BMW took top honours at the 2013 Irish Car of the Year awards, its 3 Series model first scooping Family Car of the Year before going on to be named 2013 Continental Irish Car of the Year. Meanwhile, the Irish Motoring Writers Association (IMWA) also named the 6 Series Gran Coupé as the Executive/Luxury Car of the Year.
Other winners announced at the gala event, held in Dublin at the Convention Centre, included the Volvo V40, taking Irish Compact Family Car of the Year; the Peugeot 208, crowned Irish Small Car of the Year; and the Toyota GT86 coupé, named Irish Performance Car of the Year.
The IMWA's van jurors also voted for Irish van of the Year, in which the new Ford Transit Custom was victorious.