Land Rover Discovery 4 wins Irish SUV of the Year

The Land Rover Discovery 4 has won the Continental Irish Commercial SUV of the Year award, it has been revealed.

Awarded by the Irish Motoring Writers Association (IMWA) Van Jury, Paddy Murphy of Continental Tyres Ireland stated the honour will help the Discovery 4 - along with the Volkswagen Golf Van, which took home the Irish Car Derived Van of the Year prize, in the marketplace.

What's more, Michael Moroney, chairman of the IMWA, said these awards "highlight the niche models that have won the approval of our Van Jury".

The accolades were presented to Eddie Kavanagh of Land Rover Ireland and Niall Phillips of Volkswagen Ireland, while the Mercedes-Benz Vito was awarded Continental Irish Van of the Year.

This comes after the Nissan Juke was voted the Continental Irish Car of the Year 2011, it was announced in November, beating the Kia Venga by 19 points and the BMW 5 Series by 27 points.

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