mpv

Mahindra salvo: Xylo MPV first drive

A SURVEY of the best-selling models in the first semester of 2015 indicates that Asian utility vehicles (AUVs) like the Toyota Innova and Isuzu Crosswind have retained their marketability over the years. Diesel-fed and with seven seats,…

Mahindra PH launches 3 new vehicles and 3 showrooms

Mahindra & Mahindra Limited, India’s leading manufacturer of sport utility vehicles (SUV), has officially arrived in the Philippines. Mahindra has launched three new vehicles: the Bolero pickup, the Enforcer utility vehicle and the Xylo multipurpose vehicle (MPV).…

Cars we can’t have: Toyota’s trekking-shoe minivan, the Sienta

It’s unfortunate that Japanese carmakers tend to keep some of their most interesting models for their home market. Case in point is the new Toyota Sienta minivan. The Sienta is a compact MPV designed to look like…

Honda launches Mobilio MPV at under P1 million

Honda Cars Philippines, Inc. (HCPI), Honda’s automobile business unit in the Philippines launched the All-New Mobilio, its first 7-seater Multi-purpose Utility Vehicle (MUV) in Metrotent, Metrowalk Ortigas Center, Pasig. With the aim to provide ultimate satisfaction to…

The family BMW to debut at MIAS April 9

Starting as a maker of premium sedans and coupes, BMW has spread its automotive footprint to nearly every segment of the market.   Now, it launches its first multipurpose vehicle (MPV) at the Manila International Auto Show…

BMW PH introduces 2 Series Active Tourer MPV

MANILA, Philippines – Asian Carmakers Corporation (ACC), the official importer and distributor of BMW in the Philippines, is once again bringing the premium badge to the compact automotive segment in the Philippines by launching the BMW 2…

Sizing up multipurpose vehicles

Their unique selling proposition is that they’re multipurpose, and their buyers know how “multi” this can be—from cramming in as many as nine warm bodies to squeezing in the biggest of those appliances or balikbayan boxes. MPV…