It’s been a while since I last visited MotorTrend.com. But last night, I got my chance to browse some news while researching for Cadillac Escalade EXT accessories. One headline caught my attention… It’s the 2008 Cadillac CTS winning Motor Trend’s 2008 Car of the Year. I hurriedly read the content, and I only have one word for the CTS… Congratulations!According to the world's automotive authority and part of Source Interlink Media, they have proclaimed the selection of the Cadillac CTS as the 2008 Motor Trend Car of the Year. "The Cadillac CTS marks the first time in decades an American automobile has been designed and engineered with an eye on the global marketplace. Among its many excellent qualities, perhaps the most valuable one is that it shows Detroit can build a world class car to compete with the bert Munich, Stuttgart and Toyota City have to offer. With the CTS, Detroit is officially back in the car business, not just the truck or SUV business," says Angus MacKenzie, the editor-in-chief of Motor Trend.
"The CTS's winning attributes go far beyond a well-designed facade," said MacKenzie. "It's the star of a new GM revival, and with a base price of just $32,990, the car is truly accessible to a wide spectrum of car buyers."
"This year's 18-car field was laden with truly significant vehicles," said MacKenzie. "We had all-new interpretations of high-volume benchmark cars that virtually define their respective categories, such as the Honda Accord and Chrysler-Dodge minivan. We had reworked icons such as the Mini Cooper, Subaru Impreza WRX and Scion xB. We had new cars with old nameplates that carried the collective hopes of an entire company, along with all-new vehicles from Mercedes-Benz and Audi."