Irish Car of the Year 2017
The Irish Car of the Year Awards will take place on Thursday, October 27th.
The Awards jury will be made up of 33 media representatives who will vote for the overall Car of the Year 2017.
Tom Dennigan from Continental Tyres Ireland said, “Continental Tyres is delighted to be sponsor of the Irish Car and Van of the Year awards, which are adjudicated upon by the majority of motoring journalists in Ireland.”
The Awards are organised and judged by the Irish Motoring Writers Association (IMWA), which are a grouping of Irish motoring journalists.
Last year, the Ford Mondeo was voted Continental Irish Car of the Year 2016 by the Irish Motoring Writers’ Association. Ford has won the competition seven times, with the Ford Mondeo winning the overall title the most times for an individual model.
The overall results were as follows:
- Ford Mondeo – 148 points
- Volvo XC90 – 147 points
- Mercedes Benz GLE – 144 points
- Kia Sorento – 144 points
- Skoda Superb – 140 points
The categories for this year’s Awards are as follows:
Small Car
Medium Car
Large Car
Small SUV
Medium SUV
Large SUV
Performance/Sports Car
An Irish Van of the Year 2017 will also be awarded.
Irish Car of the year Winners 1978 - 2016
1978 – VW Golf Diesel
1979 – VW Derby
1980 – Fiat Ritmo
1981 – Datsun Stanza
1982 – Ford Escort
1983 – Ford Sierra
1984 – Fiat Uno
1985 – Opel Kadett
1986 – Ford Granada
1987 – Fiat Croma
1988 – Toyota Corolla
1989 – Fiat Tipo
1990 – Renault 19
1991 – Fiat Tempra
1992 – Opel Astra
1993 – Toyota Carina E
1994 – Ford Mondeo
1995 – Opel Omega
1996 – VW Polo
1997 – Peugeot 406
1998 – Citroen Xsara
1999 – Ford Focus
2000 – Toyota Yaris
2001 – Opel Corsa
2002 – Renault Laguna
2003 – Mazda 6
2004 – Toyota Avensis
2005 – Ford Focus
2006 – Suzuki Swift
2007 – Honda Civic
2008 – Ford Mondeo
2009 – Citroen C5
2010 – Peugeot 3008
2011 – Nissan Juke
2012 – Kia Rio
2013 – BMW 3 Series
2014 – Citroen C4 Picasso
2015 – Nissan Qashqai
2016 – Ford Mondeo
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