Last year, when I wrote about the 2-liter, 162-HP Mazda CX-5 (“SkyActiv Technology sets Mazda CX-5 apart,” Motoring, 8/15/12), I noted that “while the CX-5 weighs less than its competitors, its horsepower rating is also lower than…
Metro Manila’s traffic jams are like instant noodles: You just need to add water and they instantly expand. I guess this is why Filipino bus drivers of late have become rabid with the threat of rain. One…
SIX WEEKS ago, Tuason Racing School (TRS) invited me to come over to Clark International Speedway for a track day-cum-tryout. The Vios One Make Racing Series was briefly explained and I was invited to be a potential…
As a motorist, I log close to 300 kliks in a week, and as much as 600 when I have to attend events outside Metro Manila. A significant amount of that mileage is mostly via city…
When the Volkswagen brand was launched last weekend with a festive public display of its cars at Ayala Corp.’s Greenbelt Makati stomping grounds, the theme was “The Time is Now.” Europe’s biggest automaker (12 car brands,…
With at least a thousand exhibitors, more than 12,000 journalists and close to a million guests trooping to the Frankfurt Messe, the 65th Frankfurt Motor Show has become the world’s single largest motor show in terms…
While the S-Class is globally recognized as the flagship of Mercedes-Benz, the E-Class is the Stuttgart-based manufacturer’s core product and most important car in terms of profits generated and derivatives spanned.…
A global success story, the BMW 5 Series model line has sold over 6.5 million units worldwide since its launch in 1972. In Asian countries including the Philippines, BMW has been the top-selling luxury car brand for…
After a short, unsuccessful venture into the Philippines in 2005, the major French automaker Peugeot returned in 2012 under the aegis of the Columbian Group of Companies. Founded by chair emeritus Jose Ch. Alvarez, the Columbian Group…
Lately, Ford and Mitsubishi advertisements in Metro Manila broadsheets have been trumpeting the fantastic fuel economy of the 1.6-liter Focus and the 1.6-liter Lancer: 19.07 kilometers per liter touted for the Focus and 19.8 kpl for the…
