{"id":9527,"date":"2014-10-08T05:46:22","date_gmt":"2014-10-08T05:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/?p=9527"},"modified":"2014-10-08T09:22:13","modified_gmt":"2014-10-08T09:22:13","slug":"winners-apmp-car-van-year-awards-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/index.php\/winners-apmp-car-van-year-awards-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"The Winners of the APMP Car &#038; Van of the Year Awards 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_9529\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/group.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9529\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9529\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/group.jpg\" alt=\"The APMP Jury\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/group.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/group-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9529\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The APMP Jury<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em><strong>We deliberated, cogitated and digested and the APMP\u00a0jury \u00a0delivered their votes writes Geraldine Herbert<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The contenders for the inaugural AMPA Car of the Year (COTY) award \u00a0were certainly an eclectic mix from hybrids and electrics to hot hatches\u00a0and everything in between. The Nissan Qashqai proved the overall and worthy winner of the coveted title of AMPA Car of the Year but here is a breakdown of the category winners and how my votes were cast.<\/p>\n<p><strong>City car of the year \u2013 Hyundai i10<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Contenders; Toyota Aygo, Citroen C1<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The i10 is great value for money. It doesn&#8217;t stand out like the Toyota for looks but it&#8217;s more practical than the rest and offers the best in terms of refinement so it was also my choice for City car.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Small car of the &#8211; Mini Hatch.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Contenders: Alfa Romeo MiTo, Renault ZOE, Toyota Yaris, Volkswagen Polo<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Zoe looks funky, is good to drive and the price makes it the first truly affordable electric car but the third-generation MINI Hatch is bigger, lighter and cheaper to run yet it\u2019s still just as much fun to drive and for that reason it got my top vote also<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Family car of the year \u2013 Audi A3 Saloon<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Contenders: Alfa Romeo Giulietta, Honda Civic Tourer, Mazda3, Opel Meriva, Peugeot 308, Peugeot 308 SW, BMW i3, Golf SV<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This is a category brimming with good cars from the BMW i3 which is without question the most innovative but unfortunately the price puts it out of the range of most family buyers to Audi\u2019s A3 Saloon World Car of the year 2014 but as a family car the 308 SW is a super all-rounder that is surprisingly affordable and for those reasons I chose it above the winner in this category.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Large Family Car of the Year &#8211; Mercedes-Benz C-Class<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Contenders: Citroen DS5, FIAT 500L MPW, Ford Grand Tourneo Connect<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The DS5 is a good family car that offers a lot for the money but inside the new C Class it is classy, luxurious and extremely comfortable and on the road it is cleaner and more economical than before so it was my Large Family Car of the Year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Coup\u00e9\/Cabriolet of the Year &#8211; BMW 2 Series<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Contenders: A3 Cabriolet, BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The A3 Cabriolet is at once luxurious, economical and fast but the 2 series coupe is a return to what BMW do best; creating compact, agile, rear wheel drive coupes. It is beautiful to drive, economical to run and comes with a sufficient dash of practicality for everyday driving so it got my vote for Coup\u00e9\/Cabriolet of the Year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Small SUV of the Year &#8211; Citroen C4 Cactus<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Contenders: Fiat Panda 4X4, Ford EcoSport, Kia Soul, Mercedes-Benz GLA, Nissan Juke<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Its hard not to love the Panda 4\u00d74, it is nimble and robust, great fun to drive and cheap to run while Kia Soul\u2019s is sensible and stylish and makes an interesting family car choice but the Cactus is extremely cheap to run, looks great and is easy to drive and was not only my choice for the title of Small SUV of the Year but also for the overall winner.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mid size SUV of the Year &#8211; Nissan Qashqai<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Contenders: BMW X4, Opel Country Tourer, Skoda Yeti, Skoda Octavia Scout, SsangYong Korando<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Korando offers value for money and the X4 is great to drive but Nissan has delivered a smarter interior, improved build quality and a better overall car with the new Qashqai and I also gave it the top spot.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Luxury Car of the Year &#8211; Audi A8<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Contenders: Lexus GS300h, Mercedes-Benz S-Class<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately without driving the two rivals it is hard to benchmark the A8, plus the only time spent in it was at the Irish launch so first impressions were of an expensive but well equipped and luxurious cruiser.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Large SUV of the Year &#8211; Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Contenders: Nissan X-Trail, BMW X5<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Outlander is not simply for the environmentally conscious and Mitsubishi deserve praise for this plug in hybrid facility but the BMW X5, it is the most complete SUV currently on the market and is a compelling combination of economy, performance and dynamic handling. My vote in this case went to the BMW X5.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Performance Car of the Year \u2013 Alfa Romeo 4C<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Contenders: Audi S1, Audi S3 Saloon, BMW M235i Coup\u00e9, BMW M3 Saloon\/M4 Coup\u00e9, Jaguar F-TYPE Coupe, Peugeot RCZ-R, SEAT Leon Cupra<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As a very fast and understated performance car there are few that can match the S3 and while the Leon Cupra is super value for money the\u00a0Alfa\u2019s 4C is a pure sports car and one of most stunning cars around and was unreservedly my choice for performance car of the year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OVERALL CAR OF THE YEAR: Nissan Qashqai<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Contenders: All Category winners<\/em><\/p>\n<p>My vote went to the Citroen C4 Cactus, it is a refreshing, innovative and charming interpretation of budget family motoring.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>In the van categories the winners were:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>City Van of the Year &#8211; Ford Transit Courier<\/p>\n<p>Small Van of the Year &#8211; Ford Transit Connect<\/p>\n<p>Panel Van of the Year &#8211; Citroen Relay \/ Fiat Ducato \/ Peugeot Boxer<\/p>\n<p>Business SUV of the Year &#8211; Land Rover Discovery Business<\/p>\n<p>Van of the Year is Citroen Relay \/ Fiat Ducato \/ Peugeot<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Geraldine Herbert<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>8th October, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We deliberated, cogitated and digested and the APMP\u00a0jury \u00a0delivered their votes writes Geraldine Herbert The contenders for the inaugural AMPA Car of the Year (COTY) award \u00a0were certainly an eclectic mix from hybrids and electrics to hot hatches\u00a0and everything in between. 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