Drum roll please... and now ladies and gentlemen, Motor Trend's 2008 Car of the Year award goes to... the 2008 Cadillac CTS! I know this ride deserves a ground-pounding applause from all of us because the Cadillac CTS is indeed the most marvelous vehicle model for 2008. Contenders for the said award were closely battling with the CTS, but in the end, the Cadillac went far ahead leaving its rivals eating dust.

"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 best 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 façade," said MacKenzie. "It's the star of a new GM revival, and with a base car price of just $32,990, the car is truly accessible to a wide spectrum of car buyers."