This year’s Motorshow Manila was different from past Philippine motorshows: new cars were conspicuously absent from the show! We’re not sure if this was intentional or not. After all, the Motorshow poster was a collage of parts…
1.6 may not look like a nice round figure, but in cars that number has been ideal for quite some time. For car manufacturers, the 1.6 has been the best-selling class of passenger car and its ticket…
The Nissan Patrol Safari is one vehicle that is hard to miss. Particularly when they’ve got those blue lights flashing on top, a pair of Patrols bracketing one of those cars with single-number license plates—they’ll get your…
As car testers, it’s not often that we develop genuine affection for a car, but our relationship with the Echo seems to have all the makings of a long-term love affair. Starting off with this car’s irresistible…
All-new is a much abused phrase when it comes to cars. Car makers sometimes slap on new head- and taillights, change the wheels and market everything old as new again. Some of our “new” models are actually…
Love was lost in the motoring industry. Every year car companies launched cars that all looked and acted the same way. No particular vehicle was stealing glances or gasps anymore (except, when you’re driving in a Ssyang…
In Europe, the battle between BMW and Audi has been very fierce. In fact, several European car critics consider these two manufacturers as direct rivals especially for their target audience of the young entrepreneur type. However, these…
What does it mean to be a bestseller? In the Philippines, a best-selling car like the CR-V usually sells about a thousand units per month, or about 12,000 per year. In the U.S. 12,000 per year is…
Reliability and dependability are important elements to any relationship. It’s a shame however to learn that not everything in this world share these two traits. In fact, just look at the monitor in front of you, I’d…
Monet replicas are everywhere. You see them in offices, elevators and yes, even McDonald’s restaurants. Has it ever occurred to you why such an excellent artist as Monet had to be contented on seeing his works displayed…
