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Hot-selling rides: Vios, Montero Sport and Fortuner take the lead

Which vehicle models are drawing the most interest from Filipino buyers today? It’s an enigma actually: While majority are going for the stylish, compact and relatively affordable Toyota Vios, the expensive Mitsubishi Montero Sport and Toyota Fortuner…

Reborn identity: Nissan Sylphy first drive

Nissan could have named this car Katana, that graceful yet formidable Japanese sword. Or they could have chosen an enigmatic badge like XB-111. Alas, we will all have to get used to “Sylphy,” which Nissan resurrected to…

A not-so-average test drive: customers take Isuzu D-Max 4×4 offroad

No self-respecting car buyer would skip the chance of taking a desired vehicle out for a spin before closing the deal. In fact, for these individuals who are careful with their money, they would even get behind…

Carworld bets dominate 2014 Mitsubishi Skills Olympics

No one has the luxury of remaining at status quo—if you’re not improving, you’re falling behind. This is perhaps what Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corp. (MMPC) has known for years as it continues to hold its Mitsubishi Skills…

In search of the perfect budget hatchback: Wigo, Fiesta, Grand i10, Mirage and Spark

First of two parts In a perfect world we’d all be driving a Ferrari California convertible if not cozily seated inside a  chauffeur-driven Rolls-Royce. But let’s face it, us average workers aren’t going to be able to…

One challenge, five destinations

Are you planning on getting a four-wheel-drive vehicle or do you own one already but have never taken it off road? If so this may be just the event you are looking for.   Designed as an…

Shell Advance Asia Talent Cup keeps PH MotoGP dreams alive

THE PHILIPPINES may be brimming of talented motorcycle racers—the late Maico Buncio, Jolet Jao, Jovie Saulog, and Glenn Aguilar, just to name a few—but none yet has reached the highest level of international motorcycle racing: the MotoGP.…

Mitsubishi PH formalizes acquisition of Ford plant

Citing the positive economic prospects of the country, brought on by the economy’s more than 6 percent expansion every quarter, and the soon-to-be finalized Philippine Auto Policy of the Department of Trade and Industry, Mitsubishi Motors Philippines…

PH rider Ralph Torres unfazed despite Shell Advance Asia Talent Cup setback

He will never be satisfied with just being able to race in the first-ever Shell Advance Asia Talent Cup (SAATC). Having come this far, 15-year-old Ralph Torres believed he might as well win a couple of podium…

New Isuzu D-Max: Leading the charge

When Isuzu Philippines Corp. (IPC) started manufacturing vehicles in August 1995, the first product it rolled off the assembly line was a pickup truck, the TF 190. It was succeeded by the Fuego two years later. By…

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