Isuzu Motors America, Inc., announced enhancements to its line of award-winning trucks and SUVs for the 2008 model year. Among the improvements

Business Week laid out a comprehensive list of small cars that would win an award in a particular category for small cars if there were awards. It is sort of like the Oscars for small cars. While I can not attest for all the cars I will have to say that the category dealing with reliability is correct.

The Prodrive Performance Pack gets installed on the Rodeo's new 2.5-liter turbo-diesel engine, increasing its maximum power output from 136 to 167 PS while boosting torque from 217 lb-ft @ 1,800 rpm to more appealing 292.8 lb-ft @ 2,200 rpm.

Isuzu sells two pickups in the U.S., the i-290 (which is listed separately in the Cars.com Research section) and the i-370, which has a 242-horsepower, 3.7-liter inline-five-cylinder.

Isuzu’s new facelifted ’07 Rodeo is now available in range-topping Denver Max LE trim, complete with its standard Prodrive Performance Pack which boosts power from 136 to 167 PS. With first deliveries due in early June, the Denver Max LE offers the ultimate in pickup luxury at an affordable price – especially for business users.

General Motors (GM) is recalling about 400,000 pickups due to defective brake lights. The affected vehicles are the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon from the 2004-2006 model years and the 2006 Isuzu i-280 and i-350.