Continental Irish Car of the Year

The Continental Irish Car of the Year (previously Semperit Irish Car of the Year) award was established in 1978 based on similar Car of the Year awards. It is organised and judged by the Irish Motoring Writers Association (IMWA), a grouping of Irish motoring journalists. The award was sponsored by German tyre manufacturer Continental Tyres / Semperit. In December 2009, the title of the award was changed to Continental Irish Car of the Year, as the sponsor sought to raise the profile of the Continental Tyres brand in Ireland.[1]

The current winner is the Nissan Qashqai

The award has 5 category winners, Continental Irish Small Car of the Year, Continental Irish Compact Family Car of the Year, Continental Irish Family Car of the Year, Continental Irish Executive / Luxury Car of the Year, and the Continental Irish Performance Car of the Year. Ford has won the competition 7 times with the Ford Mondeo winning the overall title the most times for an individual model - 3 times.

It also has a "Continental Irish Van of the Year", The current winner of that category is the Mercedes-Benz Vito. The awards event takes place each year, at a venue in Dublin in late November.

Current rules

Cars are assessed by the 28 jurors on the following criteria:

Results

The first receiver of the award was the Volkswagen Golf Diesel, when it received the inaugural award in 1978. It débuted some four years after the regular Volkswagen Golf. The second receiver, the Volkswagen Derby, was around 1½ years old when it won the award, as was the third receiver, the Fiat Ritmo. The Datsun Stanza received the award soon after its launch, while the next receiver, the Ford Escort, had been on sale since September 1980.

It was a similar story with the Renault 19, which was launched in 1988.

Winners sorted by manufacturer

Brand Award nb. Models/year
Germany BMW 1 F30 (2013)
France Citroën 3 Xsara (1998) C5 (2009) C4 Picasso (2014)
Japan Datsun 1 Stanza (1981)
Italy Fiat 5 Ritmo (1980) Uno (1984) Croma (1987) Tipo (1989) Tempra (1990)
Germany Ford 7 Escort (1982) Sierra (1983) Granada (1986) Mondeo (1994) Focus (1999) Focus (2005) Mondeo (2008) Mondeo (2016)
Japan Honda 1 Civic (2007)
South Korea Kia 1 Rio (2012)
Japan Mazda 1 6 (2003)
Japan Nissan 2 Juke (2011) Qashqai (2015)
Germany Opel 4 Kadett (1985) Astra (1992) Omega (1995) Corsa (2001)
France Peugeot 2 406 (1997) 3008 (2010)
France Renault 2 19 (1990) Laguna (2002)
Japan Suzuki 1 Swift (2006)
Japan Toyota 4 Corolla (1988) Carina (1993) Yaris (2000) Avensis (2004)
Germany Volkswagen 3 Golf (1978) Derby (1979) Polo (1996)

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