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New York Auto Show unveilings
By Yoann Besnard on 18 March 2008 | 
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The New York Auto Show looks rather far for us in the UK but the motor show gets more and more attention from carmakers which like the idea to have another American show with a national coverage, but still focused on American market while Detroit became the show of German carmakers in the past years.
The motor show will feature eight world debuts and three concept cars: Acura TSX, eagerly-awaited Dodge Challenger, Hyundai Genesis coupé, facelifted Mercedes ML-Class, new Nissan Maxima, Pontiac G8 GXP, Pontiac Solstice coupé, the 2010 Pontiac G8 Sport Truck for the new vehicles and Kia coupé, Scion Hako coupé and Suzuki Kizashi 3 for the concept cars.
Acura
The new TSX saloon will debut in New York as a longer and wider vehicle then the current generation. The new TSX will be powered by the same engine that powers the new Accord in Europe, the 201bhp 2.4-litre four-cylinder petrol engine hooked up to either a six speed manual gearbox or a five speed automatic gearbox.
Dodge
Without a doubt, the new Challenger will be praised by professionals and the public. Dodge will likely unveil the entry-level engine, a 3.6-litre V6 petrol unit.
Hyundai
The Korean carmaker will pursue its goal to move upmarket after the new Genesis saloon and the facelifted Sonata by unveiling the long-awaited Genesis coupé which will be powered by a 3.8-litre V6 petrol engine delivering over 300bhp.
Kia
Kia is expected to show a concept car that previews its future coupé whose launch date remains unkwown.
Mercedes Benz
The German carmaker will show its facelifted ML-Class and will also launch three new Bluetec diesel models, the R320, the GL 320 and the ML320 all powered by a 3.0-litre V-6 turbodiesel engine that also injects urea into the exhaust stream to clean emissions.
Nissan
Nissan will unveil the new Maxima. The company will try to differentiate the Maxima from the Altima saloon as the former suffers from the latter’s competitive pricing.
Pontiac
The American carmaker wants to lead the show and will unveil three new vehicles. Pontiac will show the G8 Sport Truck derived from the Holden Ute. Due to reincarnate the legendary El Camino, the new model will feature a 361bhp 6.0-litre V8 engine and will shuttle to 60mph in just 5.4 seconds. The carmaker will also unveil the G8 GXP which is expected to offer over 400bhp. Along with the two G8s, Pontiac will also take the wraps off the Solstice coupé.
Scion
The Toyota’s brand destined for young buyers will unveil a concept car called Hako which will be a sporty interpretation of a box shape.
Suzuki
After the Kizashi 1 and 2, Suzuki will show a third iteration of the Kizashi family simply called Kizashi 3. The concept car will be a saloon that previews a future model the carmaker plans to launch in the future although to launch date has been revealed.