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BMW 3-Series GT: Joy in a more practical package

Sun, sand, gorgeous landscape, equally gorgeous women, with passion flaring up on every corner. There’s no better place to discover BMW’s niche-busting sedan-cum-SAV-cum-estate, the 3-Series GT.…

Toyota Vios One-Make Racing Series: For love of cars and motorsports

With close to 80,000 cars sold in 2013, Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) has blazed a new trail by organizing the first-ever one-make racing series with the Vios One Make Race Series, or Vios Cup in short. The…

The all-new Honda Accord: Moving the goalpost

With Honda Cars Philippines firmly back into the mix, they have brought their A-game, promising more new models to introduce to the country. Despite a lack of a diesel-powered SUV, pickup or MPV/people-mover, no one seems to…

Honda Jazz: A swan song of sorts

While the announcement for the all-new Honda Jazz has all but been made official locally, the current model is still very highly capable and remains as one of my favorite cars to drive. Such is its ingenious…

Porsche 911 Turbo S: The return of the King

Porsche’s seminal everyday, all-weather, all-season supercar, the 911 Turbo, has carefully and continuously evolved since the original 930-generation Turbo came out in 1975. From a traitorous, scheming widow-maker to a perfectly capable and comfortable everyday car, Porsche’s…

Driving resolutions for 2014

Since it’s that time of year for resolutions, I thought of some driving-related ones to make 2014 a better, safer, more efficient and ultimately more convenient year for motoring.…

Mazda CX-5 Sport AWD: Standing toe-to-toe

Over the years, we’ve missed out on some really good Mazda vehicles. We never had models like the RX-7 lineup, the MX-5 (OK, it is sold here but just too expensive), the 929 Executive Sedan, and the…

Isuzu D-Max: Quantum leap

I’ve been writing about cars for just about a decade, and there has been much change since January 2004. Car manufacturers gave limited seat time then versus now, car models have come and gone. There has been…

Preventing road rage (and avoiding angry netizens)

In light of the recent incident of road rage-related shooting, we are reposting Botchi Santos’ column: The past few days have been quite busy for vigilant netizens and social media addicts. The mauling of a Metro Manila…

Micmic Rojas: Man of Steel

More specifically, Micmic Rojas is the man of lightweight aluminum alloy wheels. And unlike most executives of car companies and its supporting industries, Micmic is a man that lives and breathes cars.…

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