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New Nissan Navara Sport Edition launched

What does the king of the hill do when he’s got nothing left to prove? For one thing, he can dress the part. …

Mazda fortifies Cebu presence with new satellite show room

Mazda Cebu president Albert C. Go, along with Berjaya Auto Philippines CEO Steven Tan, recently inaugurated its Satellite Mazda Showroom at the posh SM Seaside City in Cebu. …

A Porsche adventure amidst the ruins

The world-renowned crest synonymous with exquisite sporting performance on the road was recently seen with a layer of ancient dirt and dust during an exciting offroad romp in historic Siem Reap in Cambodia. …

Summer, meet your match

There are two things that always seem to be in people’s conversations these days- the scorching heat, and politics. Fortunately, we can escape one of them. …

Ain’t no mountain high enough for the Nissan Navara

Just what is it about us Filipinos and our predilection for pickups? If you’d try to figure it out with the most logical reasons, there’d be of course the fact that we’re hit by about 10 typhoons…

All-new Toyota Innova first drive: a level-up leap

DON’T fix it if it ain’t broke, says the old adage. And old as it is, automotive leviathan Toyota seems to have never heard of it. …

This Juke is no joke

  Text and photos by Ardie O. Lopez     The past year has been a frenzy of new car releases, to put it mildly, and the crossing over to 2016 hardly broke that pace. This time…

Executive editions get sleeker, fun to drive, too

EXECUTIVE sedans, as the term “executive” suggests, are normally those coveted by people who have reached a certain level in their careers that give them the opportunity to choose larger sedans that bear a more sophisticated and…

The 2016 Audi Q7 shines with renewed power and sophistication

IT’S A BIT surreal, this sight of an impressive armada of gleaming SUVs plowing through golden sand dunes on a desert floor, casting sun flares on my lens as I track them—traveling swiftly and unhindered, and none…

Timeless icon: 50 years of the Toyota Corolla

WELL over the last five decades, the undisputed number one automotive manufacturer in the country has always had a nameplate that has become the definitive symbol of their brand. It’s been, for the longest time, the benchmark…

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