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America’s Child: PT Cruiser

Chrysler has come up with some highly desirable cars in the past few years. The Dodge Viper and Prowler are primary examples. Developed rapidly from concept cars, the Viper, with its impossibly long hood and 8.0-liter V8,…

It’s the Honda S2000 Show

It’s May again…time for the annual TransSport Show in SM Megamall in Pasig City, Philippines. This is perhaps noted to be the most decent of all the motor shows that the Philippines holds every single year. Why?…

Going for Global Domination

The luxury car market has never been this good. Sure, BMW and Mercedes-Benz have battled using their compact sedans in the 1980s with the 3-series and the 190E, but things have changed. In the 1990s, the compact…

Reinventing the 4×4

All the fountains of the great abyss burst forth, and the floodgates of the sky were opened. The flood continued and the waters increased greatly. Higher and higher above the street rose the waters, until all the…

Electric Dreams: Toyota Prius and Honda Insight

Or should we say, hybrid dreams? Imagine a car that’s as quick as your average 1.6-liter, can go 35 km/ liter, and can travel more than 1200 km between fill-ups. Dreams? Try reality-the world’s first production hybrid…

ABS: Anti-Lock Braking System

If you’ve been driving long enough, you’ve probably experienced that most dreaded moment: the Panic Stop. You’re driving down the Ortigas-Rosario flyover and when you reach the ground level, a very slow car suddenly cuts in. You’re…

Toyota’s Sports Car Furture

The Toyota Celica has long been an image leader for Toyota, a welcome respite from the competent but utilitarian Corollas and Camrys. Back in the late ’80s, the turbocharged Toyota Celica All-Trac gave rise to the Celica…

Mean Dream Machine

Enjoying Gran Turismo 2 on your Sony Playstation consoles? Still think that this game is the ultimate in driving games? Well, I think you better wake up and starting counting your bits, because in our opinion, a…

The Ultimate Driving Machine?: BMW Z8 (2000)

Like it or not, James Bond has switched to a German car. He may still drive an Aston for pleasure, but during work he uses strictly products with the spinning prop. Yet the first two pairings were…

A Tale of Two Cities: Quezon City vs. Marikina

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was a time for brand new roads, a time for tire-eating potholes. A time for smooth and logical traffic flow, a time for inexplicable…

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