Hondas have remained a good buy all these years because of their quality, performance, and dependability. They're so good that sometimes it's hard to choose which one to get. Well, now is your chance to test-drive the Honda BR-V, Brio, City, Civic, HR-V, and the newly launched CR-V VTEC Turbo and e:HEV variants all in one place. Happening from November 16 to 19, 2023, from 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM at Block 16 SM Mall of Asia Concert Grounds is the STV Auto Focus Pre-Christmas Test Drive Festival. Her

Disclosure: Astara Philippines, the official importer and distributor of GAC Motor Philippines, kindly lent me a 2023 GAC GS4 for eight days. It arrived with a full tank of fuel and loaded RFID cards. They always say, “Never judge a book by its cover.” But experience has taught me (and perhaps many of us) that carrying preconceived notions about people or things can actually be useful. In my work as a reporter, I generally talk to high-level officials when I want to discuss the intricacies and n

So, many critical netizens commonly believe that Chinese-built cars are shoddily built and won't likely last five years before they fall apart. Some "car enthusiasts" have even made it a point to crush the reputation of every Chinese car brand that we write about, accusing us how we must have pocketed cash and graces from these China brands for us even to give them space and airtime on our social media accounts and website. Well, to be honest, we haven't received any single advertising cent from

Back when I was a kid, having a turbocharger meant you had a car with plenty of grunt. These were the days of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 5, the GC8 Subaru Impreza WRX STI, the R34 Nissan Skyline GT-R and even the 993 Porsche 911 Turbo – all high-performance machines that used forced induction to make their magic happen. Nowadays, turbos are popping up even in subcompact sedans like the Honda Civic supposedly in the name of better efficiency and higher fuel economy. But owning a turbocharged

Everyone has their idea of the perfect dream car but unfortunately, never gets the chance to own one because well, let's face it, the cost of a brand new car is just too darn expensive these days. (no doubt about it Georgy boy hah-hah) However, there's still a large percentage of folks out there who are wagging thick wads of paper currency daily; an affluent reflection of their so-called "privileged" economic standing in life. But because of the widening economic discrepancy between the "haves"

The Hyundai Eon was ultimately pulled out of production for not meeting safety-emission regulations, much to the disappointment of the fun-loving folks out there who came to regard the uncomplicated "driving-aesthetics" of the aforementioned, er, small car. It's therefore not surprising that the sudden announcement of this car's disappearance from the spotlight had sparked a plethora of raw opinions that range from the nonsensical to the absurd, as the intriguing nature of the said incident woul