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Proud to belong to the Montero Sport ‘family’

  Text and photos by Charles E. Buban   Occam’s razor is a logical principle that states one should avoid “stacking” information to prove a theory if a simpler explanation fits the observations. In other words, the…

BYD Qin: looking into the future

Today is Inquirer Motoring’s final edition for 2015. As we close a chapter in our lives, we look into the future not only excitedly, but also with a sense of anxiety. …

German state files criminal complaint over missing VW file

The German state of Lower Saxony has filed a criminal complaint after discovering that a file on scandal-hit Volkswagen had disappeared. …

Ferrari reveals the F12tdf new limited edition special series

Ferrari reveals the F12tdf which pays homage to the Tour de France, the legendary endurance road race that Ferrari dominated in the 1950s and ‘60s, particularly with the 1956 250 GT Berlinetta which won four consecutive editions.…

A consumer’s top picks of 2014

Forget the Ferraris, Lamborghinis and Maseratis. Here are three motor vehicles, launched this year, that I picked for their practicality and/or fun-to-drive element, not for the elitist glamor that comes with owning an astronomically priced luxury super…

Ending 2014 at a gallop

There was no stopping the stampede of new cars onto local shores this 2014. And as the year of the horse drew to a close to give way to the year of the sheep, many motoring manufacturers…

New Year resolutions

With the New Year comes resolutions that, hopefully, won’t go to waste. It’s always a fresh start, full of hope, a desire to do better and achieve milestones in our lives, be it in the areas of…

Driving around Singapore in the new Porsche 911 Targa

When I first saw the first generation Porsche 911 Targa in the late 1970s, I immediately fell in love with the bended rear windshield, aluminum roll bar and the distinctive foldable fabric roof which one can remove…

Inquirer.net ranked Philippines’ leading news and information website

Inquirer.net has retained its ranking as the Philippines’ number one news website. After completing a three-week certification process, the country’s pioneering news and information website has been rated as the leading news website as measured by its…

No ‘ghost month’ in a fast-paced industry

There have been some exhilarating starts and nervous stops. The Philippine automotive industry has been characterized as a one-step-back, two-steps-forward sector the first seven months of 2014, where record-setting double-digit growth has been tempered somewhat by sobering…

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