The low emission retrostyle Fiat 500 continues to impress

Continuing to impress, the Fiat 500 has scooped yet another top industry award: the Supermini and City car category in the evecars.com Car of the Year Awards 2008. This honour is added to the trophy cabinet already bulging under the weight of: Car of the Year 2008,CAR Magazine Car of the Year,Fifth Gear Small Car of the Year,and Auto Express Best City Car 2008.

So what's all the fuss about? Green Car Guide offers the following features and statistics:

The  500 is sold with a choice of three powerplants;the latest 75 bhp 1.3 litre 16 valve Multijet turbodiesel ,and two FIRE petrol engines- a 1.2 litre 8-valve 69 bhp unit,and a 100 bhp version of the 1.4 litre 16-valve powerplant.

Both the 1.2 and the 1.3 litre turbodiesel come with 5-speed manual gearboxes, the 1.4 litre has a 6-speed transmission.

The 1.3 16v Multijet Turbodiesel offers the best combined economy of 67.3 mpg and CO2 emissions of just 111g/km.

In terms of Fiat's wider environmental impact,the company is already amongst the 'greenest' car manufacturers in the world,and its cars boast some of the lowest CO2 figures available. Fiat is also introducing Euro 5 engines for the majority of its range by the end of 2009.

The Fiat 500 clearly has proven 'green' credentials. It is also proving itself a winner all round.

For further details on this,and other cars in the supermini category, click here for the Green Car Guide.