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\"BMW<\/a>

BMW 4 Series<\/p><\/div>\n

1) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Continental Irish Small Car of the Year 2014 Award<\/strong>
\nThe best word to describe the Dacia Sandero is cheap\u2026.. The ultimate \u201c4 wheel s, a seat and a steering wheel\u201d car that happens to have a 4 star NCAP rating – Unfortunately for me the most powerful engine is a disappointing 89bhp.<\/p>\n

The Peugeot 2008 may look a bit like someone shrunk an MPV in the wash (and then crashed it into a load of chrome) but it\u2019s not actually available in 4 wheel drive. Features like the LED daytime running lights and the slashed lit up head liner of the \u201cAllure\u201d spec may be impressive but with a starting price of almost 19k it\u2019s a bit expensive when compared to the rest of the category\u2026..<\/p>\n

A Renault Clio is always a popular choice and at 5k less than the Peugeot this Clio is not only lower and wider than previous versions – the R-Link tablet option means you\u2019re always connected to the land of twitter!<\/p>\n

But when you consider that you can get a Sandero for approximately the same monthly cost as a decent smartphone on a contract I\u2019m afraid it has to be the winner in this category!<\/p>\n

2) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Continental Irish Compact Family Car of the Year 2014 Award
\n<\/strong>Toyota have improved the handling on this Auris so it\u2019s better able to compete with rivals and now it feels secure and settled\u2026 possibly even a bit on the boring side! The Corolla has come a long way since the 80s but seems to have lost some of its character along the way and well a VW Golf is a Golf \u2013 the old favourite – but unless you\u2019re willing to fork out that bit extra for something special like a GTi, GTD or an R it\u2019s still \u201cjust a Golf\u201d.<\/p>\n

The starting prices on these 3 couldn\u2019t be closer so what this category basically comes down to is if you want a hybrid \u2013 buy an Auris, if you need a saloon \u2013 buy a Corolla but otherwise\u2026 just buy the Golf!<\/p>\n

3) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Continental Irish Family Car of the Year 2014 Award
\n<\/strong>Least expensive of the 3 in this category – The Skoda Octavia is hard to fault \u2013 reliable, safe and with a huge boot. The \u201cphone box\u201d wireless phone connection is a useful gadget and the adaptive cruise assist is a must for motorway driving. The Kia Carens falls into my most hated category of \u201cpeople carrier\u201d and therefore will be ignored\u2026\u2026 (starting price is 8k more than the Octavia but it does come with a 7 year warranty and room for the kids\/dog\/donkey etc) while the Mazda 6 is the best looking (but most expensive) of the bunch. Comparing like with like the 175bhp diesel Mazda is costing 39k while the 184bhp Octavia VRS comes in at less than 33k so I know which one I\u2019d pick!<\/p>\n

4) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Continental Irish Executive\/Luxury Car of the Year 2014 Award
\n<\/strong>For me this is the toughest category\u2026. Ideally I\u2019d love to have both so I could use the Range Rover to commute to work each day in an armchair and then I\u2019d be able to take my 4 series out for weekend road trips\u2026. The Range Rover would definitely be the most practical choice, considering I live in the countryside and own sheep but I\u2019m a sucker for a Coupe so on this occasion the BMW 4 series wins the prize \u2013 but only just!<\/p>\n

5) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Continental Irish Performance Car of the Year 2014 Award
\n<\/strong>Alcantara steering wheels and go faster bodykits may attract my interest but the Juke looks a little too much like a hot wheels toy car for my liking.<\/p>\n

A Fiesta ST just wouldn\u2019t look right without a lairy paint job but Ford actually charges extra for this?!? Although if anyone other than you will be driving the car it does come with a system that allows you to set a maximum speed for other drivers which is quite useful considering it does a top speed of 137mph and does 0-60 in an impressive 6.9 seconds.<\/p>\n

It may be huge and heavy in comparison to the original but the Golf GTi will always have its fans \u2013 and if you need a comfortable daily driver as well as a fun car for weekends it\u2019s probably the way to go which is why it\u2019s landed in 2nd<\/sup> place.<\/p>\n

But winner in this category has to be a 197bhp 1.6 turbocharged 6 speed engine that happens to have a Peugeot 208 attached. The 205 GTi was legendary back in the 80s and it seems Peugeot may have gotten the hot hatch right this time!<\/p>\n

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Overall winner : BMW 4 series Coupe\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Suzanne Keane <\/strong><\/p>\n

20th November, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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