When speaking about how expensive Electric Vehicles are, we can’t get away from the fact that, despite the TRAIN and EVIDA laws already being implemented, EVs are still prohibitively priced. For the sake of argument, though, there are calculations that can be done to see if it’s actually going to save you money in the long run. Let’s take the cheapest available EVs in the Philippines, the Wuling Mini EV, and the BYD Dolphin. Why the two, you may ask? Officially, the BYD Dolphin is the cheapest E

Today is Christmas Day! We at AutoFun Philippines would first like to wish you all a great holiday season, whether you’re at home or out of town. This is, of course, the AutoFun Philippines Rearview Roundup – a compilation of the top stories that we published over the last week. And what better way to cozy up to the chilly weather than to warm yourself up with the five hottest stories from the past week? AAP Motorsports’ new sheriff We start off with one of the biggest names in Philippine motors

There is no denying that for many of us, purchasing a car should translate to the fulfillment of its promise. If we spend more, we expect more. The true is same if we are on a budget. But cars like the Hyundai Accent defied common notion. Its affordability spawned a host of owners during its day and yet, the car more than delivered on its promise of providing satisfaction. The maverick When it was still in the market, the Hyundai Accent straddled in the middle of the subcompact sedan category wi

(Images from Hyundai PH) The Hyundai Reina is a simple budget car meant for the daily drive. Under its hood is a 1.4L in-line four-cylinder gasoline engine which produces 95 horsepower and 132 Newton meters of torque. This number is actually very modest. It is then paired with either a five-speed manual transmission or a four-speed automatic transmission. As we have previously mentioned in a review of the Reina, it is a very basic car as it just gives you what it really promises – adequate power

The hand that rocks the cradle are not the typical pair of hands one would usually spot on messing around with the greasy mechanical innards of the squeaky-clean er, say, Ford Ecosport. WHAT IS FORD ECOSPORT? In a sense, was a one-shot deal hatched by the visionary collective heads of those prime car magnates from Blue Oval, an exciting place dead-set on ruminating about mass-producing EVs (electric vehicles) by the truckload that would probably be operational by the year 2025, or so they say. B

Sleekier but also much sportier-looking cars seem quite likely the norm nowadays, especially in the robust global car marketplace that seems to exponentially grow to ever-changing complexity with each passing year. This in turn, perhaps better reflects the recently ongoing stiffer competition occurring among top corporate car giants whose collective willing hands just seem to can’t get enough of that much-coveted chunky slice of pie as car revenues from the US automotive aftermarket continue to