Still the cars of the year?

How will the current APMP cars of the year stand up to a new generation of models arriving in 2015, asks Shane O’Donoghue

There are many annual car awards schemes in operation, resulting in many ‘official’ cars of the year, including the World Car of the Year and the (curiously, more respected) European Car of the Year. In 2014, the Association of Professional Motoring Press (APMP) was formed in Ireland, consisting of the country’s most-read motoring journalists.

Its inaugural awards ceremony took place in October. The overall Car of the Year award went to the Nissan ...