Novitec has established itself as the main tuner for Italian cars, be it Ferrari, Maserati or a little Fiat hatchback. Here’s their take on the Fiat Punto Evo, and they offer visual upgrade as well as suspension and brakes tuning. Also no matter which engine of the range your car is powered by, petrol or diesel, Novitec has a power upgrade program for it.

The looks of the Punto Evo is significantly enhanced with a complete body kit consisting of headlamp moldings and the NOVITEC spoiler, X-one-look hood with power domes and integrated hood scoops, NOVITEC side sills, rear spoiler and the rear molding attachment, plus a racing-look diffuser with three fins and NOVITEC sport muffler.

As for the wheels you get NOVITEC N10 alloy wheels in diameters of 17 or 18 inches and in silver or black, with 215/35 R 18 tires. A complete set runs for 1,310 Euros. Complimenting the wheels and tires are the new height-adjustable stainless-steel coilover suspensions that can be adjusted between 35 to 75 millimeters.

Then there’s the engine tuning program. For the 1.4-liter 16V MultiAir turbocharged gasoline engine NOVITEC increases the power from standard 99 kW / 135 hp to 118 kW / 160 hp and the torque from from 206 to 246 Nm. The power increase is facilitated by the NOVITEC PowerJet 2 auxiliary control unit with innovative plug-and-power technology. It is available for just 419 Euros and cuts the sprint time from rest to 100 km/h to 7.9 seconds while increasing the top speed to 209 km/h.

Same treatment for the Abarth Punto Evo results in 184 hp / 135 kW. As for the diesels, NOVITEC POWERRAIL 5 package that costs cost 335 Euros will increase the output of the 1.6-liter 16V MultiJet to 144 hp / 106 kW and produces a peak torque of 356 Nm.

Novitec’s Punto Evo also gets a stainless-steel sport mufflers, available in 26 different versions, and with one, two or four exhaust tips which give the car a deeper sportier soundtrack. Pricing for these exhausts start form 200 Euros.