The Irish Car of the Year committee has this week revealed the 50 vehicles in the running for the 2016 Irish Car of the Year awards, in association with Continental Tyres.
This year’s awards ceremony will take place at the Gibson Hotel, Dublin, on Thursday, 8th November 2018.
The 50-strong ‘longlist’ was selected by a jury comprising 37 of Ireland’s most experienced motoring journalists. The jury will have a refresher drive day in October – where they will have an opportunity to appraise all cars again – before casting their votes for the Irish Car of the Year 2019.
Here are the 50 cars in the hunt for Irish Car of the Year 2019:
- Alfa Romeo Stelvio QV
- Audi A1
- Audi A6
- Audi A8
- Audi Q5
- Audi RS3
- Audi RS4
- BMW X2
- BMW X3
- BMW X4
- BMW M5
- BMW 6 Series GT
- Citroen C3 Aircross
- Dacia Duster
- Ford EcoSport
- Ford Fiesta ST
- Ford Focus
- Ford Mondeo HEV
- Honda Civic Type R
- Hyundai Electric Kona
- Hyundai i30N
- Hyundai Kona
- Hyundai Santa Fe
- Jaguar E-Pace
- Jaguar I-Pace
- Jeep Compass
- Jeep Wrangler
- Kia Ceed
- Kia Niro PHEV
- Kia Stinger
- Kia Stonic
- Lexus LS 500h
- Mercedes A Class
- Mercedes CLS
- Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross
- Nissan Leaf
- Opel Grandland
- Porsche Cayenne
- SEAT Arona
- Skoda Karoq
- Subaru Impreza
- Subaru XV
- Suzuki Swift Sport
- Toyota Yaris GRMN
- Volkswagen Polo
- Volkswagen Polo GTi
- Volkswagen Touareg
- Volkswagen T-Roc
- Volvo V60
- Volvo XC40
Good luck to all runners and riders! We’ll have more news and updates as the big day gets closer.