Metro Manila isn’t the friendliest of places to own a sports car. The BIR will most likely go after you. And that’s assuming you can live past the traffic, and getting in and out of a low-slung…
The front grille plays an important role in attracting buyers as it grabs attention, giving a first impression that is subsequently validated by the speed, engineering and comfortable interior of a car. The design of the front…
In recent years including 2013, auto industry analysts have noticed that the younger generation has lost interest in buying cars especially in matured markets like Europe, where efficient public transportation is available, economic growth is stagnant and…
Over the years, we’ve missed out on some really good Mazda vehicles. We never had models like the RX-7 lineup, the MX-5 (OK, it is sold here but just too expensive), the 929 Executive Sedan, and the…
Monday morning produced not one but two horrifying bus accidents. The first is the widely reported crash and fall of a Don Mariano Transit bus from the Skyway onto a hapless delivery van, killing at least 21…
While we are all waiting for the long-delayed (two years and counting) Philippine Automotive Manufacturing Industry Roadmap of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Indonesia has leaped ahead with $3.5 billion in investments from around 80…
I’ve been writing about cars for just about a decade, and there has been much change since January 2004. Car manufacturers gave limited seat time then versus now, car models have come and gone. There has been…
As the Inquirer is celebrating its 28th anniversary this month, my editor discovered that I’ve been writing for the Inquirer Motoring section for 27 years. So at the risk of revealing my true age (I can…
More specifically, Micmic Rojas is the man of lightweight aluminum alloy wheels. And unlike most executives of car companies and its supporting industries, Micmic is a man that lives and breathes cars.…
Nowadays, pickup trucks are no longer workhorses used only in farming, construction and other outdoor industries. Modern pickups have become a lifestyle statement for urban dwellers who dare to be different from the hoi polloi driving passenger…
