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Following on from the earlier claimed leak of the winner of the 2008 Car of the Year award, Autovisie has revealed further details, confirming the 2008 winner to be the new Fiat 500.

The 500, it turns out, beat the Mazda 2 into second place with the new Ford Mondeo claiming third position according to the rather cryptic scoring system.  The top three scored 385, 325 and 202 points respectively.  Bottom of the pile was the Peugeot 308, with a mere 97 points to its name. 

Fiat 500 - 385
Mazda2 - 325
Ford Mondeo - 202
Kia Cee’d - 166
Nissan Qashqai - 147
Mercedes C-Klasse - 128
Peugeot 308 - 97

The Fiat 500 is among seven finalists for the 2008 Car of the Year awards.  The official announcement of the shortlist was apparently due next week, but several motoring sites are already reporting the chosen finalists, which includes the new Fiat 500 among its ranks.  The full list is as follows:

• Fiat 500
• Ford Mondeo
• Kia cee’d
• Mazda 2
• Mercedes C-class
• Nissan Qashqai
• Peugeot 308