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| Joint Chairmen of the Irish Car of the Year Committee, Anthony Conlon and Cathal Doyle, studying the form of the candidates for the Continental Tyres Irish Car of the Year awards 2022 and watched over by Tom Dennigan (centre) from awards sponsor Continental Tyres. |
The 35 candidates for the 2022 Continental Tyres Irish Car of the Year awards have been announced, and the category and overall winners will be announced in early February, writes Brian Byrne. There were no 2021 awards because of the pandemic.
Half of the contenders are available as electric vehicles, which Tom Dennigan of Continental Tyres Ireland says is a 'stark indication of the revolution that is occurring in motoring today'. The winning cars will be chosen by a panel of Irish motoring journalists.
The categories are Compact Car, Medium Car, Large Car, Luxury Car, Performance Car, Small Crossover/SUV and Medium Crossover/SUV. The competing models are Audi e-tron GT, Audi Q4 e-tron, BMW iX, BMW M3/M4, Citroen C4, Cupra Formentor, Cupra Leon, Dacia Sandero, DS 3, Ford Puma ST, Honda-e, Hyundai Bayon, Hyundai i20, Hyundai Ioniq 5, Hyundai Tucson, Kia EV6, Mazda MX30, Mercedes-Benz EQA, Mercedes-Benz EQV, Mercedes-Benz S-Class, MG ZS, MG5, Nissan Qashqai, Opel Mokka, Peugeot 508 PSE, Renault Arkana, Skoda Enyaq, Subaru Outback, Toyota Highlander, Toyota Yaris Cross, Toyota Yaris GR, Volkswagen ID.4, VW Caddy Passenger, and VW ID.4 GTX.
