KIA Stonic vs Hyundai Creta 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

In celebration of World EV Day, we would like to share a brief experience driving one of the more popular EVs from a mainstream manufacturer. The Kia e-Niro is a crossover that shares its platform and electric drivetrain with the Hyundai Kona. As you can see, it looks like a raised hatchback, but its extra height lets you be more versatile and agile on the road. We drove it in Brunei Darussalam, where there is little traffic on city roads and highways. Kia Brunei is not yet selling EVs, and like

The hand that rocks the cradle are not the typical pair of hands one would usually spot on messing around with the greasy mechanical innards of the squeaky-clean er, say, Ford Ecosport. WHAT IS FORD ECOSPORT? In a sense, was a one-shot deal hatched by the visionary collective heads of those prime car magnates from Blue Oval, an exciting place dead-set on ruminating about mass-producing EVs (electric vehicles) by the truckload that would probably be operational by the year 2025, or so they say. B