With the upcoming 2013 Continental Irish Car of the Year awards fast approaching, the candidates have been announced, with one going forward to be crowned Continental Irish Car of the Year 2013. The category winners and overall winner are chosen by the members of the IMWA (Irish Motoring Writers Association) of which our own Ian Beatty is a member of and will therefore be casting his vote. The awards ceremony will take place on the 22nd November in Dublin’s Convention Centre. Commenting on the announcement, Gerry Murphy, Chairman of the IMWA, said, : “In spite of the general economic slowdown, we are still seeing the arrival in Ireland of a lot of innovative new car models brim full of new automotive technologies and the field of runners for the 2013 title certainly doesn’t dissappoint”.
The full field of candidates is listed below:
Audi A3
Audi Q3
BMW 3 Series
BMW 6 Series Gran Coupé
BMW M5
Chevrolet Cruze
ChevroletOrlando
Chevrolet Spark
Chrysler 300C
Citroen DS5
Fiat Panda
Ford B-Max
Honda Civic
Honda CR-V
Hyundai i30
Hyundai Santa Fe
Hyundai Veloster
Kia Cee’d
Kia Optima
Lexus GS
Mazda CX-5
Mercedes-Benz B-Class
Mercedes-Benz M-Class
Mercedes-Benz SL
Opel Zafira Tourer
Peugeot 208
Porsche 911
Porsche Boxster
SEAT Mii
Skoda Citigo
Subaru XV
ToyotaGT86
Volkswagen Beetle
Volkswagen up!
Volvo V40
