We’re more than halfway through the year and powerful rain showers are hitting the country. Although cars have long been built to take on wet weather, decades of technological advancements have helped make driving in the rain almost as easy as driving in the dry. Ford Philippines announced in a June 2023 press statement that its latest Ranger pick-up and Everest sport-utility vehicle come with various features to handle everything from strong downpours to deep floods. Here’s a look at what they

We may not have it in the Philippines yet, but the 2023 Honda WR-V always attracts attention when we write about it. The WR-V is Honda Cars’ smallest crossover and is aimed squarely at the Toyota Raize. It also features better safety equipment and a stronger engine than its Toyota rival. But what’s it like out on the road? Our friends at WapCar Thailand have tested the new WR-V to see if it’s a worthy adversary to the Raize. Fun to drive The Honda WR-V makes for a great city car because of its s

Many carmakers often use “mules” to test their own prototype components under complete secrecy. In some cases, they go to even greater lengths by utilizing the bodyshell of a car from another brand. For instance, Jaguar famously tested the turbocharged V6 engine of its XJ220 supercar by shoving it into the back of an old Ford Transit van – creating one of the fastest commercial vehicles in the world in the process. It seems that automakers are back to the same old tricks, as Carscoops reported o

Just days after we reported on the teaser photos of the 2023 Hyundai Verna, Hyundai India has released official sketches of the upcoming model. The Verna subcompact sedan (known locally as the Hyundai Accent) features a radical redesign from the previous-generation model, which was dropped from the local lineup after Hyundai Motor Philippines took over the Korean brand's passenger-car operations on June 2022. Up front is Hyundai’s highly distinct LED running light that runs across the hoodline,

In terms of sales, there is no denying that the number one car company in the Philippines is Toyota Motor Corporation, as it continuously sweeps the market with its reliable and highly impressive vehicle models. They are always on top of the game, regardless of the fact that they have numerous car models to offer to be the best-selling car company in the country, more than any of its competitors have. And one of the most popular car models ever is the sedan Toyota Corolla, which has gained sever

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