DISCLOSURE: Nissan Philippines Inc. kindly lent me a 2023 Nissan Terra Sport for one week. It arrived with a full tank of fuel and loaded RFID cards. Special-edition vehicles typically bring something fresh to the market. They often have features previously unavailable with the nameplate to differentiate them from the standard model. This is what Nissan Philippines did with the Nissan Terra Sport as it reignites the nameplate with a few aesthetic additions that give the vehicle a new lease on li

Two famous SUVs in the Philippines recently got an update. These are the 2023 Isuzu mu-X and the 2023 Nissan Terra Sport. While the first is a minor tweak to the SUV, the latter is an all-new variant that has been added to the nameplate. Given their minor updates, we will compare both SUVs to see which one you should get in 2023. For context, we will use the LS-E variant of the Isuzu mu-X as it competes with the VL and Sport variants of the Nissan Terra. Exterior Isuzu Philippines recently gave

The Nissan Terra Sport recently launched as a new variant for the popular seven-seater SUV in the Philippines. It comes with some revised styling and blacked-out accents to help differentiate it from the rest of the model lineup. As the new model, it slots above the top-of-the-line VL variant and even replaces the VL 4x4 model as the most expensive variant. With the new variant getting cosmetic changes, it begs the question, is the Nissan Terra Sport worth it, or is the Nissan Terra VL still the

The launch of the 2023 Toyota Innova in Indonesia last November 2022 was one of the hottest stories on our website. And for good reason – the old Innova remains one of Toyota Motor Philippines’ best-selling models as it combines the toughness of a pick-up with the size and practicality of a seven-seat multi-purpose vehicle (MPV). That’s because, underneath, the previous-generation Innova shares the same rear-wheel-drive, ladder-frame platform, and engines as the Toyota Hilux pick-up and the Toyo

Ford Philippines is heading south for the fourth leg of its Ford Island Conquest test-drive event. The carmaker said in a press statement that it will be held at the Annex Event Center of SM City Davao on Oct. 7-9, 2022. The previous leg was in Pampanga on Sept. 23-25, 2022. As before, visitors can experience the full capabilities of the next-generation Ford Ranger and Ford Everest in the water-wading course. They can also check the dynamic display and try out Ford’s latest vehicles in the on-ro

The first time the Nissan Grand Livina entered the Philippine market in 2008, it was a three-row hatchback based on the Nissan Tiida platform. It was ahead of its time in many ways, as it offered car-like handling and seating for seven. Typical of what crossovers provide today. As head of the marketing team of Nissan Motor Philippines, Inc (NMPI) at that time, I was tasked to find ways to slot such a strange vehicle concept into the MPV-crazy consciousness of Filipino car buyers. The 2008 Nissan