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Remembering the dead as well as your car needs

With the short holiday break coming up, many of us will do the annual sojourn to the cemetery. For others, this means an out-of-town trip to visit the dearly departed brethren entombed in the provinces.…

Breaking in without breaking your car

People always ask me what’s the best way to break in a car. There are many different schools of thought, and different methods, on how to break-in engines for different intended purposes. For a normal-street engine or…

Volkswagen Touareg: The people’s luxury champion

It seems that each and every time I drive a Volkswagen, I slowly but surely warm up to it.…

Honda Brio and Brio Amaze: Twin wonders in the land of wonders

The Bicol region is known for many things: the Mayon Volcano, one of the seven natural wonders of the world; spicy but delicious food such as laing and Bicol Express; the CWC Watersports Complex, which is a…

Mazda 3 2.0 R Sport: Are you ready for the best?

Mazda Philippines recently celebrated its best-ever quarter with unprecedented sales figures since Berjaya Automotive took over the reins of Mazda in the country. With amazing vehicles such as the Mazda 6 executive sedan, the CX-5 compact SUV,…

Mitsubishi ASX: Improving the breed

Mitsubishi’s ASX had just been soldiering on for the last few years until recently, when it finally received some useful updates. The aging but reliable ASX, or Active Smart Crossover, compact utility vehicle has been modernized.…

Democratizing German engineering and technology for the people

Automobile Central Enterprise Inc. (ACEI), the wholly owned subsidiary of Ayala Automotive Holdings and sole authorized importer of Volkswagen cars in the Philippines, recently invited select media to the opening of their third purpose-built facility in Cebu,…

Mercedes-Benz B-Class: MPV for the high-end lifestyle segment

Mercedes-Benz’s B-Class and the A-Class share much of the underpinnings and powertrain technologies with the company’s forays to the lower end of the automotive spectrum, keen to attract new and younger buyers into the high-end lifestyle segment…

Chevy Trailblazer: Fully loaded SUV

The seven-seat diesel SUV segment is perhaps the most hotly contested segment in the industry. It’s a fact that lower-priced cars sell more, but the truth is they offer far lower profits for car manufacturers.   The…

It’s perfect time to be in the motoring industry

This coming Thursday until Sunday, Sept. 18-21, will be the 5th Philippine International Motor Show. Many new cars will be displayed and launched as well, such as Isuzu’s all-new MU-X, which we got to see at last…

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