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Many sites give you useful information about various automobiles.  They then take your contact information and have a local dealer call you with a special price (sometimes, a good, "no-haggle" offer).  A select few offer online pricing with discounts that vary by car popularity and region.

Car Site Rating Reviews
CarsDirect.com 8.5 On-the-spot online pricing, which is rare for car shopping sites.  Easy-to-use site, although you sometimes have to wait for the site to update/load itself. 
AutoByTel.com 8.0 Originally, AutoByTel had a dealer contact you. Now, they are also gearing up to sell cars online directly.   One of the nice features is that you are able to see all the cars in a given category at once.  The 3-D virtual showroom is a nice touch, but a little difficult to use -- at least for now (also, there are certain system and software requirements).  The site is a little slow.
Carpoint.com 7.0 A slick site by Microsoft -- but only has a dealer contact you.  Carpoint has many features a car shopper might be looking for -- including 3-D, virtual, capabilities.
AutoWeb.com 6.0 Two dealers will contact you.  Some good resources for car shoppers.
4CarQuotes.com 6.0 A dealer will call you.