In a recent interview with D Business magazine of Detroit, Cadillac’s boss Jim Taylor talked about the upcoming CTS Coupe and a pair of hybrid motorcycles that Cadillac will debut at the LA Auto Show later this year.

Taylor, who is a motorcycle enthusiast, commissioned a Cadillac chopper that features a hybrid system allowing the bike to run on ethanol or electric mode alone. The Cadillac hybrid chopper is capable of going from rest to 60 in 4.5 seconds.

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Buick has revived the Invicta badge, a name it hasn’t used since 1959, for its latest concept that it showed at Auto China 2008. Buick describes the Invicta Concept as a ‘four-door midsize sedan with a coupe-like roofline’ that hints at the direction for a new vehicle for U.S. and China.

The Buick Invicta takes major inspiration from the 2004 Velite convertible and 2007 Riviera coupe concept. Taking hints from the Velite, designers added the vertical waterfall grille to the front fascia of the Invicta concept. Like the Riviera, the Invicta features short overhangs with wheels pushed out to the corners.

Power for the Invicta comes from Buick’s first direct-injection turbocharged 4-cylinder engine that produces 250-hp and 220 lb-ft of torque. It is mated to a 6-speed automatic transmission.

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So now that you’ve cashed out anywhere from $340,000 - $403,000 on your new Rolls-Royce Phantom or let’s say $407,000 for a new Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe, you want to take it a step further and differntiate yourself from your tea-sipping, golf playing friends. Well how about the ‘Spirit of Ecstacy,’ the mascot that sits on the front of ever Rolls-Royce, being decked out in jewels.

We don’t know how we missed it but a Manhattan based jewler, Kemanjian, was at this year’s New York Auto Show, displaying his latest creation; a one-of-a-kind diamond studded Rolls-Royce mascot that he designed exclusively for Manhattan Motorcars.

“What we did was to add 150 carats of D color VVS1 quality diamonds and some fancy intense yellow diamonds on the wings,” said Kemanjian.

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Audi is finally set to unveil the Q5 SUV at the 2008 Beijing Auto Show on April 18th. Why Beijing? Well, Audi see’s the China as a key growth market and could possibly build the compact off-roader in China as well as Germany due to strong demand for SUVs among Chinese buyers.

China even overtook the UK as Audi’s biggest market outside Germany. Chinese sales grew by 101,996 or 24.8 percent while in the UK sales increased by 100,712 or 17.1 percent. At the Geneva Motor Show earlier this month, CEO Rupert Stadler said that Audi could double its Chinese sales to 200,000 units in the midterm.

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Yeah Jalopnik, WardsAutos.com is calling you guys ‘El Camino loyalists.’ Our friends at Jalopnik roamed the halls of the 2008 New York Auto Show sporting ‘Vote for El Camino’ badges and handed them out to the press to show strong support for the upcoming and unnamed Pontiac sport truck.

If you’re not up-to-date on your Pontiac news, GM unveiled Pontiac sports truck at the 2008 New York Auto Show and is asking the American public to help name the car. You can drop your suggestions at http://www.pontiac.com/namethiscar.

“I personally like the name,” GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz said when asked if “El Camino” has a chance. “It would have instant recognition. It’s a good name. It was always a good name.”

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Geely has released the first images of its new Geely GT, also known as the Geely Tiger. The Chinese automaker announced last week that it will be bringing 23 models to the auto show to be held on April 20 at the China International Exhibition Center in Beijing.

Along with the new GT Concept, Geely will show the TG-1, A3, LG-3, FC-3 and others. “The year 2008 holds great significance for Geely’s Internationalization, strategic transform and overall elevation of the competitiveness of Geely Brand.”

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We remember the 2007 SEMA show when Matt pissed off a couple of people heading up their auto show displays. No Matt from Garage419 is back at the 2008 New York International Auto Show.

Check out this video as we get Matt Farah’s take on the JCW Mini Challenge car, 09′ Cadillac CTS-V, Aston Martin DBS, Pontiac Solstice Coupe, Pontiac G5 Coupe, Porsche GT2 and the latest in hybrid technologies.

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We’re guessing you were just as surprised as we were after seeing the ‘Ferrari display’ at the 2008 New York Auto Show; apparently so was Ferrari. Ferrari of North America dropped us an e-mail today explaining what the lonely F430 was doing at the show and how it had no connection to the Italian stallion.

For those of you not familiar with the issue at hand, Ferrari was nowhere to be found at the 2008 New York Auto Show. However, right in the middle of Aston Martin, Lamborghini and Bentley, there sat a black F430 against a black background with no Ferrari signage in sight.

Check out Ferrari’s e-mail after the jump.

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Watch as Bryce Miller and the Farnbacher-Loles 911 GT3 Cup Car tear it up against Roger Garbow and the Farnbacher-Loles Porsche Cayman GTR during the opening ceremonies for the 2008 New York International Auto Show. Our friends at Garage419 bring you this exclusive exciting video.

NYPD and New York State Police helped close down 11th Avenue for them to have a good time. Who won? It was close, but the GT3 Cup crossed the line a bit faster than the Cayman GTR.

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Miss any photo galleries from this week? Don’t worry, we always compile a list of photo galleries we’ve posted throughout the week. Check out the pictures from the 2008 New York Auto Show including galleries of the new 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe, 2009 Nissan Maxima, Suzuki Kizashi 3, Kia KOUP, 2009 Pontiac Solstice Coupe, 2009 Dodge Challenger, 2009 Acura TSX, the Saleen S5S Raptor and many others.

Also, remember to check out the Week in Photos Category for more.

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So the press days of the 2008 New York Auto Show are now over. We saw some amazing production and concept debuts including the 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe, 2009 Nissan Maxima, Suzuki Kizashi 3, Kia KOUP, 2009 Pontiac Solstice Coupe, 2009 Dodge Challenger, 2009 Acura TSX, the Saleen S5S Raptor and many others.

We were wondering what car you think desreves the number one spot. What car do you think stole all the spotlight at the 2008 New York Auto Show?

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After making its rounds at all other major auto shows, the BMW CS Concept has finally made its way to North America and is being displayed at the 2008 New York Auto Show this week. BMW has already confirmed that the CS Concept is a design study outlining the company’s new flagship Gran Turismo model. The car will fit above the 7-Series when it hits markets in 2011, and will compete with other four-door coupes including the Porsche Panamera, Aston Martin Rapide, Audi A7 and the Mercedes-Benz CLS

Gerhard Richter, a member of the management team of the BMW M GmbH, will be assigned project leader on the upcoming Gran Turismo. Of course this means that the Gran Turismo will have massive M-influence from the get go.

Powertrain details are still sketchy. Previous reports say that engine choices will range from a V8 all the way up to a V12. A new report from AutoZeitung says that the new BMW Gran Turismo will get a new V10 twin-turbo charged, direct fuel injection engine that is capable of producing up to 625-hp with a peak torque and a top-speed of 248mph. The report also says an entry level V8 twin-turbo will also be offered producing 450-hp.

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We’re still emptying out our camera of pics from the 2008 New York Auto Show and came across these of the Aston Martin DBS. It’s always nice to see live pictures of the DBS but we wish Aston had something special to show us, like the Aston Martin DBS Convertible confirmed to enter production next year. Oh well maybe next auto show season.

In the mean time check out these hot pictures of the black Aston Martin DBS.

Refresher: The Aston Martin DBS is powered by a 6.0 liter V12 engine that produces a total of 510 horsepower and 420 lb-ft. of torque. That gives the car the ability to do 0-62 mph in 4.3 seconds with a top speed of 191mph.

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