Just had a read through this weeks Autoexpress which has the Car of the Year feature in it. The new Fiesta won Car of the Year, but the 500 took the City Car crown ahead of the new Ka, i10, and iQ. The article cites that the desirability of the 500 has actually increased from launch and that the feelgood factor of the 500 puts it above the Ka - even with the extra suspension tuning ford gave the Ka. They also say they see no reason why the 500 wont win the accolade next year with the new versions on their way.

EDIT: Managed to spell nuova wrong, sorry!!!!!