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Stylish with an aggressive stance, the 2009 Pontiac Solstice Coupe GXP gets it right in the exterior design category.

Making a basic sports car seems like it should be easy. Start with a two-passenger car then add a manual transmission that takes power from an engine with some pep and feeds it to the rear wheels. This is sports car 101. Sure you can expand on this idea and start playing with AWD or semi-automatic paddle-shifted transmissions, but that causes costs to rise and begins to take the driver further away from total control of the sports car. The 2009 Pontiac Solstice Coupe GXP gets a lot of this recipe correct on paper, in reality however it is a different story. More...

 
The 1958 Firebird III will make sure you and your wife arrive for your dinner date on the moon ... in style!

World War II had recently ended and the United States was thriving. Soldiers had returned from their posts overseas and were ready to spend their hard earned paychecks. The country was growing and new highways were being built. The American car industry found itself in the midst of a design boom, and the Motorama era was born. More...

General Motors (GM) is considering discontinuing or selling several more of its brands, according to a recent Wall Street Journal article. GM, which has been struggling financially, currently sells eight different brands, including Hummer, which it put up for sale last month. If you are considering buying a car from one of GM's brands, especially a Buick, Pontiac, Saab or Saturn, which are the brands most likely to be affected, should you reconsider your purchase?

The short answer is no. Regardless of whether a brand is sold or discontinued, your car warranty will still be in effect (though it may be managed by anoth...