The California Air Resources Board has sent Saleen a $700,000 bill for making non-compliant changes to three of its aftermarket products. Saleen’s Focus N20, Focus S121, and Mustang S281 were altered in ways that weren’t legal under ARB guidelines. Based on the release, it appears that...

Filed under: Car Buying, Convertibles, Coupes, Sedans/Saloons, Supercars, Lexus, Toyota Sales of the bulbous Lexus SC 430, one of the vehicles that kick-started the current hardtop convertible fad in the U.S., have slowed so significantly that Toyota’s luxury Toyota has reportedly canceled its...

Filed under: Car Buying, SUVs, Trucks/Pickups, HUMMER Click above for a high-res gallery of the HUMMER H3T. HUMMER is on the skids and pickups aren’t flying off dealer lots, but whether you’re smitten with the H3 and need to haul more than its covered cargo bay can handle, the H3T is yours...

Filed under: SUVs, Euro, Jeep, Military Click above for a photo gallery of the Jeep J8 Unless you’re a foreign military, government, or humanitarian organization, you’re not getting your hands on the Jeep J8, a vehicle we think a number of Jeepers would be all by in about two seconds whether...

Filed under: Spy Photos, SUVs Not due to go on sale until next year, the 2010 Kia Sorento has been spied and photographed, by an Autoweek.nl reader. While the two pics don’t reveal much, the front end bears more than a striking resemblance to the Kia KND-4 concept from the 2007 Seoul Motor Show....

Filed under: Concept Cars, Frankfurt Auto Show, SUVs, Crossovers/CUVs, Mitsubishi Click above for a high-res gallery of the Concept-cX It comes as no surprise that Mitsubishi will be making a production version of the Concept-cX SUV first shown at final year’s Frankfurt Motor Show. The design was...

Filed under: Convertibles, Coupes, Sedans/Saloons, Paris Motor Show, BMW The 2009 BMW 3-series will be revealed in all its facelifted glory at the Paris Motor Show and sales will start across North America that October. The only discernible differences up front are a new fascia that apes the recently...

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, SUVs, Trucks/Pickups, Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Plants/Manufacturing, Crossovers/CUVs, Toyota Toyota’s got some changes and rearranges underway with its North American facilities to better serve the demands of the market. The biggest news is that Prius production...

Filed under: Convertibles, Supercars, Bugatti, Misc. Auto Shows According to InsideLine, Bugatti plans to unveil its Targa variant of the Veyron next month at the 2008 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in Monterey, California. The open-air hyper-car will use a detachable hardtop, while a fabric...

Filed under: Spy Photos, SUVs, BMW Boy howdy does that camouflage produce it difficult to suss out what’s underneath! BMW’s cooking up a new X3, expected to drop in 2011, and the changes don’t look to be huge. The smallest SAV - BMW’s acronym for Stupid Ass Sports Activity Vehicle...

Filed under: Aftermarket, Tuners, Convertibles, BMW Click above for a high resolution image The M division is a natural choice for anyone who wants a high performance BMW, but that hasn’t stopped G-Power from offering go-fast parts for Bimmer owners who want an additional kick in the pants. Their...

Filed under: SUVs, Trucks/Pickups, GM, HUMMER It’s no secret that GM is looking to sell or kill its once valuable HUMMER brand, but the big question now is whether the General will do the same with other types. Unfortunately for GM, there isn’t much to be gained from either killing or selling...

Filed under: Aftermarket, Tuners, SUVs, Etc., Land Rover Here’s the four wheeled bearded lady of the Goodwood Festival of Speed, courtesy of Kahn Design and (God help us) Cosworth. To us, spending tens of thousands of dollars on a vehicle, thereupon affixing a bodykit to it that would form an...

Filed under: Aftermarket, Tuners, SUVs, Land Rover, UK Click for hi-res gallery of Overfinch’s RR Country Pursuits Take a ride through Los Angeles and you very well might see a Range Rover with a gun rack, but even with those giant spinners it won’t be as pimpin’ as Overfinch’s...