It is the last Sunday of May! And this time, we start with an important message – stay safe and stay home, if possible. This is amid the fly-by of Super Typhoon “Betty,” which is pouring heavy rains in various parts of the country. While you’re staying nice and dry, here’s this weekend’s edition of the AutoFun Philippines Rearview Roundup, where we picked your five favorite stories from May 22 to 28, 2023. A new boss is coming SAIC, as many of you know, is the mother company of the Chinese car b

Mercedes-Benz has announced that it will slim down its vehicle lineup by removing coupes and wagons. The announcement is part of the brand’s 2022 long-term strategic plan, which involves downsizing and reshaping its product portfolio. When first revealed in May of 2022, the automaker did not mention how it would be doing it; however, come 2023, it has made it clear which models it will remove. From 33 to 14 Out of the 33 vehicle body styles Mercedes-Benz currently has on sale, it will be removin

More and more local carmakers are jumping onto the smartphone-integration bandwagon after Ford Philippines recently unveiled its FordPass app. This time, Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) announced in a November 2022 press statement that it is rolling out its myTOYOTA Connect app, initially for the GL Grandia, Grandia Tourer, and Super Grandia variants of the Toyota Hiace van. The app lets Toyota owners instantly get information on their vehicles, such as driving information, trip summaries, and ma

The Honda Civic RS is renowned in the Philippines for providing turbocharged performance with a refined and sporty flavor. However, the Malaysian market now has a second Civic RS model that adds lower emissions and improved fuel economy to the mix. Honda Cars Malaysia debuted on Nov. 15, 2022 its newest flagship Civic, the RS e:HEV. As the name suggests, the new model is a hybrid that ditches the turbocharged 1.5-liter, twin-cam, 16-valve inline-4 gasoline engine of the standard RS. Instead, it

Mazda3 is arguably one of the best-selling cars in its class, grossing over 6 million units sold as of 2019, according to one reputable source. Adding to this heap of positives, are exhilarating driving dynamics, its fluid-sleekly-engineered flawless design, and a host of other, er, stable of good qualities, more or less. Short of calling it a trailblazer (because of its innovative Skyactiv mill), the car had sparked a modicum of fanfare because of those other exhilirating features found in this

Mazda Thailand has propelled the unused 2022 Mazda 3 with a modern paint wrap up and hardware upgrades. Separated from the section variation that saw a slight increment of 10,000 baht (around RM 1.3k), costs of the upper-rung variations have kept up over the pre-updated demonstrate. Current selling prices for the locally-assembled (CKD in Thailand) new 2022 Mazda 3 (Sedan and Liftback) in Thailand are: New 2022 Mazda 3 C - 979,000 baht (≈Php 1,548k) New 2022 Mazda 3 S – 1,069,000 baht (≈Php 1,69