IN MY mind, and that of many average car enthusiasts, the ideal garage would be composed of the following: (1) a reliable, fuel-efficient and comfortable everyday car, (2) a tall-riding diesel-powered pickup or SUV for the commonly…
LATE night in July somewhere on a remote coastal highway in Ilocos Sur, the AM radio stations are warning all motorists about possible floods and landslides as torrential monsoon rains drenched the northern Philippine regions.…
Volkswagen Philippines revealed the all-new Passat in a special preview at its showroom in Bonifacio Global City. The new Passat is VW’s premium midsize sedan offering. It adds a worthy executive transport to VW’s current Philippine stable…
In the large premium SUV segment, the Porsche Cayenne stands out as perhaps the most driver-focused SUV in the segment. With a tradition of building the finest sports and race cars, Porsche made sure that the Cayenne…
The Pope’s humble 2013 Ford Focus has been reinvented in its 2015 iteration to make it look more sporty, revved with more power and packed with more tech innovations. So would the Pope want to trade his…
Before someone accuses me of comparing apples and oranges, let me point out that the Honda HR-V is built on the same platform as the subcompact Honda Jazz while the Peugeot 2008 is based on the Peugeot…
The new MINI Cooper S isn’t so MINI anymore. Indeed it still falls within the small car category, but it feels like it went to the gym, became a cross-fit addict and now the skin it wears…
When Italians talk about art, they do so from a rather unique perspective. They are, after all surrounded by the art, craftsmanship and passion that the rest of the world considers defining. Even the atmosphere traveling from…
With the way the new Tucson is designed, Hyundai must’ve been banking on it to be judged as people would, a book by its cover. It’s a fact that when it comes to automobiles, aesthetics is paramount,…
Text and photos by Ardie O. Lopez Staying faithful to its tagline to always “Go Further,” Ford Group Philippines literally brought our motoring media group to uncharted territory by taking us in 19 of its…
