Hyundai Creta vs Honda HR-V Comparison

Disclaimer: Hyundai Motor Philippines lent us the 2023 Hyundai Creta GLS IVT for seven days with a full tank of gas and with its two RFID cards. Our first “review” of the Hyundai Creta was a feature article on how it would handle off-road scenarios; while it's rare for a crossover to travel off the beaten path, we wanted to test it for good measure. The Hyundai Creta is part of the latest new offerings from the South Korean automaker to enter the Philippine market. It unofficially replaces the H

It’s Sunday once more, so it’s time for another AutoFun Philippines Rearview Roundup! Although days remain hot, we’re now getting some relief from occasional rain showers. Whether it’s sunny or rainy today, here are your five favorite stories from May 15 to 21, 2023! This time, it’s mostly about small sport-utility vehicles (SUV). Better with more doors? Our website got inundated with visits after we released a story on the soon-to-arrive Suzuki Jimny five-door. This tiny SUV may have a ladder-f

More often than not, crossovers see more use in the city than anywhere else. They are now the quintessential urban cruisers. However, these vehicles can do more than just cruise around the city; they can be taken off the beaten path and travel into areas not normally accessible by the everyday sedan or hatchback. With that in mind, we decided to test out if the 2023 Hyundai Creta GLS IVT can do more than just be a great city vehicle. I brought it to a forested farm area to see what it could do w

As a motorcycle rider, I am accustomed to using two-wheelers with diminutive dimensions to navigate congested city streets. That is why getting behind the wheel of a rather bulky Honda HR-V was initially daunting. I’d much prefer to ride Hondas with the winged logo. Yet, I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was to drive Honda’s latest crossover, more so because of its Honda Sensing driver-assist technology. Honda Sensing is like Spiderman’s "Spidey-sense" in that it detects potential hazard

Disclaimer: Honda Cars Philippines Inc. very kindly lent me a 2022 Honda HR-V V Turbo for one week full of fuel and RFID cards with enough load for a trip to the moon and back. AutoFun Philippines paid for a car wash and some fuel for the trip back to the HCPI plant in Santa Rosa, Laguna. “Nahulog ata sa likod ng kotse yung earphones ko nung nag-drifting.” [Translation: My earphones might have fallen in the back seat when we went drifting.] So was the rather harried message that I got from my de