CARMAGEDDON. That’s traffic of apocalyptic proportions, and it’s getting to become an everyday occurrence. Still, in spite of that, automotive observers don’t see any letup in the public’s car-buying sprees anytime soon. Filipinos will continue to buy…
THE AUTOMOTIVE year 2016 is off to a promising start, as two big vehicles were rolled out in January: the all-new versions of the Mitsubishi Montero Sport and the Toyota Fortuner. The pace is set to…
Text and photos by Ardie O. Lopez The past year has been a frenzy of new car releases, to put it mildly, and the crossing over to 2016 hardly broke that pace. This time…
Edsa nowadays is a sweltering pit of despair from which few motorists escape. Those who do are often found voicing their grievances on social media, in fits of apoplectic rage. Travel time on this artery has…
In the first three weeks of the new year, we have heard about the untimely death of several young ones inside a burning vehicle, a truck plowing into a restaurant, and a couple of buses being involved…
The Land Transportation Office released on Jan. 18 a circular for other law enforcement agencies about Sec. II(d) of the Joint Administrative Order No. 2014-01, reminding the parties and agencies concerned that any vehicle utilizing sirens, flashing…
When Michinobu Sugata took over the presidency of Toyota Motor Philippines Corp. (TMP) in 2010, the company already boasted 28 dealerships that helped the company close the year with a record 56,855 unit sales. This figure…
Audi’s latest Bauhaus-inspired masterpiece, the thirrd generation Audi TT has grown up, matured, and evolved beautifully. With it comes the improvement in build quality, materials, and of course, driving quality. Based on the Volkswagen-Audi Group’s MQB…
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…
Driving is fun. It’s exciting. Just not in any major city center, and certainly not anywhere in Metro Manila. The enemy here is congestion and heavy traffic, and where will you even park? Enter autonomous, aka…
