FIAT 500 on the Awards Trail
Published: 19th January 2008
FIAT 500
The Fiat 500 has attracted critical acclaim, created astonishing interest and stoked up colossal passion… and now the new Fiat 500 is racking up the honours.
Good looks, superb design, safety, drive quality, versatility, fun and sheer desirability – these are just some of the attributes which judges from journalist groups, TV shows, specialist magazines and evaluation juries across Europe have cited as their reasons for putting the Fiat 500 first when it comes to 2007’s new cars.
Just six months after the international launch of the new Fiat 500, its list of top honours already makes impressive reading – and there are more to come.
Among the most important and influential crowns already awarded to the Fiat 500 last year (2007) are:
Car of the Year 2008: the major European award, presided over by 58 specialist international journalists from 22 countries. The 500 was a clear winner in this year’s prestigious competition
Auto Europa 2008: voted by the Italian Union of Automotive Journalists (UIGA). This is the most important accolade awarded by the Italian specialist press
EuroCarBody 2007: the world’s most prestigious prize for car bodies. Six hundred experts voted for their winner
Auto Trophy: votes from German magazine Auto Zeitung’s readers are collected across a huge range of car sectors
L’Automobile piu bella del Mondo: an international jury – leading artists, designers and editors – elect the best cars for the year (2007). The new 500 is best ‘City Car and Compact’
Fifth Gear Best Small Car of the Year: popular UK motoring TV show voted the new Fiat 500 its best small car for 2008
CAR Car of the Year: leading UK monthly motoring magazine gave the new Fiat 500 its top marks
BBC Top Gear Awards 07: City Car. Sales-leading UK monthly motoring magazine makes the new 500 its top town transport.
Fiat 500
Our Fiat 500 Guide lists the full specification of the current UK 500 range, including car prices, fuel consumption, dimensions and other vital data.
Price Range: £7,905 - £10,710
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Models in the range: 9
We have road tested the Fiat 500, to read our in-depth car review:
Fiat 500 Review - Feb 2008
Our Car Buyer’s Guide covers all of the UK’s major new cars and includes CO2 ratings and car insurance groups. Data updated on the 25th Jun 2008
