Irish Car of the Year 2017 Winners!
The Mercedes-Benz E-Class has been awarded the title of Irish Car of the Year 2017.
The Irish Car of the Year Awards in association with Continental Tyres took place last night, October 27th, at the Powerscourt Hotel, Enniskerry and were attended by Ireland’s leading car brands, distributors and other motoring dignitaries.
Stephen Byrne, Chief Executive, Mercedes-Benz in Ireland, said: “We are honoured to win the Irish Car of the Year 2017 award. This accolade bestowed by Irish motoring journalists is a recognition of the advanced technology and features to be found in the new generation E-Class.”
This year’s jury was made up of 30 jurors from across online, broadcast and print media, including this writer. Over 40 new cars launched in Ireland over the last year were eligible for the Awards.
John Galvin, Irish Car of the Year Committee member and Chairman of the Irish Motoring Writers' Association (IMWA), said, “We’ve had 40 years of Irish Car of the Year and the E-Class is an exceptional winner.”
Tom Dennigan from Irish Car of the Year sponsor Continental Tyres, said,“Continental is delighted to be associated with Irish Car of the Year, an event that continues to be the highlight of the motoring year.”
The category winners were as follows:
Irish Small Car of the Year 2017 - Suzuki Baleno
Irish Medium Car of the Year 2017 - Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupé
Irish Large Car of the Year 2017 - Mercedes-Benz E-Class
Irish Small SUV of the Year 2017 - Peugeot 2008
Irish Medium SUV of the Year 2017 - Hyundai Tucson
Irish Large SUV of the Year 2017 - Ford Edge
Irish Performance/Sports Car of the Year 2017 - Ford Mustang
Caroline Kidd
Motor Industry Gears Up For Irish Car Of The Year 2017
The Irish Car of the Year Awards 2017, in association with Continental Tyres, will take place on Thursday October 27th.
This year's jury is made up of 33 jurors from across online and print media who will vote for an overall Irish Car of the Year 2017, along with a number of category winners. Over 40 new cars launched in Ireland over the last year are eligible for the Awards.
Speaking at the launch of Irish 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.”
“For those Irish motorists who are in the lucky position to be considering a new car for the new year, the choices of the learned jurors of the Irish Car and Van of the Year awards are a great help in making sense of the bewildering array of cars and technologies that are available from the smallest car segments right up to the most exotic models on sale in the Irish market."
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.
Follow me on Twitter @caroline_kidd for Irish Car of the Year category winners as they are announced.
Caroline Kidd