motoring

Hyundai Kona, Santa Fe win international awards

The Hyundai Kona was named top utility vehicle of the year at the recently concluded 2019 North American car, truck and utility Vehicle of the Year Awards, while the 2016 model of the Santa Fe was named…

I leave my car 2x a week to commute. No, it’s not easy.

Over 10.4 million cars were registered with the Land Transportation Office in the Philippines in 2017.…

Salute TO Soluto

The re-energized Kia Philippines, now under the management of Ayala Corporation, wasted no time in fortifying its lineup. …

Porsche Cayenne V6: unbreakable

If you’ve ever had the opportunity to sit in, and especially drive, a Porsche, you’ll experience the feeling of being inside something solid, stable, and crucially, unbreakable.…

The 2019 Lexus IS 350 F Sport’s challenge

The Lexus IS 350 is a fairly new model, having been introduced in 2006 after it was originally sold in Japan in 1998 under the Toyota Altezza nameplate. …

Thrilling February promos for car shoppers

As local vehicle assemblers ended 2018 with a 16 percent decline, selling just 357,410 units compared to the 425,673 units in 2017, members of the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines Inc. (Campi) and the Truck…

All-new Hiace celebrates world premiere in Manila

The Philippines may only be Toyota Motor Corp.’s ninth largest market, but when it comes to selling the Hiace, the Japanese automaker’s people hauler, this country whose auto sales averages 400,000 units a year, tops some of…

Nissan Terra: being late has its advantages

A few years ago, I had the chance to visit Nissan’s all-new factory worth $360 million in Samut Prakarn, Thailand. We were getting a preview of the all-new Nissan Navara pickup, and Nissan was boasting of not…

BYD pure electric fleet goes to Europe

BYD rolled out recently three zero-emission commercial vehicles for fleet customers in Europe.…

The latest Porsche 911 GT3 RS: drive or keep?

We tend to be asked this question in particular about specific vintage cars or the more modern Porsche GT cars. It is rather tough to answer.…

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