▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁Grande ▁P unto ▁became ▁an ▁entry ▁level ▁model ▁sold ▁alongside ▁the ▁fac el ift ed , ▁higher ▁spec ▁P unto ▁E vo . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁both ▁were ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁re vised ▁model , ▁called ▁simply ▁P unto , ▁thus ▁res ur rect ing ▁the ▁model ▁name ▁of ▁its ▁prede cess or . ▁It ▁is ▁manufact ured ▁in ▁Italy , ▁in ▁Brazil ▁( from ▁ 2 0 0 7 ) ▁and ▁in ▁India ▁( from ▁ 2 0 0 8 ). ▁ ▁Grande ▁P unto ▁( 2 0 0 5 – 2 0 1 2 ) ▁ ▁The ▁third ▁generation ▁F iat ▁to ▁bear ▁the ▁name ▁P unto , ▁c oden amed ▁Project ▁ 1 9 9 , ▁the ▁Grande ▁P unto ▁was ▁un ve iled ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Frankfurt ▁Motor ▁Show ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁sale ▁later ▁that ▁year . ▁St y led ▁by ▁Gi ug iar o , ▁the ▁car ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁G M ▁F iat ▁Small ▁platform . ▁▁ ▁Wh ilst ▁the ▁model ▁shares ▁some ▁of ▁its ▁name ▁with ▁the ▁previous ▁P unto , ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁its ▁components ▁are ▁new , ▁including ▁a ▁new ▁ch ass is ▁and ▁body ▁shell . ▁ ▁The ▁engines ▁are ▁the ▁F iat ▁ 1 . 2 ▁ 8 v ▁Fire ▁( 6 5 ▁PS ), ▁a ▁new ▁ 1 . 4 ▁ 8 v ▁Fire ▁( 7 7 ▁PS ) ▁and ▁the ▁ 1