Ford Mondeo takes Continental Irish Car of the Year crown

The Ford Mondeo has been voted Continental Irish Car of the Year 2016 by the Irish Motoring Writers’ Association.

The announcement of the 39th Irish Car of the Year Award was made at an awards ceremony in Dublin today attended by leading figures from the motor industry.

The overall results, with weighted scores, were as follows:
1. Ford Mondeo – 148 points
2. Volvo XC90 – 147 points
3. Mercedes Benz GLE –  144 points
3. Kia Sorento – 144 points
4. Skoda Superb – 140 points

The Irish Motoring Writers’ Association judges awarded points on the basis of criteria ranging from design, comfort, safety, economy, handling and performance as well as driver satisfaction, value for money and technical innovation, with a maximum of 20 points under each heading.

John Galvin, Chairman of the Irish Motoring Writers’ Association, commented: “The Irish motoring writers have selected an exciting model and no doubt the 2016 Irish Car of the Year accolade will provide a huge boost to the popularity of the Ford Mondeo in the Irish market, particularly in the context of the current competitive economic environment".

Awards were made in six categories, reflecting the diversified nature of today’s car market in Ireland.

Continental Irish Small Car of the Year
Opel Corsa

Continental Irish Compact Family Car of the Year
Honda HR-V

Continental Irish Medium Car of the Year
Ford Mondeo

Continental Irish Large Car of the Year
Kia Sorento

Continental Irish Executive Car of the Year
Volvo XC90

Continental Irish Performance Car of the Year
Audi TT The Ford Mondeo succeeds the Nissan Qashqai which took the title last year.

Related Articles

Card image cap

Citroën UK win

Citroën DS3 has been ranked 'Best Supermini' in the UK's 2013 What Car? JD Power survey. In its very first showing, DS3 received an 82.2% satisfaction score - the overall industry average was 77.6...

Posted 11 years ago

Card image cap

ContiPremiumContact 5 wins tyre test

Continental’s ContiPremiumContact 5 summer tyre has taken first place in a tyre test in the latest issue of the specialist German publication “auto motor und sport” The testers were part...

Posted 10 years ago

Card image cap

Is your car in top form and ready for the holidays?

As the school holidays approach, the thoughts of many families turn towards the precious annual holiday.  For families that are planning a holiday with the car, either at home or abroad, German t...

Posted 7 years ago


Tags

Continental, Awards, Ford, Mondeo