With that of the poor economic slump down felt around the world and mainly in United States, the General Motors, a famous automaker has announced that it will drop Pontiac by the end of 2010, a famous automobile brand produced and sold by GM and in turn it has planned to phase out and concentrate on its 4 remaining brands such as Buick, Cadillac, GMC and Chevrolet.

In order to reduce its large number of debts, GM has planned to offer some of its stocks to its debt holders and it prefers not to file for a chapter 11 bankruptcies. GM intended to resolve the demise of Saturn this year, which is sooner than expected. In addition to that of cutting down Pontiac, GM desires to cut down its dealer count in U.S nearly 42% by the year 2010.

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Best Sports Cars

During the past few decades a large number of sports cars have been produced by various automakers in almost every part of the world and it is, indeed, somewhat tough to decide what are the best sports cars of all time. Here is a list of 15 best sports cars of all the time. The list has been developed considering the power, innovative design and fastness of these cars. Let’s have a look what my 15 best ever picks have in them.

1. Ferrari 250 GTO

Many are of the view that the 250GTO was the best Ferrari ever produced; this exceptional sporty was launched in 1962. Design-wise it was a compact berlinetta and Giotto Bizzarrini was behind its concept. When it comes to performance, with its V12 3-liter engine it could produce 302hp and covered 0-60mph in just 6.1seconds.

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2. AC Cobra 427

It was Carroll Shelby who dreamed that car and AC, the British automaker was brought this dream into concrete form, but he was Shelby who named it Cobra. One interesting fact about the car was that it got its parts and accessories from different cars. The 427 was available with a 7-liter engine and could produce 425hp with 0-60mph acceleration of 4.2seconds.

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Concorso d’ Eleganza event to be held in Italy on this weekend and the special thing about this even is the launch of Aston Martin’s ultra-limited One-77.

The pics of the vehicle have already emerged at the Geneva motor show and a technical cut away was also presented there, but now these guys have promised to show everything there.

Only 77 copies of the model will be produced with $1.75m cost for each. There is a 7.3-liter V12 powerhouse that would produce a 700hp with 516 lb-ft torque.

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Best affordable tech cars

People seem quite impressed when they find a navigation system in some car with $25000 and other such stuff, but most of the time you can’t get all the tech stuff in a car that you reckon affordable. You definitely look for loads of tech’s tricks in your auto cabin if have spent some good amount in buying your dream tech car. It’s a fact that you don’t get all the tech of the world in the cabin, but some really effective components are there that provide them a tincture of a true tech car.

Here is a trio that is affordable, but tech-rich inside.

2008 Volvo C30

Volvo has been offering some really affordable cars in the US market time by time and this little sporty looks a great emblem of new tech with past glory. When it comes to tech array of the Volvo, you can pick one with almost all the available tech options these days.  The stereo interface inside the C30 is really something that you often crave for in an affordable car. Option for automatic transmission has been left out for the manual.

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New cars of 2009

The year 2009 has seen a revolution in the automobile industry with each model coming in new designs, fuel economy and performance. With almost all the models coming with new engineering aspects, it is hard to make a judgment on the best new cars of 2009.

Here we can discuss a few of the cars that come top among all the models.

Cadillac CTS-V

Coming in great style and power, Cadillac CTS-V is one of the best cars of 2009. A great car on the roads, Cadillac CTS-V is laser fine and has a powerful V8 engine which displays a hose power of 556 hp. It runs 0-60 in 3.9 seconds. The genteel look and a super engine make it a top class car of 2009.

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Last Sunday was the day for Ford enthusiast. There was the Annual Fabulous Fords Forever Show held at the Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park, California. The event started at 10 a.m. till 3 p.m. and was free for car show lovers.

This year was the 24th run for the show which witnessed hundreds of Ford cars from ten US states and Canada. There was the complete range of Blue Oval creations of the last hundred years. Besides these were the Model T and Mustang that featured in the event.

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While we are planning to buy a car, possibility to buy a used one usually come across our minds. It isn’t necessary that to buy a car, it must be brand new. It all depends upon your budget and limit thereof, and the properties or features you give priority to.

Even if you want to buy an Mercedes A Class, you might look out for Second Hand Mercedes A, as you will be able to get a second hand for much lesser price than a new one.

There are few websites doing a great job by providing a medium to the buyers as well as the sellers of second hand cars, one of the top three such websites of UK is Motors.co.uk. This website has innumerable second hand cars enlisted, for the ease of people who want to get a used one.

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Cars For Teens

What sort of car can serve you teen purpose best? Well, it’s always a tough decision to make and parents often to consider their teens’ priorities when making such decisions, as it looks somewhat impossible for both to come at some mutual agreement.

But if both parents and teens are ready to compromise on some things, it is definitely possible. For most of parents, it is quite difficult decision to put their teen on wheel, but if some consideration is given, one finds that a student can expand the circle of its educational activities and make the most of off-site classes if s/he has a car or other vehicle.

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To bring more and more electric cars and plug-in on the British roads, the UK government has unveiled an incentive program worth £250m.

One can get rebates of over £5,000 to buy some plug-in hybrid or fully electric car and that is being considered the heart of this incentive program.

Various auto companies Nissan, GM and Mitsubishi are quite happy with the announcement. Different Japanese automakers thinking to introduce battery electric cars in the coming years and similarly, General Motors is also planning to launch its Vauxhall Ampera during the next year.

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When it comes to auto insurance in Connecticut, you will definitely find rates quite competitive and it’s a good thing to take some proper steps if you are looking for saving some good sums on it. They following tips can be very handy to get a good value on your Connecticut car insurance prices.

The first thing you need to consider is the variation in auto insurance rates that different companies are offering. No matter whether you live in Hartford, New Haven or in some other part of the state, it seems true in almost all cases.

You must shop around and look for quotes comparison, as it’s one of the basic ways in saving good amounts of money. According to the Insurance Information Institute, you need to have minimum three quotes.

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