Another year of research and testing and it’s again time for the awards for the Irish Car of the Year 2024. And what a year it’s been. With seismic shifts in the auto industry, cars of all shapes and sizes are competing for attention with increased space, practicality and efficiency.
We’ve spent a lot of time narrowing down the seven finalists for the Continental Tyres Irish Car Of The Year 2024. On the day we celebrated the wins of manufacturers who have created the best car in their respective categories for their customers. The finalists and winners listed in the categories below.
A highlight of the 2024 awards, the Service to Industry award recognised the efforts of Denise Harris who has always supported our yearly Breakfast meeting.
The awards themselves are a great gathering, where everyone from the Irish motoring industry get together and celebrate the challenges and positives from the past year and look forward to the year ahead.
The category winners:
- Irish Small / Compact Car of the Year: MG4 EV
- Irish Small / Compact SUV of the Year: BYD Atto
- Irish Medium SUV of the Year: Renault Austral
- Irish Medium / Large Car of the Year: Hyundai IONIQ 6 – Overall winner
- Irish Large SUV / MPV of the Year: Nissan X-TRAIL
- Irish Luxury Car of the Year: BMW i7 / 7 Series
- Irish Performance Car of the Year: BMW M2
Small/Compact Car: MG4, Ora Funky Cat, Volkswagen e-Up
Medium SUV: Alfa Romeo Tonale, Mercedes GLC, Renault Austral, Subaru Solterra, Toyota bz4X
Small Compact/SUV: BMW X1, BYD Atto 3, Hyundai Kona, Jeep Avenger, Toyota Corolla Cross
Medium Crossover/SUV: Citroën e-C4x, Hyundai Ioniq 6, Peugeot 408, Toyota Prius
Large SUV/MPV: Ineos Grenadier, Lexus RX, Maxus Mifa 9, Maxda CX-60, Mercedes EQE SUV, Nissan X-Trail
Luxury Car: Audi Q8 e-tron, BMW i7 / 7 Series, BMW XM, Maserati Grecale, Mercedes EQS SUV
Performance Car: Audi RS 3, BMW M2, Kia EV6 GT, Polestar 2 BST