As for subjective impressions, the 3,6-litre V6 Freemont is one cool ride. Driving this American-born Italian is like sipping a drink in the shade of a palm tree on a hot, sandy beach – no stress, no rush, no unpleasant surprises. Spend some time inside and you will feel you have known the car for a long time. Yes, the 6-speed auto box may be slow and translates the commands of the driver's right foot with a delay, but the huge power surplus (280 PS!) makes it hardly considerable. You may choose to shift gears sequentially instead, but that changes little if anything at all, so just let your hand lie on the armrest and let the transmission do its job, even if it is lazy.
The V6's soundtrack will make driving the Freemont all the more pleasurable. Mind the volume, though, for you might miss the fact you are speeding. In a car this large, doing 140 km/h on a highway still seems slow, so be careful – the Fiat can be fast, but conceals it effectively. So do not let yourself be fined with a speeding ticket, for all the savings made with LPG will vanish in an instant. Speaking of which, let us move to discussing economy figures. Surprisingly, official data remains in tune with our real-life observations. According to the trip computer (displaying petrol consumption only), you can achieve 15,9 l/100 km in the city and 8,5 l/100 km on the highway (if you keep speed at 90 km/h, preferably with cruise control on), with figures for highway driving rising to 10,5 l/100 km if you accelerate to 130-140 km/h and maintain it. When recalculated to LPG consumption (by 20% larger than that of petrol), economy figures are as follows: 19 l/100 kn in the city, 10,2 l/100 km at 90 km/h and 12,6 l/100 km at 130-140 km/h. Is that a lot? Well, it sure is not little, but while you may try and replace the performance by choosing a diesel (the 140- or 170-PS MultiJet even has a slightly higher torque than the petrol motor, at 350 instead of 342 Nm), the sound of the V6, amplified by the double „loudspeakers” beneath the rear bumper, remains irreplaceable.
Let us do some math now. Supposing the LPG system will cost half the price difference between comparably equipped petrol and diesel models (which it will not), i. e. 7500 zlotys (approx. 1800 euros), the other half will last a while. The 2-litre Freemont MultiJet is supposed to make do with 9,6 l/100 km and 6 l/100, so traveling 100 km around the city will cost 52,7 zlotys (12,64 euros), while going out of town means spending 32,94 zlotys (7,9 euros). When it comes to autogas, 100 km costs 51,11 zlotys (12,26 euros) in the city and 27,44 zlotys (6,58 euros) out of it. Of course, you will not save piles of cash just from the fuel spendings difference, but – most importantly – you do not have to spend more on LPG than on diesel and you will have a couple of thousand zlotys in your pocket for a start, because a petrol+LPG Freemont is cheaper than an oil burner. Plus, you have 280 PS at your disposal instead of just 170. So if you are looking for a spacious family car that has more charisma than a school bus, think of the LPG-powered Fiat Freemont. Just do not go running into a dealership straight away, for test cars are still on the road and autogas systems are not available just yet. We suppose this is just a matter of time and there would be crowds of potential buyers. For who does not like a bit of excess?
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