Cars for ICOTY 2013 announced

There are 35 cars in contention for the Continental Irish Car of the Year 2013 awards, organised by the Irish Motoring Writers Association.

They are the Audi A3, Audi Q3, BMW 3 Series, BMW 6 Series Gran Coupé, BMW M5, Chevrolet Cruze, Chevrolet Orlando, Chevrolet Spark, Chrysler 300C, Citroen DS5, Fiat Panda, Ford B-Max, Honda Civic, Honda CR-V, Hyundai i30, Hyundai Santa Fe, Hyundai Veloster, Kia cee'd, Kia Optima, Lexus GS, Mazda CX-5, Mercedes-Benz B-Class, Mercedes-Benz M-Class, Mercedes-Benz SL, Opel Zafira Tourer, Peugeot 208, Porsche 911, Porsche Boxster, SEAT Mii, Skoda Citigo, Subaru XV, Toyota GT86, Volkswagen Beetle, Volkswagen up!, and Volvo V40.

A shortlist will be drawn up in coming weeks following the first round vote to be taken by the 28 members of the IMWA.

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 22 November.

Pictured are MWA Chairman Gerry Murphy and General Manager of Continental Tyres Paddy Murphy, with Ireland’s oldest surviving registered car, an 1898 Benz Velo Comfortable with the Irish registration: IK 52.