▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁age ing ▁F iat ▁M area . ▁It ▁is ▁built ▁on ▁an ▁extended ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁Grande ▁P unto ' s ▁ch ass is , ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁length ▁of ▁, ▁making ▁it ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁superior ▁small ▁family ▁car ▁segment . ▁ ▁Saf ety ▁The ▁Grande ▁P unto ▁was ▁awarded ▁with ▁five ▁stars ▁in ▁the ▁Euro ▁NC AP ▁crash ▁test ▁for ▁passenger ▁protection , ▁and ▁three ▁stars ▁cert ification ▁for ▁ped est rian ▁safety . ▁The ▁most ▁powerful ▁engines ▁have ▁electronic ▁stability ▁program ▁and ▁anti ▁s lip ▁reg ulation ▁fitted ▁as ▁standard , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁an ▁optional ▁extra ▁on ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁lower ▁power ed ▁engines . ▁▁ ▁However , ▁in ▁a ▁later ▁test ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁car ▁was ▁re test ed ▁with ▁a ▁zero ▁star ▁Euro ▁NC AP ▁rating ▁, ▁receiving ▁ 5 1 % ▁for ▁adult ▁occup ants , ▁ 4 3 % ▁for ▁child ▁occup ant , ▁ 5 2 % ▁for ▁ped est rian ▁and ▁ 0 % ▁for ▁safety ▁assist . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁given ▁reasons ▁for ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁third ▁generation ▁P unto ▁was ▁launched ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁making ▁the ▁car ▁a ▁twelve ▁year ▁old ▁model , ▁whose ▁safety ▁standards ▁were ▁never ▁actually ▁updated . ▁ ▁A bar th ▁Grande ▁P unto ▁( 2 0 0 7 – 2 0 1 0 ) ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁car ▁from ▁the ▁newly ▁created