nternally codenamed Project 176, the Punto was announced in September 1993 and launched in early 1994 as a replacement for the aging Fiat Uno. The Punto was voted European Car of the Year for 1995. The Punto’s distinctive clean-cut styling by Giorgetto Giugiaro was an instant hit (though one of the car’s most recognisable features, the vertical tail lights, were not part of Giugiaro’s original design and were in fact added later in-house at Fiat). Competitive pricing which undercut rivals such as the Opel Corsa and Volkswagen Polo also helped the Punto become an instant success in the marketplace. Click here to read more.. »