The word ‘Adventure’ gets a whole new connotation when Fiat Avventura comes along as a sturdy vehicle in a whole new segment called the Contemporary Urban Vehicle (CUV). It straddles over two genres – crossover and compact SUV, and pits itself against worthies like Ford EcoSport, Volkswagen Cross Polo, and Toyota Etios Cross respectively. Unveiled at the Auto Expo at the beginning of this year in Delhi, it was a cynosure of all eyes.

This CUV is poised to enter the Indian auto market in three trim levels viz., Active, Dynamic and Emotion signifying the entry, mid and top-end variants. All the three trims are available in diesel whereas only the entry and mid level trims carry the petrol fuel option.

The diesel run variants are driven by a 1.3 litre multijet diesel powertrain and the petrol ones carry a 1.4 litre FIRE powertrain under their hoods. Moreover, a 5 …