The Fiat 500
continues to lead the way in the business world in the
UK after scooping the City Car of the Year title for the
third consecutive year in the
2011 BusinessCar Awards.
There’s no disputing that
it’s won the hearts of thousands of private buyers
throughout the UK, but it’s in industry and business
that the popular city car continues to impress. The
multi-award-winning 500, which is into its fourth year
on sale in the UK, already has an impressive list of
trophies, including [European] Car of the Year in
2008, along with several from the UK’s leading consumer
and trade titles.
The car’s good looks,
coupled with its excellent running costs and residual
values, made a big impression on the awards’ judges –
the readers of BusinessCar, therefore truly
reflecting the opinions of the market. “Fiat’s 500 has
once more proved that business cars can make sense to
both the head and the heart,” says Paul Barker, editor
of BusinessCar. “The 500 has great residual
values and running costs combined with the ability to
put smiles on faces, making it the perfect city car for
the corporate market, something BusinessCar
readers obviously echo in voting the 500 City Car of the
Year.”
“Three consecutive
awards and three consecutive wins in the City Car
category – that’s wonderful news and a great tribute to
the Fiat 500, which continues to sell well both to
private customers and into fleets,” says Andrew
Humberstone, managing director, Fiat Group Automobiles
UK and Ireland. “We will never tire of receiving awards
for this remarkable car and this latest accolade from
BusinessCar and its readers is very welcome.”
Available with a
choice of low emissions Euro 5 engines: 85bhp 0.9-litre
TwinAir, 69 bhp 1.2-litre and 100bhp 1.4-litre petrol,
and 95 bhp 1.3-litre MultiJet turbodiesel, the Fiat 500
can be ordered in three different trim levels – Pop,
Sport and Lounge. The starting price of the 500 range in
the UK is £9,665.
