Remember “The Power of Dreams”? That was the mantra of Honda Racing when it was competing in Formula One. Although Honda Motor Co. withdrew from F1 in 2008, it is returning to the world’s supreme level…
When Isuzu Philippines Corp. (IPC) started manufacturing vehicles in August 1995, the first product it rolled off the assembly line was a pickup truck, the TF 190. It was succeeded by the Fuego two years later. By…
One of last years’ biggest stories was the launch of the Volkswagen brand in the Philippines. Volkwagen is the biggest European automotive company in the world holding 12 brands under its belt, including: Audi, Bentley, Bugatti,…
In last week’s issue, Inquirer Motoring “faced off” three MPVs (multipurpose vehicles) in terms of space and drive. On the day that the Inquirer Motoring team got to drive them all together, these were some of the…
After a spectacular media launch in Cebu last Wednesday starring popular singers Martin Nievera and Regine Velasquez, Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) released the Wigo to motoring journalists for testing after their return to Metro Manila. I was…
Their unique selling proposition is that they’re multipurpose, and their buyers know how “multi” this can be—from cramming in as many as nine warm bodies to squeezing in the biggest of those appliances or balikbayan boxes. MPV…
The last time I drove and rode a Chevrolet Trailblazer 4x4 LTZ out of town, it was already quite impressive. Now, less than a year later, the 2014 Trailblazer has been upgraded to become more powerful…
Not all hatchbacks are created equal. Most are designed and produced for the mass market, with the selling price hovering at the P1-million mark to enable automotive manufacturers to hit that sweet spot of buyers looking for…
Romantic, love-smitten France has finally found its way to the land of warm smiles and, well, fun, by way of a hard-to-pronounce car brand.…
Volkswagen, returning to the Philippine market after a prolonged absence, had fired its initial salvo of vehicles. Three were utility vehicles: the Touareg and Tiguan SUVs and the Touran MPV. These met with initial success, particularly the…
