WHEN BMW launched the X5 in the mid-90s, it created an entire segment, a trend which to this day is unabated. SUVs and the like are growing in huge demand. And premium car companies such as…
Speaking at the United Nations in Geneva last March 10, Global NCAP (New Car Assessment Program) chair Max Mosely called on car manufacturers to stop “treating millions of their customers as second class citizens when it comes…
Whenever a car manufacturer, known for producing a particular type of vehicle at a very high level, decides to produce an altogether different vehicle from its usual model lineup, question marks start popping up, doubts surface, and…
Back in 2006, I was part of a Philippine contingent brought to Malaysia by then Nissan Motors Philippines Inc. for the Japanese Super GT Championship. While my media colleagues all headed home after the race, I took…
Someone asked me last year why Volkswagen cars cost so much when the very brand itself is supposed to mean “people’s car” in German. He cited as examples the VW Touareg, the diesel V6 SUV that retails…
MANILA, Philippines–To the cynic, the Shell Eco-marathon might just be one giant PR stunt meant to attract attention, cause some unfounded excitement, and, for motorists who passed through Luneta/Rizal Park and Roxas Boulevard over this weekend, a…
The Foton 4×4 Thunder Ironman is like no other pickup sold commercially in this country. With its offroad gear, heightened suspension and chunky all-terrain tires as standard equipment, this one-ton truck looks as if it continuously dares…
OVER the decades, BMW gained global renown for producing beautiful, impeccably crafted sports cars with powerful engines and stratospheric price tags. But lately, the Bavarian premium carmaker has joined the green movement and come up with…
Hot on the heels of the PGA Cars-organized World of Supercars show held at SMX Mall of Asia a few weeks back, PGA Cars, the local authorized distributor for Porsche automobiles in the country, brought back the…
ALL OF us who drive have experienced face-to-face encounters with apprehending traffic law enforcers. Was the experience pleasant or unpleasant? It depends on a lot of things, including the color of the traffic enforcer’s uniform.…
