European Car of the Year A shortlist of seven cars is selected by a simple vote. For the final round of voting, each jury member has 25 points to distribute among the finalists. The points must be distributed to at least five cars, with no more than ten to any one car, and no joint top marks. The voting is open, and each jury member provides published justification for their vote distribution. Under these rules, the decisiveness of the victory has varied greatly. For example, in 1988, the Peugeot 405 won by 212 points, the biggest gap in the history of the "European Car of
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