FIAT has been to the edge of the abyss abroad, with freefalling sales and skyrocketing debt as a result of models that nobody really wanted. In nine short months though the new Punto has changed all that, turning the beleaguered Italian from nutcase to showcase. More startling, however, is the possibility that this plucky little light/small car might just be the answer to your automotive needs – and all from a firm that hasn’t even sold cars in Australia for the last 16 years.