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This ragtop can really sing

This ragtop can really sing

If you're one of those drivers who like to hear a performance engine sing while being pushed back in your seat, the 2013 Porsche Boxster S is your car. With a 7,800-r.p.m.

Are fob, accessory problems linked?

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We've had plenty of feedback from readers in response to our call for photos and stories of beloved cars from years gone by.

This week on driving.ca

Check out these highlights on the driving.ca portion of our website, timescolonist.com The Los Angeles Auto Show opens today, and we've got reporters and photographers all over the show to dig out what's new and exciting in all things automotive.

Parking spots becoming Hong Kong's new bubble

Investors looking for new places to park their cash in Hong Kong are driving up prices for parking spaces, sparking fears of a bubble in the Asian financial centre.
New Fiat 500, Chevy Spark get EV treatment

New Fiat 500, Chevy Spark get EV treatment

EV news of the past week: The Los Angeles Auto Show has given North Americans two more EVs to choose from: ? The Spark EV is a five-door, five-passenger pure-electric fitted with a 20-plus kilowatt-hour battery pack driving the front wheels.

Mustang spawned the pony-car segment

The segment of the market that became known as the "pony car" was born in April 1964 with the arrival of the Ford Mustang.

Sentra sets sights high in sequel

The 2013 Nissan Sentra has had the automotive equivalent of a double shot of espresso pumped into its veins. Gone is the plain vanilla people-mover that was fast becoming an also-ran in the ultracompetitive compact car segment.

Redesigned sedan aims for utility and fuel economy

Five years from now, no one will even remember the joyless Dodge Caliber, a comatose crossover born to snooze on rental-car lots.
New design, new attitude

New design, new attitude

The 2013 Nissan Sentra has had the automotive equivalent of a double shot of espresso pumped into its veins. Gone is the plain vanilla people-mover that was fast becoming an also-ran in the ultracompetitive compact car segment.