Bylines Ardie O. Lopez

Mitsubishi eX Concept Electric Crossover

AT THE far end of East Hall 6 of the Tokyo Big Sight, this year’s 44th Tokyo Motor Show venue, a vehicle’s sleek and fluid shape toyed with the reflections with the spotlights, as it slowly rotated…

Mini is the max: the miniscule car delivers peak driving pleasure

MINIATURIZATION is a good measure of how much technology and expertise have advanced, gauged by how much something can deliver in terms of capability and performance, while reducing its size to the bare minimum. The Mini has…

The Honda HR-V and the Hyundai i20 aim for your split decision

PERMUTATIONS, variants, a dizzying array of options. No wonder the auto industry has displayed impressive exponential growth through the years, regardless of the ups and downs of the economy. They cater to every preference, virtually every whim…

Hyundai Tucson: when looks could thrill

With the way the new Tucson is designed, Hyundai must’ve been banking on it to be judged as people would, a book by its cover. It’s a fact that when it comes to automobiles, aesthetics is paramount,…

New Ford Ranger: Brute in a suit

  Text and photos by Ardie O. Lopez   Staying faithful to its tagline to always “Go Further,” Ford Group Philippines literally brought our motoring media group to uncharted territory by taking us in 19 of its…

Urvan invasion: all-new Nissan NV350 Urvan

RECENTLY, two large contingents from the Lifestyle and Motoring media had a moving experience—quite literally—care of Nissan Philippines Inc. via the spanking all-new iteration of the Nissan Urvan. About 60 of us were driven to two destinations…