1/12/2007 - Fiat Scudo Picks Up Another Top Award

The Fiat Scudo, which is set to join the Ducato in Fiat's Australian commercial fleet in 2008, has collected another top award, taking the 'Best Small Panel Van' title in the What Van? Awards 2007 in the UK.

The Scudo clearly caught the imagination of the What Van? panel of judges with its car-like performance, agility and comfort, coupled with a choice of three generous cargo areas, easy loading and unloading, reliability and productivity and the Scudo proved it is a versatile and all-round winner when it comes to light transport.

The new van has particularly been praised by What Van? for its choice of engines, sliding door access, safety, comfort and style.

The Scudo's suspension is designed to offer exceptional comfort even when the vehicle is empty, while special emphasis has been put on superior agility, handling, drivability and dynamics.

The bodyshell incorporates differentiated rigidity zones; there's a new braking system employing disc brakes all-round, along with ABS and EBD, and a driver side airbag has been made standard throughout the range.

"Few, if any, drivers will moan that the Scudo's cab is difficult to get into," says 'What Van?' "What's more, the comfortable seat is set at just the right height for those users who have to hop in and out of their vehicles umpteen times daily."

This latest award comes hot on the heels of another major accolade earlier this year - when Scudo was voted International Van of the Year 2008 by a panel of journalists from 20 European nations who specialise in light commercial vehicles.

"The Scudo is the right answer to so many businesses' transport problems and we are delighted that it has been recognised again for that," says Gerry Clarke, the director for Fiat commercial vehicles in the UK, who collected the award. "Doing well in the What Van? Awards is important to us and it is pleasing that we have once again been highlighted in these honours."