Zastava 10

The Zastava 10 is a subcompact car that was produced by Zastava between 2006 and 2008. Essentially a rebadged Fiat Punto under licence, The car was the last vehicle to be introduced by the company before it was acquired by Fiat.

Design

The car was presented at the 2006 Belgrade Motor Show. The car was nearly identical to the facelifted Punto, with the only noticeable difference being the Zastava badges instead of Fiat ones. The only improvements to the Zastava 10 in relation to the Fiat Punto was that the engine reached Euro 4 standards, and there was a more modernized colour palette, similar to the Fiat Grande Punto.

Equipment

The Zastava 10 only came with a 1.2 litre 8 valve petrol engine producing 60 horsepower and a 5-speed manual, both found on the Punto. The engine was able to propel the car to a top speed of 155 km/h. There were a choice of 5 trim levels on the car: ''Standard, Standard+, Comfort, Dynamic'' and ''Impressionante''. Standard equipment in the car included power steering, driver airbags and 14" steel wheels with hubcaps. The top range ''Impressionante'' trim included air conditioning, anti-lock brakes, passenger airbags and electric windows. Prices of the Zastava 10 started at around 7,920 euros with the Impressionante trim costing 9,325 euros.

Sales

Zastava only sold the 10 in the Serbian domestic market. Sales of the Zastava 10 amounted to over 10 percent of the market share in Serbia. However sales were slow, and by the time Zastava had gone bankrupt in 2008 only 4,224 examples were built and sold. After Fiat took over production the Zastava 10 was discontinued and the Fiat Punto Classic began production at the factory.

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Zastava vehicles
Subcompact cars
2000s cars