Toyota Motor Company chair Akio Toyoda is perhaps one of the most charismatic automotive executives in recent memory. The 67-year-old scion of company founder Kiichiro Toyoda impressed Filipinos with his immense driving talent during the Toyota GAZOO Racing (GR) Festival on August 2023 at the Quirino Grandstand. A keen racer (using the name "Morizo"), Toyoda was also a development driver for Toyota’s high-performance vehicles like the Toyota GR Yaris. But in a recent video posted on X (formerly

When Honda Cars Philippines Inc (HCPI) launched the 2023 Honda BR-V, it knew it had a hit on its hands and had to prepare for the eventual demand for the seven-seater. It's why the Japanese automaker brought in a large shipment of units to ensure all orders and reservations for the car were met. It was also a preemptive measure to ensure that customers get their cars and to prevent supply chain issues similar to the Honda HR-V, where there's a long waiting period developed to get your hands on a

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

The 2023 Honda WR-V was launched in Indonesia on Nov. 2, 2022 and is poised to take on segment leaders like the Toyota Raize. It shares the same platform as the all-new Honda BR-V, which launches locally on Nov. 21, 2022, and slots under the larger HR-V crossover. Here are some more photos of Honda Cars' newest baby, courtesy of our friends at AutoFun Indonesia who attended the launch. The dash is what you would expect out of a Honda – a sensible layout with a few design flourishes. For the Indo

(Images from Honda PH) Thinking of the Honda Civic compared with its competitors, one can easily go hands down with a Civic. Honda boys love their cars and nobody’s going to tell them otherwise. Some things, however, can be appreciated more when things are subjected to a slight comparison. This can actually show how great something is as its painted on a different light. By doing this, I have summarized three main great things that a Honda Civic 2022 does a little better than its rivals. It has

2022 Civic FE is cheaper, more spacious and offers more performance Mazda 3 is still the master of craftsmanship and design Driving experience is closer than ever Unless you’ve been living beneath a shake, you'd know by presently that the Honda Civic has returned – and in a enormous way. The 2022 Honda Civic is more exquisite and grown-up in plan, while advancements beneath its skin have made it more honed to drive and more secure than ever. And that’s before we get to the sublime interior and t