). A CL with the 750 Fire engine. 34 hp. So what are you doing with a car that your parents gave to you, leaving you with the weakest shitbox amongst all your friends? Living in a very hilly part of Bavaria? You rev it and treat it like a piece of dirt. Permanently. For years. When I gave it away it had done 340000 km, on the first engine with nothing more than normal maintenance, like changing spark plugs. Everything around the engine had turned to rust, it looked like a rat rod, with bare metal plates welded all around the car.
But the engine reved on. It had taken me anywhere I asked it to and taught me how to go fast in a car that wasn’t meant to.
I’d give my right arm just to have it back.
SO TRUE. Fire is amazing little donkey, I had a Punto mk2 with 60hp. With me and my son, it was 62🙃🙃🙃
Travelled across Europe, no major shit……:
Fire best engine ever
Punto Evo is pretty confident on fast corners, no bad oversteers, isn't it, Misha ?
Fiat have great handling
Can the owner of the car reply with how the car is currently doing and what the check engine light was. We are curious!
To be honest i havent looked at it yet, it honestly rarely happends but it will keep happening if it starts
@@gerbenstubbe2499 definitely should check it out, it sounds like the multi air is gone, that's why it makes such a weird noise. And the car is way to special to treat it like shit. Definitely check the freaking multi air filter...
@@justvoorfun multiair has been changed in 2018, gets an oil change every 8000km and a multiair filter every other change. dont worry its definitely not the multiair. Also what wierd noise are you reffering to? Apart from the turbo whisteling there's nothing going on. Funny how you judge someone for "treating their car like shit" when you clearly have no idea what you are talking about.
@@gerbenstubbe2499 7:40 sounds exactly like multiair gone, cutting ignition and so on. I know enough about these cars, and i'm not the guy that running a broken car ;)
@@justvoorfun obviously not because that is limp mode
Een echte FIAT, ik heb er vroeg lang genoeg als monteur gewerkt om te weten dat je 2 gebruikshandleiding bij een FIAT krijgt, 1 geschreven en 1 ongeschreven, die laatste moet je zo snel mogelijk uit je hoofd leren, dan is het een prima auto.
😂😂😂
Props to owner for coming on a channel with a stammer. That's really tough for alot of them to speak in public.
Looks like Misha avoided the rubber on the dry lines. Sweet!
You actually turned it off & on?! So funny😂
"Temperature is OK, so let's go" , who said the instrument cluster is reliable in these souped up Italian pocket rockets 😊😊As I said before: keep them coming to the Schleife!!!
I’ve been driving Abarth Punto Evo for a year, it really was pain in my ass but at least it looks good 😅
I haven't found yet a comment saying stuff about the lines, so let's keep the tradition go on 😆
"Misha! YoU hAvE miSseD thE apEX oN tHE 76th cOrnEr!!!11" (don't check, I made that up)
Anyway... Really, so smooth and fun ride to watch! That key flipping is like a nice spicy add to the dish. Without it would be okay, because normally you eat without that spice. But why sometimes just don't let the life surprise us?
"It isnt a honda so keep it out of the grass"
That car is like those old electronics that require a few slaps to work right 🤣
In Brazil we had the Fiat Punto Tjet 1.4 four cylinder turbo.
Abarth 500 next?🙏
legendary fiat electric and electronic systems. my friend's iveco truck showed first errors first day he owned it. i had a fiat punto similar to this one and it also had many electric problems from lights to ABS or ECU. btw i always loved abarth punto looks. imo it still looks pretty fresh
I had electrical problems with my Punto Evo, ABS and Start/stop just stop working then I'm reprogramming the ECU.
Ah yes! Reset Therapy!
My previous car was an Abarth 595 Competizione, a wonderful toy with 180hp in a great 500 chassis, equipped with Brembos, Sabelts, etc. I remember a lot of folks on forums getting triggered whenever anyone mentioned it being a Fiat. "No, iT's aN aBaRtH" ....Yeah, it's upgraded by Abarth, but it's a Fiat. Literally anywhere you look under the hood you see Fiat badges. Also, why so ashamed of driving a Fiat? If you don't like it, drive something else.
All that being said - the Grande Punto Abarth is just a great looking car. Lights and errors? Nah, that's fine, that's just Italian engineering.
It’s a punto evo abarth, grande Punto abarth is the older model
Engine management light: Ahh, they will never beat on me again
Misha: I'm about to ruin this man's whole career
Aaaahhhhh the all knew ignition cut key switch….misha just needs to get his timing right that’s all lol
At one point it sounded like they were having a stammer war
After having used this car in Forza it's kinda cool seeing it in real life
Lovin the sound..
And when it was released back then, i quite like this abarth punto...
(Just cant afford it)
3:26 is the ECU activating the Hazard lights on heavy braking ?
yes😅
12:34 166666kmh
Proper old skool hoopty! ;-)
One of my favorite videos 💪👍
Great looking car, and the seats are amazing for a stock car. I wonder how one of these will handle in comparison to a Fiësta?
not really a match for any mk7 or mk8 st
@@bogdangrigorbranding not for a tuned one no, I keep up with standard mk7s pretty well in mine and I'm not running about 15hp less than the car in this video
They are faster than a golf 7.5 gti if the Punto is stage 2
Eh, back in the 90s one of my first girlfriends had an old Dodge Aries where you had to do the same thing on the highway. It's fiiiine.
I think it's detonating at high rpm and it goes to 3 sometimes...
yes mine does that too when i go above 5k RPM too much and i have the 1.4l NA 8v petrol.
@@yannicghi can you solve the problem? Because i have same problem too about my 1.4 8v punto. It may be ecu or sensor problem im not sure. But im trying to solve for a long time. I changed all sprak plugs, cables, ignition coil, fuel pump. But nothing has changed.
@@egemenguneyligil4126 I think it’s an issue with the catalysator because it sits directly behind the engine block and probably gets too hot or is clogged up. I brought my car to the mechanic yesterday because it has very bad throttle input delay and some other issues like the 1 and 5 going in very bad (it’s 5speed version of the gear box) so I will ask him how to fix it. Probably it’s the catalysator or the sensor for it I think personally but I will know tomorrow.
@@yannicg Yes i have exactly same problem too. Throttle delay and pedal senstivity is mush less than before. almost reacts to half pressure on the throttle but when i turn of and starting again my car its temprorary getting better. After your car is repaired, can you write here and let me know why?
F.I.A.T = Fix'it Again Tony .... please. 😅😅
Or in german: "Fehler In Allen Teilen" 😂
Have been waiting for this one since I saw in some post you drove it. I have Punto Evo and those errors sometimes pop up when I drive a bit faster and then slow down. That turn off and on method is seemingly universal for Fiats. Fun little cars, but electronics are terrible.
Also, why was cruise control on?
my sister have 1.3 multijet punto at 299999km
Real Italian car, error by error but keeps working xD how to not love this shit? xD It has his own soul. Maybe this fiat had bad mood this day? he doesn't want to race? who knows?
beeep!
Cool car, cool owner.
best thing about a wet day, such a empty track :) also that car isnt broken it has italian character :)
4:26 why?
"Start & Stop is unavailable" - seen that many times!
The Fiat vs Abarth comment is so accurate! :D :D :D
Such a nice looking car
Nice car and nice driver!
That graffiti is genuinely useful in the wet
Italian cars and electronics.... always nice....
I wonder if it is due to fuel sloshing away from the fuel pump like in some BMWs or maybe the oil moving in the oil pan and not flowing correctly into to the pump
Good video
Misha, what’s the random warning triangles for at the side of the track sometimes? If I get no answer I guess the answer is somewhere else in your videos 😂
So want one of these Abarth Puntos. Hold their money far too well in the UK.
I think the car is broken: Whenever Misha breaks the turn signals go wild! :D
emergency brake warning for drivers behind, for example a surprise traffic jam
T-Jet or M-Air ?
Very nice car, I like a lot!!!!!
I stayed only for the odometer ;)
Ive done this on cars myself but keep straight and beware of the steering lock
Really Nice guy i like the cool reaction about his car :)
Nice exhaust note
he opens his mouth but the words won't come out
Sounds like multiair problems to me, eventho it is weird that it only happends under extreme conditions.. the engine's are amazing and very strong (especialy Tjet) but multiair can fail if not maintaned properly. Put in a "facelift" module and it should be fine.. very reliable cars otherwise, there's a reason fiat has been using these engine's since the 80's
I was looking at Grande Punto Abarth, I'd like to get it before the prices start going up. I'm for some reason expecting them to go up... Are there any problems that "Punto Evo" version fixed over GP? Facelift module would be from "Punto"? The last gen?
@@error262 Evo is simply newer and more fresh
@@young6423 I prefer the look of the GP.
Evo looks like it has a ugly plastic moustache at the front and back.
Tho I prefer Evo rear lights but they can be installed on GP.
@@error262 The rear lights arent plug & play FYI
@@error262 And no, the APE didnt get any big mechanical improvements
Fix It Again Tomorrow .
at how small the car is,im shocked when i saw a quarter of tank just evaporating
awesome
Used to have Punto HGT, interesting car!Please don't ask him anything any more.. ;-)
Dont worry abarths tends to go in limp mode for no reason mine does it too sometime 😅
Nice lap!
lol, nice commercial for Fiat :D just too much electronics and Fiat living up to is 'name'
nice sounds though and nice vibes vid again!
He didnt even consume much fuel
I have a Fiat Punto Evo but the 1.3 diesel...same problems lolol the engine is very good but the eletronic is a bit...garbage lolol but that motor is very good
How the hell did he manage to come to the ring 😊. Good car.
Your content is great! Would it not be possible for you to provide lap times though, just for us to get a better understanding of the cars and their ability.
Older videos explain how his relationship to the 'ring hinges on not showing lap times, accident scenes and other such things.
NO lap timing allowed, moreover, it's irrelevant, since we're here with live traffic etc
The video timer is about as good as you're going to get.