It isn’t just small sedans that are arriving in a big way in India – the compact crossover and SUV segments look to be on the rise too. The Ford EcoSport and Renault Duster may be paving things nicely, but more competitors are set to join the fray – at the ongoing Delhi Auto Expo 2014, Chevrolet offered its Adra, albeit in concept form, and the Fiat Punto Avventura made its world debut.
The Punto Avventura (or Adventure, if you will) is Fiat’s take on a small crossover based along Punto lines. The vehicle is very much a VW Cross Polo competitor – the show car’s shade is even reminiscent of that worn by the first Cross Polo (based on the fouth-gen Polo).
Plenty of plastic cladding to be found all around, with a rear-mounted spare wheel bulking the vehicle up further. To highlight the fact that this is targeted at those with an active, outdoorsy lifestyle, bicycles feature strongly in the Avventura display.
According to reports, the Avventura will be equipped with an 89 hp 1.3 litre MultiJet diesel, and tucking in at under four metres long, is set to enjoy the lower excise benefits given to sub-four metre vehicles.
Live launch pix courtesy of Faisal from MotorBeam India.
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Of all the small suvs this is the best looking one so far…and incidentally the best looking vehicle ever produced by Fiat…thanks to its jv with chrysler which has injected jeep’s ruggedness into it…bravo…pizza anyone…
To add more, Fiat is actually a good brand. Pity in Malaysia it is a failure. That is the problem. Franchise given to some lazy company who expect freebies and handouts.
Lets hope Fiat comes back to Malaysia and this time, given to a proper company like Edaran Tan Chong to market the product.
Fiat got killed thanks to lousy distributors AP crony. Blame it on incompetent AP crony whose only interest is in importing alphard or benz or bimmer for his grey market.
So, blame our stupid NAP policy which is more like UMNONAP.
I concur.
Sadly FIAT here has packed up. Otherwise we would be able to see this on our roads. Unless someone wants to resurrect the dealership. Or perhaps the grey importers might be able to do something about it. Hoping for either. This is a nice car…
for me it looks like iphone with tough armor casing. Perhapsly Ford Ecosport’s rival?
looks more like suzuki sx4 to me
in India price range will decide its future
the split spare tyre is a cumbersome. imagine having to sway open each time accessing the boot. somebody shoot the designer please.