Drives

Toyota Rav4: the safe and reliable crossover choice

In today’s automotive scene, the market is slowly becoming more focused. The biggest segment belongs to the A and B cars (think Toyota Vios and Wigo, Honda City and Brio, Nissan Almera, etc.).…

Driving and Life Lessons with my Father

My Dad drove me every day to school from nursery until college. …

An MPV for a no-nonsense MVP (Maka-Van na Papa)

My father is about to hit 80, but can still drive like a 40-year-old. Our neighbors call him Mang Tony, and they know he's up and about whenever his beat-up, 21-year-old van clunks in or out of…

Sounds like sex: Maserati Levante S 430

Over the course of 14 years writing about cars, I have driven a handful of Italian machines. All have been truly memorable: Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Maserati.…

VW’s Golf GTS estate is one prime property

A friend once urged me, that if the car you are thinking of buying a car comes in the GT trim, buy it, you will not regret it. The 2018 Volkswagen Golf GTS TDI, has all the…

Countryside drive with the BMW 1 Series 118i

Most people used to eating fastfood would no doubt appreciate an upgrade to a nice steak dinner at a fancy, fine dining restaurant.…

Porsche Macan 2018

The Porsche Macan and I have very fond memories. I was first able to sample the car in early 2015 during an exclusive drive around Baden-Wurttemburg in Germany a few months prior to its Asian release.…

Hatching up uncommon creature comforts

Who would’ve thought that a bicycle parts producer would be a world-class car brand someday?…

VW Jetta Business Edition Plus (+): better than the best

The C-segment sedan category is very much a dying breed. In fact, this segment struggles to sell in the thousands per month. In contrast, a Toyota Vios sells thrice as many units a month than this entire…

Pista, Pista, Pista: special access to drive a very special car

The Inquirer design staff aren’t all that enthused about me right now. I can normally give them nice pretty photos of the cars I am lucky enough to drive.…

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