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Expect a more thrilling Vios Cup Season 5

After four seasons, the Vios Cup is finally coming into its own as a racing series: many big names are on board, the series is producing very exciting racing, and its fan base is expanding rapidly.…

Hino trucks ready to take spotlight

Reflecting the Philippines’ aggressive infrastructure plan, trucks and buses will be among the biggest stars for the next several years, according to Hino Motors Philippines Corp. (HMP), one of the country’s leading truck and bus assemblers and…

Amid traffic gloom, a shining moment for Pinoy drivers

Being the worst country for a driver to be (community-based traffic and navigation-app Waze ranked the Philippines last in its 2017 annual Driver Satisfaction Index) perhaps enabled Filipino drivers to develop a unique mindset that enabled them…

Uber PH launches new safety feature

After the recent spate of attacks on drivers of transport network vehicle services (TNVS), ride-hailing service Uber introduced yesterday another safety feature for its riders paying in cash. Uber explained that its Rider Identification safety feature would…

X-1R Philippines wins 4th consecutive distributor of the year award

The X-1R Corp. named its exclusive distributor in the Philippines—CreativeSparx—as its best performing distributor in the Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Middle East and Africa region.…

Team Obengers shines bright at 4th season of Vios Cup

Toyota Motor Corp. founder Kiichiro Toyoda once said that car racing is more than just entertainment: “It is vital to the development of the Japanese passenger vehicle industry. Just as athletes test their capabilities by competing with…

32 road trips you have to experience in your lifetime

THOSE SOLO long drives, highway trips with family members or friends, beautiful scenes that cross their way while driving, wonderful stopover experiences—these are some of those moments that create memories that never fade.…

Fascinating future rides for the elderly, PWD

With a life expectancy of 87 years, Japanese are among the longest-living people on the planet.…

Tight race ’til end

The last Saturday of November will be the final two races of the Toyota Vios Cup Season 4, and all eyes will be on Team Obengers and Team Toyota Cebu as both expend their utmost at the…

Clean energy on wheels takes centerstage

Not so long ago, vehicles running on alternative fuels or those that don’t run solely on gasoline or diesel fuels, were relegated to some discreet corners of motorshow booths. They served more like sidelights as the crowd…

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