Motoring media pick ID.Buzz as Irish Car of the Year

/ 14th November 2022 /

The Volkswagen ID.Buzz has been selected by Irish motoring media as the 2023 Irish Car of the Year.

The awards are voted on by the 32 members of the Motoring Media Association of Ireland (MMAI), who individually assess each new car model that is launched in Ireland each year.

Volkswagen took the top award with its latest all electric ID.Buzz model and, the van version, the ID.Buzz Cargo, won the Irish Van of the Year award.

It is the third time that an electric vehicle has taken the award, as Kia EVs also won the 2022 and 2020 Irish Car of the Year titles with the EV6 and e-Soul.

The all electric ID.Buzz uses the same 77kWh battery as the Volkswagen ID.4 and delivers a 420km range from a single charge.

Joe Rayfus, chairman of the MMAI, commented: “The Volkswagen ID. Buzz is a stand-out vehicle, and as the third electric vehicle to win the title, it really does confirm the onward march in Ireland towards an electric motoring future. In the field of runners for this year’s awards, over half the contenders are available as either partial or full electric vehicles.”

Tom Dennigan of awards sponsor Continental Tyres said: “The MMAI jurors provide a great service to Irish motorists in providing a really helpful insight into the broad range of increasingly sophisticated car models that are launched here each year.”