Driven to Distraction – IMWA 2013 Automotive Forum
We look at some of the new and emerging automotive technologies that will soon be a key feature of the cars we drive. The car of the future will communicate with the road infrastructure and other road users to warn you about traffic jams or an accident up ahead, allow you to stream music and video material from the internet through your car’s audio-visual system, and make it easy to consult apps from the dashboard that provide...
Car of the Year 2013 …… The Votes Are In
Tomorrow the Continental Irish Car of the Year 2013 will be announced. From eleven shortlisted cars, 28 jurors from the Irish Motoring Writers Association have cast their votes. As a member of the Jury my votes have been cast based on a criteria ranging from driving dynamics, performance, innovation, to safety and build quality and value for money. But in a fantasy world constraints of economy, practicality and safety could be...
And Then There Was 11 …….
Eleven cars are now in the mix for this year’s Continental Irish Car of the Year 2013 BMW 3 Series BMW 6 Series Gran Coupé BMW M5 Ford B-Max Kia cee’d Kia Optima Mazda CX-5 Mercedes-Benz M-Class Peugeot 208 Toyota GT86 Volvo V40 The Short list was announced by the Irish Motoring Writers Association (IMWA) today. The Continental Irish Car of the Year and Continental Irish Van of the Year will be revealed at a gala...
Testing, testing ….35 Cars Compete for 2013 Continental Irish Car of the Year Title
35 cars will compete for the title of Continental Irish Car of the Year 2013. The complete list was announced by the Irish Motoring Writers Association (IMWA) today. The Continental Irish Car of the Year and Continental Irish Van of the Year will be revealed at a gala event in the Convention Centre, Dublin, on Thursday 22nd November, 2012. The full field of candidates for the Continental Irish Car of the Year 2013 are as follows:...
