Let me be honest with you: this is the first time for me to handle a German car. For all my years as a car enthusiast, I’ve only driven cars from the likes of Toyota, Nissan, Honda…
If you’ve been faithfully following our fledgling magazine, you’d know that the Opel Vectra has been thrashing the Japanese in the 2.0-2.5 class. (See last month’s Car Review in the Archive section.) What to make of its…
Pop quiz: Which is the best-selling midsize (2.0-2.5) sedan in the Philippines? If you guessed Cefiro, Galant or Accord, you’re in for a surprise. It speaks not Japanese, but German. The Opel Vectra. The reason? Price. The…
The Positive Side When the first Nissan Cefiro entered the Philippine market, it created a stir with the enthusiasts because it offered a 2.4-liter inline-6 engine wrapped around a sporty four door body. However, because of its…
The engine. Although it’s hidden deep under the hood, a car’s powerplant determines so much of its personality that often it’s the primary distinction between the car and its competitors. So how much engine can you get…
