Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) has something special planned for its 35th anniversary and the Gazoo Racing Festival. The Japanese automaker announced in a press statement that it is bringing in a heavy hitter – Toyota Motor Corporation chairman Akio “Morizo” Toyoda will be attending the event from Aug. 23 to 24, 2023 at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila. Morizo, who Toyota calls its "master driver," is also an accomplished racing driver who helped develop many of Toyota's Gazoo Racing (GR) models

Disclosure: Honda Cars Philippines Inc. kindly lent me a 2023 Honda Civic Type R FL5 for nine days. It arrived with a full tank of fuel and loaded RFID cards. AutoFun Philippines paid for additional fuel, toll, and a carwash. The word “legend” gets thrown around an awful lot nowadays. Social media is awash with so-called legends, supposedly because they achieved some incredible metric online (a gazillion followers/subscribers) or for some insane (and often extremely dangerous) act. A little etym

AutoFun Philippines has extensively covered the depths that dealers and resellers would go to make big bucks off a hot, new car. Irate buyers of the recently launched Honda Civic Type R FL5 approached us after Honda Cars Philippines dealers were reportedly asking for up to ₱800,000 over the car’s ₱3,880,000 price tag. Some dealers were even disallowing straight-cash purchases and pushing for financing packages with huge interest, which the Department of Trade and Industry is punishable with jail

After speculations about what Honda Cars Philippines would bring next, the covers have been removed to unveil the 2023 Honda Civic Type R FL5. That's right! The Japanese brand has brought the latest version of its performance hatchback into the country but with a catch. Unlike before, which had a bigger allotment into the triple digits, this time around, the sixth-generation Civic Type R is only limited to 30 units, so you better move quickly as orders for these vehicles will come swiftly and co

(Images from Honda PH) With its safety features and spatial practicality, the Civic Type R can pass as a daily, if you'd think about it (and force it a little). Is it easy to maintain a modern hot hatch like the Civic Type R? According to a report in November last year made by Martin Pretorious of AutoTrader, a car website in South Africa, the Civic Type R is actually a bespoke car, and despite the geography, his findings are very much applicable in the Philippine setting. Being in the same cate

Nissan Motor Corporation’s iconic sports car, the Nissan GT-R, has been continuously dazzling the automotive industry with its high-performing road abilities. Under its hood, the Nissan GT-R Nismo variant holds a 3.8-liter Bi-turbo V6 engine – which has been hand-built by one of the best master crafts men in the world. It has an impressive 600 horsepower and 650 Newton meters of torque. The Nismo variant of the GT-R has a re-calibrated 6-speed dual-clutch gearbox for quicker shifts over the stan