Today the 2012 Continental Irish Car of the Year will be announced at the Convention Centre in Dublin. As mentioned elsewhere, the shortlist is as follows (in alphabetical order):
Ford C-MAX
Ford Focus
Honda CR-Z
Hyundai i40
Kia Picanto
Kia Rio
Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupé
Mercedes-Benz SLK
Peugeot 508
Range Rover Evoque
I have the privilege of having a vote and though all members of the Irish Motoring Writers Association (IMWA) have the right to vote in private I think it's no harm being open about it. Campbell Spray and I wrote about this in last weekend's Sunday Independent and here's how I personally voted:
- Range Rover Evoque
- Kia Rio
- Ford Focus
- Hyundai i40
- Peugeot 508
- Kia Picanto
- Ford C-Max
- Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupé
- Mercedes-Benz SLK
- Honda CR-Z
This year's shortlist is probably the most varied we've ever had and though there are a few favourites, I wouldn't fancy betting high on any car in particular. Watch this space for the full results later today.