Mazda revealed the Mazda MX-5 RF (“retractable fastback”) on the eve of the New York International Auto Show. The latest version of the legendary sports car offers a new dimension of open-top driving fun while at the…
SUBCOMPACT cars used to be a form of cruel and unusual punishment where driving was concerned. But within the last couple of generations, some Japanese B-segment cars turned their very smallness into a desirable feature. By embracing…
THIS Valentine’s day weekend, one is often reminded of memorable “date drives.” Aside from choosing one’s favorite restaurants or weekend getaway, the car is the most common denominator on a Valentine’s date, or any date for that…
The World Car Awards has announced its finalists for the category and overall winner for this year’s honor. The countdown for the 2016 World Car Awards (WCA) prize-giving ceremony will culminate at the New York International Auto Show…
Korean auto brand Ssangyong has announced its return to the Philippine market, under Malaysian-owned Berjaya Group. The brand is set to officially launch its Korando and Tivoli SUVs and Rodius MPV in the next few weeks. The…
In the midsize executive car segment, Japan’s top three brands—Toyota, Nissan and Honda—have all fielded V6 models aside from the requisite 2.5-liter, four-cylinder model. Not so for Mazda Motor Corp., which chose to enter…
Mazda Motor Corporation announced today global production of new-generation of vehicles featuring SKYACTIV TECHNOLOGY and KODO-Soul of Motion design has exceeded three million units, with production of almost 3,050,000 units as of the end of November 2015.…
BERJAYA Auto Philippines, the exclusive distributor of Mazda vehicles in the country, recently concluded its search for the best technicians among its dealership network. The winners will go on to represent the Philippines in the Asia Pacific…
Mazda Motor Corporation’s all-new Mazda Roadster (known as MX-5 outside Japan) has been named the 2015-2016 Car of the Year Japan. The all-new Roadster is the sixth model in Mazda’s new-generation lineup of vehicles that feature the…
Text and photos by Tessa R. Salazar MONTHS before the “mecca” of all Pinoy motoring scribes, the Tokyo Motor Show, filled the motoring pages—and Facebook status updates, the “little David” of the Japanese “Goliaths” in…
