The Hyundai Ioniq 6 has taken the Irish Car of the Year 2024 title at an awards ceremony, which took place on Friday at the Conrad Hotel in Dublin.
Voted on by members of the Motoring Media Association of Ireland (MMAI), the voting panel comprises of 35 of Ireland’s most experienced journalists, who cast their votes having assessed each new car model launched in Ireland this year.
It’s the fourth time in four years that an electric car has taken the title.
Chairman of the MMAI, Joe Rayfus said: “Congratulations to Hyundai Ireland on taking the coveted Irish Car of the Year title for the Ioniq 6, a very worthy winner indeed. What more concrete proof can there be that the era of electric motoring is truly here. Our fourth straight winner of the title. And look at the evolution of vehicles in that time, electric models have gone fully mainstream and luxury as this Ioniq 6 proves.”
Tom Dennigan of awards sponsor, Continental Tyres said: “The Hyundai Ioniq 6 is a really stylish car at the forefront of automotive design. I am sure that our Irish Car of the Year title will be a huge boost to the nameplate’s profile with Irish motorists who are considering making the move to electric.”
Category Winners
The Irish Car of the Year category winners:
Irish Small / Compact Car of the Year: MG4 EV
Irish Small / Compact SUV of the Year: BYD Atto 3
Irish Medium SUV of the Year: Renault Austral
Irish Medium / Large Car of the Year: Hyundai IONIQ 6
Irish Large SUV / MPV of the Year: Nissan X-TRAIL
Irish Luxury Car of the Year: BMW i7 / 7 Series
Irish Performance Car of the Year: BMW M2
Irish Van of the Year
In the Irish Van of the Year awards programme for 2024, the Ford Ranger Raptor took the category award for Irish Commercial SUV of the Year, while the overall Irish Van of the Year 2024 in association with Continental Tyres award was bestowed on the Mercedes-Benz Citan.
