Fiat Punto 90 hp gears up for the ‘GQ Expedition 2012’ challenge

Captain Prabhakar AVR and Navigator Shiva Kalyan S will set out for the GQ Expedition challenge as they hope to complete the drive of close to 6,041 Km in 75 hours. This will be their attempt to grab a spot in the Limca Book of World records. They will be using
the Fiat Grande Punto 90 hp Emotion, a real delight of Fiat India and the most powerful diesel hatch and will set out for an exigent expedition.

Prabhakar AVR already has endurance records like 2,180 km in 24 hours on bike, traveled more than 4 lakh km in cars & Bikes in India. Travelled to Ladakh on Bike, did speed runs of 2,270 km in under 23 hours in car non-stop.

Shiva Kalyan S also has endurance records of around 2,000 km non-stop in a Grande Punto 90 and have extensively driven the Palio D for over a half-and-a-lakh km comprising of 24 hours non-stop runs, mountain trails etc. He used to be the moderator of the Hyderabad chapter of the Fiat Fraternity and a Co-Founder of Fiat Classic Club Hyderabad.

The journey would commence from Vijaywada covering a drive of close to 6,041 km and over a span of 3 days. The route is Vijayawada - Chennai - Bangalore - Tumkur - Kohlapur - Pune - Mumbai - Jaipur - Delhi - Agra - Kolkata - Bubhaneswar - Vishakapatnam - Rajahmundry - Vijayawada. The Current record stays at 86 hours (6,041 km).

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