Freemont Fiat, the seven-seater Italian brand, leaves the field in its new Cross version. Same surname as the Panda Cross, but with a less aggressive philosophy and off like the small utility. Fiat Freemont the Cross adds to its generous interior space a jacket and optimal aesthetic qualities to get into dirt roads without problems.

Fiat joined his family ‘Cross’ a new member. He seven-seater Italian brand, Freemont, launches a new variant aspect campero and with improved asphalt to move away thanks to skills AWD system active ‘on demand’. Yes, unable to get into land as complicated as the Fiat Panda Cross, also renewed for this 2014, and which does not use a mixed tires, bumpers and some low shields prepared steel block possible frictions or electronic central differential.

So, what changes this Fiat Freemont Cross over the conventional model? Aesthetically, both the body and the interior have been retouched. By outside, a new bumper, side skirts and roof rails with chrome inserts’ Platinum ‘, covers the fog lights and calendered glossy black jambs headlamp darkened, and new alloy wheels 19 inches in black’ Hyper ‘.

At cabin we find new invoice seats with black leather and light gray stitching slate, like the central armrest and door panels. The dashboard, steering wheel, center console and instrumentation also include a new color finish ‘Liqud Graphite’. Steering wheel and shift knob are also leather.

What does not change in the new Fiat Freemont Cross are excellent figures of interior space, ready to accommodate up to seven occupants and 4.85 meters long. Three broad rows of modular seats with longitudinal adjustment in 10 cm in the second row and a capacity ranging from 145 liters (with seven seats) to 1500 liters with the two rear rows killed in a completely flat surface. And all this, moreover, with up to 25 different storage spaces.

active all-wheel drive

Fiat Freemont the Cross will be sold from next month October with the same as the conventional mechanical Freemont: he Diesel engine 2.0 MultiJet Two steps 140 and 170 hp. In the Freemont Cross, the latter is available with 4×4 drive, just that we could try on our first contact.

This version includes a AWD active call ‘on demand’. That is, the electronic control unit, the real brains of the vehicle, detects when a wheel loses grip of the force and sent to the wheel that corresponds to ensure greater traction and safety. Under normal conditions, the Freemont Cross behaves as a front wheel drive; however, at speeds between 40 and 100 km / h, rear wheel drive is activated at par to ensure optimal driving. From there, it becomes the 4×2 mode to ensure more reduced consumption.

In this section, we continue to surprise their good figures fuel consumption for the size of the vehicle. Accredits 7.3 liters per 100 km in the combined cycle and in our touchdown on the highway and land in the countryside, consumption rondó 8 liters. With a nice and precise steering and one Damping perfectly absorbing irregularities terrain, four-wheel drive improves safety when we face our route along dirt roads and small stones.

Our opinion

If large families arose the Fiat conventional Freemont as an option that convinced by its generous interior space, those who like to go on weekends to the countryside will at the same time a car capable of dealing with difficult terrain-eye, is not a all terrain-. We’ll have to wait until September to find out their prices, one month before the start marketing in our country.