In what has been an incredibly successful year for Hyundai and a host of awards for their IONIQ 6 all over the world, the car has just been voted the as the 2024 Irish Car of the Year in association with Continental Tyres.

Last week members of the Motoring Media Association of Ireland (MMAI), the grouping that brings together 35 of Ireland’s most experienced motoring journalists, hosted the awards event attended by Ireland’s leading car brands, importers, and distributors. The awards are voted on by the members of the MMAI who individually assess each new car model that is launched in Ireland each year.

It is the fourth time in four straight years that an electric vehicle has been voted the Irish Car of the Year, the oldest and most reputable automotive award title in Ireland. Jurors initially selected winners in seven categories, and from those winners, the overall Car of the Year was voted for on the event with the IONIQ 6 coming out on top.

“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,” the chairman of the MMAI, Joe Rayfus, said.

Tom Dennigan of awards sponsor, Continental Tyres said that 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,” he said.

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.

Pictured: Joe Rayfus, chairman of the Motoring Media Association of Ireland (MMAI); Sarah Hayes of Hyundai Ireland; and Tom Dennigan of awards sponsor, Continental Tyres, with the Hyundai IONIQ 6, which was named as the Irish Car of the Year 2024.