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Two for the road on V-Day

Despite its seeming cheesiness, Valentine’s Day is a very special opportunity to hit the road with your loved one. Here is another merry mix of “hit list” which you can visit on V-Day and beyond. San Miguel.…

Mazda: the rebirth of Japanese innovation

Mazda today celebrates 100 years of existence, with a rich history, culture and philosophy that shows the Japanese spirit of innovation, resilience and constant desire to improve, balanced by the soul of the Japanese, to continuously challenge…

Craftsmanship, precision and passion; Lexus hosts Grand Seiko

The thoughtfully crafted showroom of Lexus in Bonifacio Global City was, as it always is, full of wonderful examples of Japanese artistry, precision engineering, robustness and reliability. The difference, though, is that there was only one vehicle…

MG cements claim as top 10 best-selling brand on its first year

MG Philippines just closed its first full year of operations in the country with a record sales figure of 5,085 units, an achievement that catapulted it into the Top 10 best performing brands in the country. The…

Audi A6 2.0 TFSI S-Tronic MHEV: halfway into the future

While the automotive industry slowly prepares to go into an electrified future, be it fully EV, or some form of hybrid or another, they all have stop-gap measures to tide things over until the next evolutionary phase…

Harmony between driver and car is at the core of Mazda

  This year, Mazda celebrates its 100th anniversary. Founded as a cork manufacturer in 2020, the Toyo Kogyo Co. Ltd. eventually produced tricycles and cars, and was renamed the Mazda Motor Manufacturer. The company's name sprang from…

Feng shui tips for the Year of the Metal Rat

If predictions prove true, 2020 would finally be a lucky year for motoring and allied industries. After some not-so-good years, the Year of the Metal Rat would usher in brighter days for the industry. What’s in it…

Discounting the discount

Toyota Philippines, in a recent announcement on their social media channel, offered a 20 percent discount on parts and labor for servicing on vehicles affected by the recent Taal Volcano eruption. Here’s what was posted: “Toyota Motor…

Safety driving tips through volcanic ash fall

  If you live anywhere near Taal Volcano, you would undoubtedly know about the on-going eruption, and that ash fall has reach far north. Volcanic ash isn’t just hazardous to humans, animals and vegetation. Our cars are…

How our ‘relationship’ with our cars is changing

I write this as I sit in a small resort on a beach, and every vehicle other than ours was an SUV or a pickup truck. I brought a sporty wagon, and a rather low one at…

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