Bylines Jason K. Ang

All-new Mazda BT-50 Sneak Peek

Mazda Philippines is getting back into the pick-up game with the all-new BT-50. The BT-50 has always been part of Mazda’s recent lineup, and it stands as the traditional workhorse with a little extra, as a complement…

Sneak peek: all-new Lexus IS

While Lexus cars, vans, and SUVs have generally been more about wafting silently from place to place in splendid isolation, there’s one car in its core lineup that’s different. That would be the IS sedan, the hard-charging…

Hyundai PH launches all-new Venue SUV starting below P1M

Hyundai Philippines is bolstering its lineup where it counts right now—in the SUV segment, with the launch of the all-new Venue subcompact SUV. The Venue slots just below the award-winning Kona in size and price.   What…

2020 Toyota Fortuner Sneak Peek

Toyota’s new-model juggernaut continues unabated well into the fourth quarter of the most…interesting year in recent history. Toyota Motor Philippines has saved its biggest (economically and literally) launch for last: the new Fortuner. The second-generation Fortuner has…

Ford launches Territory SUV, starting at P1.179M

Ford Philippines has launched the all-new Territory, a compact SUV that’s the latest addition to its extensive stable of SUVs and pickup trucks. The Territory comes with an impressive array of convenience and active safety features. It’s…

Toyota keen to expand into car subscription market

The world is changing, and more quickly than ever thanks to the ongoing pandemic. Of the challenges facing carmakers—autonomous driving, electrification, and shared mobility—it’s the latter one that is taking hold the fastest. Anyone who has foregone…

Designs of the times

  Mazda, the little car company that could, is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Along its century-long journey, the Hiroshima, Japan-based company has established milestones that no other car company has: series production of the Wankel…

Signs of the Cross

Everybody loves an SUV, and that’s what Mitsubishi is banking on with the expansion of its family-vehicle lineup with the all-new Xpander Cross. Given that the new Xpander Cross carries the platform of the best-selling Xpander MPV,…

Chery going to top

The timing seems to be ripe for Chery Auto Philippines to stage a comeback in the Philippine market. Headquartered in Wuhu, Anhui province, China, Chery earned a reputation as China’s largest passenger car exporter. The Chery brand…

Nissan PH to offer 370Z, 370Z Nismo sport cars

  Nissan has been climbing steadily up the Philippine sales charts, outpacing market growth. It has done this mainly on the wheels of two utility vehicles, the Navara pickup and the Terra SUV. Nissan Philippines will soon…