Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) is 35 years old this August 2023. The country’s top automaker in terms of sales is celebrating this milestone in typically spectacular fashion, ranging from promos on its latest models to its two-day Toyota GAZOO Racing Festival at the Quirino Grandstand. We take a look at five of the Japanese company’s most iconic vehicles since 1988. But why not cars from before this year? The pre-Cory years First, a little history lesson. Older car enthusiasts will know that Toy

The all-new Toyota Yaris Cross is now in left-hand drive! The Japanese carmaker launched the crossover on July 11, 2023 in Cambodia, which also drives on the right like the Philippines. The model slots between the smaller Toyota Raize and the larger Toyota Corolla Cross. Although there is no official confirmation from Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) yet, PT Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia (TMMIN) confirmed in an official presentation that the Philippines will be one of the export markets tha

Disclosure: Honda Cars Philippines Inc. kindly lent me a 2023 Honda BR-V S CVT for nine days. It arrived with a full tank of gas and loaded RFID cards. The company also treated me and other motoring media to breakfast, snacks, and lunch during the BR-V media drive. AutoFun Philippines paid for additional fuel, RFID load, and a carwash. When I was in college, I owned an Isuzu Hi-Lander. Those of you old enough to remember that car would know that it was the boxy predecessor to the venerable Isuzu

Images of the 2023 Honda City have leaked online, but this time these aren’t its digital renderings but of an actual unit. The facelifted Honda sedan is set to make its debut in India on March 23, 2023. Also Read: 2023 Honda City facelift images leaked online, a Hybrid option in the works for the Ph? The photo set from Rushlane.com, taken by Kamal Yadav, reveals the same exterior changes showcased in its digital renderings. The sedan now has a new honeycomb-style grille with a unique chrome acce

The Honda BR-V is becoming a car of choice, and one particular strong suit is fuel efficiency. Now, some of you compute for every drop of petrol for every full tank. I can't blame you all since the oil prices are going up almost weekly. Now, if you have been contemplating whether to buy a BR-V or compare the BR-V to its competitors like the Mitsubishi Xpander and the Toyota Rush, perhaps fuel efficiency figures will give that great swing towards your decision. I can't blame you, the Rush and the

After dominating the segment for years, the Honda BR-V now has a worthy contender in the form of the all-new 2020 Mitsubishi Xpander. The new 7-seater B-segment SUV arrives in with its facelifted form with 1 variant to offer and is locally assembled (CKD) in Pekan. Sure enough, MMM announced recently that demand for the Xpander has far exceeded the Pekan plant’s production limit for the year 2020 and new bookings will be receiving the 2021-year model make instead. So, how does it compare against