On the night of Sunday, August 6th, the local online motoring press was abuzz with photos of a yellow Nissan Z. The pictures circulated were from the Nissan Philippines Dealer of the Year Awards, a private event in which dealers of the brand were commended for their performance in the past year. It was a surprising bit of news for a few reasons: 1. The event happened on a Sunday night. Most motoring functions are held on weekdays. 2. High-level Nissan Motor Limited executives were in town led by

If you’re among the buyers who missed out on the first batch of the 2023 Honda Civic Type R, there’s some good news ahead. “Considering the global demand, HCPI has plans of bringing in the second batch in the second quarter of this year,” Honda Cars Philippines Inc. (HCPI) vice president Louie Soriano told AutoFun Philippines. “Detailed timing and volume will be announced later,” he added. HCPI originally brought in 40 units of the Type R that had been launched on January 2023. All 39 were sold

BMW Philippines has just launched the all-new 2023 BMW 7 Series into the country and has made it available with a new electric vehicle (EV) variant called the i7. The new luxury sedan serves as the automaker’s continued plan to introduce more EV models into the country to become a more eco-friendly automaker. A boxier body Unlike the previous iteration of the BMW 7 Series, this new G70 model receives a boxier design. It also has a unique split headlight derived from the refreshed BMW X7. The sed

Learning to drive “stick” is not really unusual in the Philippines – every driving school has a course on that. But in the United States, where automatics have ruled the roost for decades, driving a manual gearbox seems to have become a dying art, to the point that MINI has opened a special program for its American clients. The British carmaker announced in a November 2022 press statement that it will open the MINI Manual Driving School, in light of the brand’s decision to offer three pedals in

As the average Filipino family grows, the need for a car that can fit them all grows as well. In the past, the minimum requirement was five - dad, mom, two kids, and maybe a grandparent or the househelp. Today, the average Filipino buyer needs to consider at least six seats when buying a vehicle - dad, mom, at least two kids, the nanny, and possibly both grandparents. Not only that but because of the modern family's versatility in income - possibly from both a steady job and a family business -

It’s very rare to know a person who don’t like the Mini even for once in their life as this Iconic car was featured in several movie and TV shows like Mr. Bean and The Italian Job. Besides its popularity, the Mini was also loved for decades because of its quirky and unique design which makes it distinct among other cars on the road. Priced from Php2,550,000, see if the new-generation Mini is worthy behind its price. Pros The Mini is an iconic car model. A lot of people, especially car enthusiast