BIG ZERO

There hasn’t been an all-new Fiat Punto for over a decade because they simply couldn’t afford to renew the ageing hatchback.

I’d forgotten you could still buy one but, after the current Punto scored the first ever zero out of five safety rating in the Euro NCAP tests, I doubt anyone now will.

Because it’s now so old, the Fiat isn’t fitted with the safety systems that are common on small cars today and its aged body isn’t as crash worthy either. Fiat should either build an all-new Punto or give up trying to sell this one.