car industry

Your future car is an SUV, and it would likely be a Ford

Just what is it about sports utility vehicles that have made them such a necessity in our lives? Whether we base it on the figures that the auto manufacturers have been watching ever so closely or not,…

Allure of a French hatch

Watching the 2016 Peugeot 308 approaching you at night is an experience. With its slim LED projector headlights bordered above by downward curving LED daytime running lights (DRLs), the 308 approaching in the dark looks like…

Racing with Jasmine Curtis-Smith

The last leg of the Toyota Vios Cup was held last weekend at the Clark International Speedway. A record number of 63 cars raced on the grid in front of thousands of fans. …

Going the distance, Subaru style

The secret to surviving the Subaru Palm Challenge is that there really is no secret. I am quite sure each of the thousands of participants who have joined this annual spectacle since 2002 have tried every trick…

Not bad for a centenarian outdoorsman

If it were a human, 105-year-old Chevrolet would have been heaped with “oohs” and “ahhs” from an admiring audience, especially for its handsome flagship 4x4 Colorado pickup. …

Step back in time: Mitsubishi’s treasure trove of classics

Members of a select business and motoring media group were invited by Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Inc. (MMPI) for a plant tour as well as a meeting with Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) chairman, president and CEO Osamu Masuko…

Porsche 718 Boxster and Cayman race their way to PH

PGA Cars, Inc., the country’s distributor for Porsche and purveyor of ultra-luxury and supercar brands, unveiled something very exciting last Wednesday, Oct. 26, at Whitespace Manila.…

Punishing the automotive industry

The local automotive sector is one of the country’s best performing industries at the moment. …

A magnum opus welcome for Volvo’s 90 series cars

After Volvo and Ford Motor parted ways in 2010, the Swedish automobile maker, with a $11 billion investment from its new owner, China’s Geely Holding, set about reconceiving, redesigning and re-engineering a new lineup of cars in…

Are we really the victims of traffic?

“Five hours in traffic today.” “Two hours just to cross from Makati to the Fort.”…

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