CAR’s guide to the 2008 New York auto show

Published: 20 March 2008 Updated: 26 January 2015

Click here for all the latest new cars and news from the New York auto show our handy A-Z. CAR Online is bringing you all the new cars that count, including coupes from Hyundai, Pontiac and Scion. Pontiac has also unleashed some big V8 brutes, and GM has told CAR why the Cadillac Escalade Hybrid must exist. There’s also Saleen’s new supercar, and Kia’s abtly named Koup.

Click on the links below to make sure you don’t miss a single unveiling.

Acura TSX

Second-gen baby Acura gets Marmite looks

Cadillac Escalade Hybrid

GM tells us why it must exist

Dodge Challenger

Base ‘economy car’ does 25mpg

Hyundai Genesis Coupe

Rear-wheel drive and big V6

 
Kia Koup

Turbocharged 2.0-litre hatch concept

Nissan Denki Cube concept

Electric power and an ‘electric theme’ for Cube concept

Pontiac G8 GXP

VXR8 goes American, with an even bigger V8

 
Pontiac Solstice Coupe

Roadster gets a hard top. Simple

 
Pontiac Sport Truck

El Camino returns

 
Saleen S5S Raptor

Ethanol-powered supercar

Suzuki Kizashi 3

Near-production family saloon 

Scion Hako Coupe concept

Melted in the microwave looks, but rather gorgeous

By Ben Pulman

Ex-CAR editor-at-large

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