The launch of the all-new 2024 Honda CR-V marked the return of an electrified model in the carmaker’s Philippine lineup following the phaseout of the Legend luxury sedan some years ago. The CR-V RS e:HEV packs a 2.0-liter, twin-cam, 16-valve inline-4 gasoline engine mated to an electric motor. The combined output is 184 PS and 355 Nm of torque, coursed through a continuously variable transmission. The e:HEV full-hybrid system also has an EV Drive Mode that lets the vehicle run solely on battery

Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) celebrates its 35th anniversary in the country with special discounts as part of its blowout deals promo, which lasts until August 31, 2023. The Japanese automaker’s Pay Low deal allows customers to take home their new Toyota vehicle with a downpayment as low as 15% with free 1st-year insurance, 3-year LTO registration, and no chattel mortgage. With this deal, customers can get their new Fortuner 4x2 G M/T for only ₱260,400 or Hilux 4x2 E M/T for only ₱176,100. Oth

Now we’ve seen photos of what the new Honda City will look like, but this time, the Thailand market gets first dibs on the actual car on this side of the world Unveiled in Thailand today July 5, 2023, the refreshed Honda City features the revised front grille and bumpers, a new alloy wheel design and a new interior color. The chances we’ll get the same treatment with the soon-to-be locally launched new Honda City will be high. More likely certain. However, Honda Cars Philippines Inc. has already

Toyota Motor Philippines has awarded the 2022 champions of the country’s premier one-make racing series. The carmaker announced in a press statement that it conducted a ceremony for the season’s circuit and autocross winners of the Toyota GAZOO Racing Vios Cup on February 2023. Starting with the Circuit Championship, young racing ace Inigo Anton of Toyota North Edsa-Obengers Racing Team clinched the top title in the Super Sporting category. Joining him on the podium were Gerald Loy of R Racing T

When the Mitsubishi Xpander multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) launched in the Philippines in 2018, it was arguably one of the very few cars in the segment that could topple the stranglehold of the Toyota Avanza. Fitted with a 1.5-liter, twin-cam, 16-valve inline-4 gasoline engine and mated to either a 5-speed manual or a 4-speed automatic transmission, it was as conventional as it gets with these compact MPVs, straying just enough from the norm to get people interested. Now, though, the market has shi

Honda Cars Philippines, Inc. (HCPI) is bringing out all its wares at the September 15-18, 2022, Philippine International Motor Show (PIMS). However, one question that the Japanese automaker went omerta upon is what all-new model they will unveil at PIMS. The current BR-V was launched at the 2016 PIMS as a completely built-up (CBU) unit. Since then, the brand got produced locally, then reverted to CBU status when HCPI closed its Sta. Rosa (Laguna) plant in early 2020. In addition, fellow ASEAN co