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\"\"<\/a>35\u00a0 cars will compete for the title of \u00a0\u00a0Continental Irish Car of the Year 2013. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The complete list was announced by the Irish Motoring Writers Association (IMWA) today. \u00a0The 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<\/sup> November, 2012.<\/p>\n

The full field of candidates for the Continental Irish Car of the Year 2013 are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Audi A3<\/td>\nHonda Civic<\/td>\nOpel Zafira Tourer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audi Q3<\/td>\nHonda CR-V<\/td>\nPeugeot 208<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BMW 3 Series<\/td>\nHyundai i30<\/td>\nPorsche 911<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BMW 6 Series Gran Coup\u00e9<\/td>\nHyundai Santa Fe<\/td>\nPorsche Boxster<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BMW M5<\/td>\nHyundai Veloster<\/td>\nSEAT Mii<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chevrolet Cruze<\/td>\nKia cee’d<\/td>\nSkoda Citigo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chevrolet Orlando<\/td>\nKia Optima<\/td>\nSubaru XV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chevrolet Spark<\/td>\nLexus GS<\/td>\nToyota GT86<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chrysler 300C<\/td>\nMazda CX-5<\/td>\nVolkswagen Beetle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Citroen DS5<\/td>\nMercedes-Benz B-Class<\/td>\nVolkswagen up!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fiat Panda<\/td>\nMercedes-Benz M-Class<\/td>\nVolvo V40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ford B-Max<\/td>\nMercedes-Benz SL<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\u00a0Gerry Murphy, Chairman of the IMWA, commented: \u201cIn spite of the general economic slowdown, we are still seeing the arrival inIrelandof a lot of innovative new car models brim full of new automotive technologies and the field of runners for the 2013 title certainly doesn\u2019t\u00a0 dissappoint\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u00a0The 28 voting members of the Irish Motoring Writers\u2019 Association assess each vehicle, attributing points on the basis of criteria ranging from innovation and safety, to space, comfort, build quality, driving quality and value for money.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs with each year, the IMWA car jury provide a great service for Irish motorists in helping them to make sense of the bewildering array of new cars that has been launched in Ireland this year\u201d, commented Paddy Murphy of Continental Tyres Ireland, Irish Car of the Year sponsor.\u00a0 \u201cThe list of candidates for this year\u2019s award is an eclectic one with a lot of quality in it \u2013 it won\u2019t be an easy choice for the jurors\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u00a0A shortlist of vehicles will be announced in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Last year the Continental Irish Car of the Year title went to the Kia Rio while the van accolade was won by the Volkswagen Crafter.<\/p>\n

19th October, 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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