Travel + Leisure Magazine has selected the 2012 Fiat 500 as  the "Best Car" in its eighth annual "Travel + Leisure Design Awards." The 2012 Travel + Leisure Design Awards recognize new products, buildings and destinations that improve the travel experience through thoughtful design. "The Design Awards jury applauded the Fiat 500 for its combination of compact practicality with a real sense of style, speed, and fun," said Luke Barr, News Director of Travel + Leisure.
The Fiat 500 will be featured in the March issue of Travel + Leisure -- available on newsstands February 17 and is currently online at http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/tl-design-awards. In addition, the Fiat 500 will be recognized at the Travel + Leisure Design Awards event on March 7 in Berlin, Germany. "We are extremely honored to win the 'Best Car' Design Award title from Travel + Leisure -- as the 2012 Fiat 500 offers a unique combination of Italian design, driving fun and efficiency at an unbeatable value," said Tim Kuniskis, Head of Fiat  Brand North America. "In addition, our open-air Fiat 500 Cabrio, the exclusive 500 and 500c by Gucci models and the high-performance Fiat 500 Abarth provide drivers with the best of Italian style and driving excitement." By Joseph Szczesny