European Car of the Year the award for 1987. 19 years after the 504 gave Peugeot its first European Car of the Year, the French carmaker finally enjoyed its second triumph in the competition when its mid-range 405 saloon won the 1988 award by a wide margin. A year later, Fiat became the first manufacturer to win the award five times when its ground-breaking new Tipo achieved victory. Citroen's new XM flagship model won the award for 1990, with its French rival Renault scoring success a year later with the new Clio supermini, which signalled the end for the iconic R5. With the award now
Continental Irish Car of the Year winners, "Continental Irish Small Car of the Year", "Continental Irish Compact Family Car of the Year", "Continental Irish Family Car of the Year", "Continental Irish Executive / Luxury Car of the Year", and the "Continental Irish Performance Car of the Year". It also has a ""Continental Irish Van of the Year"", The winner of that category for 2017 is the Citroën Dispatch. Ford has won the competition seven times, with the Ford Mondeo winning the overall title the most times for an individual model. The award for 2017 went to the Mercedes-Benz E-Class, marking the first time the prestigious award