motoring

Chan’s tips on how to prepare for worsening traffic

It’s one thing to enjoy memes popping up on our social media news feeds. It’s another thing entirely to live them out. And one of those classic Pinoy memes that I had the once-in-a-lifetime chance of experiencing…

Chan of a lifetime

The man had already created a legendary name for himself as far back as the late 1960s with his bevy of timeless hits that tugged at the heart. Mention “Afterglow,” “Beautiful Girl,” or “Please Be Careful With…

Vios Racing Festival: Ong, Matsunaga sizzle in the rain

Constantly changing weather conditions opened the way for an action-packed race weekend for the Vios Circuit Championship with new leaders emerging in the different classes. Vaulting ahead were Eggy Ong for Sporting Class, teammates Elysse Menorca and…

LIFESTYLE AND WORKHORSE: The 2020 Isuzu D-Max LS-A

Pickup trucks these days are increasingly used more for daily lifestyle purposes rather than for hardcore off-road adventures or hauling heavy cargo. The marketability of pickup trucks soared while their retail prices dropped when the 2018 Tax…

Russ hour

In an intimate one-on-one session with precision driver and Guinness Record holder Russ Swift who was in Cebu last weekend to perform for Subaru at SM Cebu’s open parking mall, the Englishman shared some stories, not too…

September Storm

Do you remember a time when the launch of a new Toyota Corolla was the biggest automotive event of the year? Memorably, the introduction of the 1988 sixth-generation Corolla GL (as it was known here), marked the…

Honda Brio RS The spirit of the affordable driver’s car lives on

Honda is perhaps the master of small hero cars. The Honda CR-X started a revolution in autocross and circuit racing many decades ago, followed by the Honda Civic which today continues to dominate in grassroots motorsports, followed…

Kia: Keeping a promise

When the Kia brand was relaunched last January under the Ayala aegis, newly-appointed president Manny Aligada did not reveal a sales growth target for the year. Instead, Aligada made a commitment to steer Kia to a growth…

Toyota Alphard: Gold Standard

Photos by Botchi Santos The Toyota Alphard seems to be synonymous with a lot of things. In Hong Kong and Macau, it is associated with gangsters and gamblers. In Japan, according to a Japanese-American friend of mine,…

Audi e-tron quattro SUV is the first electric vehicle to earn Top Safety Pick+ rating

Audi e-tron Quattro SUV is the first ever pure battery electric vehicle (BEV) that earned the 2019 Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) Top Safety Pick+ rating, the highest rating awarded by non-profit organizations and funded by…

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