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Going on a road trip? Heed this advice

DRIVERS need to be properly rested before setting off on long journeys, said UK breakdown and road safety organization GEM Motoring Assist. The group issued the warning in time for summer, a season during which families make…

The Subaru Forester XT is cheaper this summer

THE country’s distributor of Subaru, Motor Image Pilipinas (MIP), announced it is offering a special package for the Subaru Forester 2.0 XT. The company said the promo should be perfect for people who “seek sportier adventures this…

What Hyundai is up to this summer

HYUNDAI Asia Resources, Inc. (Hari), distributor of the Korean brand in the Philippines, announced it is making summer escapades within reach via the “Wheel It Sa Init” promo for the Hyundai Grand Starex, Santa Fe, Tucson, H100…

DOTr vows to file cases in LRT-2 collision if. . .

THE Department of Transportation (DOTr) said it would file cases against those found responsible if the agency could prove negligence caused the train collision on the Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) on May 18. Thirty passengers…

How Mercedes-Benz is making cars safer

WITH its new Experimental Safety Vehicle ESF 2019, Mercedes-Benz is giving an insight into concepts it is researching and working on. Some of these are near-series developments, some look into the future. The ESF 2019 is based…

Marquez scores Honda’s 300th MotoGP win

Three Ducati riders, one of whom wrestled the lead for two laps, were duking it out behind him. But at the checkered flag reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez of Repsol Honda converted his pole position into a…

New Toyota Supra now out in Japan

TOYOTA Motor Corp. picked the Toyota City in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, from where to announce the domestic introduction of the new Toyota Supra. The fifth-generation version of the much-hyped, much-awaited sports car is now launched in Toyota…

Happy 115th, Rolls-Royce

TWO gentlemen, we can imagine to be impeccable in dress and manners, on May 4, 1904 met for the first time in a hall at the Midland Hotel in Manchester, England. It was not a mere social…

LRTA orders probe on train collision

THE Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) will form a fact-finding committee to determine why two trains collided at the LRT Line 2 (LRT-2) on May 18. Thirty passengers and four LRT-2 personnel were injured in the collision…

These are the most powerful Mini versions ever

BY MOST indications the original Mini, upon introduction in 1959, was never meant to go racing; it was intended purely as a simple, affordable small car with a roomy cabin. Then some racecar driver/manufacturer named John Newton…

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