THE SIXTH-GENERATION Hyundai Elantra made its stateside debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November 2015 as the 2017 model, and here in Manila at the media appreciation dinner late last year of Hyundai Asia Resources…
AT THE 2016 Bangkok International Motor Show, I was honored to be a guest of Motor Image Enterprises to witness the unveiling of the latest face-lifted Subaru Forester. You’ll read about that in other news, plus my…
Just what is it about us Filipinos and our predilection for pickups? If you’d try to figure it out with the most logical reasons, there’d be of course the fact that we’re hit by about 10 typhoons…
Maserati’s Quattroporte is one of the brand’s classic monikers that have endured the test of time, getting better and better as each new iteration comes out.…
There are times when your SUV just isn’t fast enough. This isn’t one of those. Behind the wheel of the Cayenne Diesel, every reaction is just that much quicker. There may be two tons of steel and…
Back in 1997, the first Toyota RAV4 was a rugged little maverick, a flamboyant free spirit promising fun and adventure. It was one of the first compact 4x4 SUVs in the world.…
THE SHELL Eco-marathon Asia, or Sema, has been the most enriching motoring related event I have ever attended in my 12 years in the motoring beat.…
IT SEEMS Metropolitan Manila isn’t big enough to host the flurry of activities automobile manufacturers have packed in the month before the long Lenten break. And so, the summer action has spilled onto provinces near and far.…
A FEW weeks ago, I got a call from a friend who wanted to buy a car. But before asking me, she had asked some of her guy friends for advice. So when I told her my…
THE MINI has been growing steadily under BMW’s watch, and we don’t mean just the sales volume. The cars themselves, while remaining compact by today’s standards, are positively gigantic compared to the original. And Mini isn’t finished…
