Toyota wants to bring the FJ Cruiser back, as the Japanese automaker has filed for a trademark of its nameplate. The information about it was published on the Japanese website “Chizai Watch,” where a Land Cruiser Forum user discovered it filed under the “Land Cruiser FJ” trademark. The Japanese brand has already submitted the paperwork needed for an application on October 27 in Class 12, reserved for “ vehicles; apparatus for locomotion by land, air or water,” according to an official document p

The Hyundai Santa Fe has gained quite a following in the Philippines among seven-seat sport-utility vehicles (SUVs). In its heyday, the big Hyundai provided buyers with a more refined and significantly faster alternative to the likes of the Toyota Fortuner and the Mitsubishi Montero Sport. Put another way, it was like the Geely Okavango of the previous generation, with its unibody chassis and turbocharged, front-wheel-drive powertrain. Hyundai has just teased photos of the next-generation Santa

Whether you’re eyeing your very first car or need a tiny urban runabout, the Philippine car market has plenty of choices. There are various small hatchbacks like the Mitsubishi Mirage, the Toyota Wigo, and the Suzuki S-Presso. But Chinese carmaker Jetour, a subsidiary of the Chery Holding Group, is wading into battle with something completely different. The Jetour Ice Cream EV is a three-door battery-electric vehicle (EV) that can seat four people and travel up to 170 km before needing a full ch

With no word yet as to when, or if, it will be available in the Philippines, the Mazda CX-60 has already received an award in its homeland. Because of its Driving Position Support and Driver Emergency Response technologies, the rear-wheel drive Mazda CX-60 has been selected for the "2022-2023 Japan Automotive Hall of Fame Car Technology of the Year" award. Driver monitoring to the next level The Mazda CX-60 was launched early this year as a larger, more powerful, and more premium crossover to co

I have been wondering how do people disregard something? What is the gauge to know if someone or something is not worthy to be a part of a certain list or is not worthy to be picked? Who decides the criteria? What or whose standards are we meeting? The same thinking goes into my mind when I saw a differently-looking SUV on the road – the Isuzu mu-X. It looks like the mu-X differs from the rest of its competitors in the sense that it stands out. Its Japanese manufacturer isn’t afraid to introduce

The 2022 Ford Explorer is the sixth generation since the model was first launched in 1991. This American-made mid-size crossover sport utility vehicle has been continuously developing into a modernly functional vehicle. Changes have been made to its engine, transmission, performance, body size, functionalities, and overall exterior and interior styling. It is reported in 2020 as the best-selling SUV in America, the Ford Explorer is often used in family cars and police cars. In the Philippines, t