With the Philippine car market on an upbeat trajectory, there is one name conspicuous by its absence: arguably the world’s largest carmaker: Volkswagen. The announcement was made some months ago that VW has appointed a new distributor,…
Audi and Subaru have one thing in common: they’re both relatively upstart brands battling it out with the big boys: Mercedes & BMW and Toyota & Nissan. Okay, two: each has in its stable an understated compact…
After an uneventful 30,000-40,000 kilometer-stint, the Nissan Cefiro once again showed its poor build quality as the odometer hit 44,000 kilometers. This time, the car exhibited a mysterious problem of pulling to the right side when the…
The rainy season is upon us again. It doesn’t require an Ernie Baron to see that there are flash floods, afternoon showers and the inevitable overnight craters to see this fact. However, in as much as nature…
Introduction There’s a general discrepancy between what is and what should be on Philippine roads, and it’s not just that the traffic lights and streetlights should be working but are not. What’s just as disturbing is this:…
VTEC. VVT-i. VANOS. VarioCam. These are acronyms that you will have seen in various car ads, all denoting variable valve timing. What is variable valve timing? Is it something truly worth having, or is it just as…
Some people say that Britain has lost all their great manufacturers: Rolls-Royces was taken over by BMW, Bentley by Volkswagen, Aston Martin and Jaguar by Ford. Here comes a time where the spirit of Britannia is beginning…
It takes no genius to figure out that the Toyota name is synonymous with dullness. Take the Toyota Camry for example, despite being a generally refined and great-to-own car, the Camry has failed to sell well outside…
A visit to Las Vegas would not be complete without a side trip to the Imperial Palace Hotel’s Car Museum. Admittedly, I was reluctant to visit since it contained only vintage cars, and I’m not really a…
If you love driving, then the United States is the place to live in. Though clogged in some stretches, the US Interstate Highway system is still a pleasure to drive on.And the cars! You’ll have so many…
