They say horsepower doesn’t matter. But in the world of pick-up trucks, which are built to haul and tow the biggest and heaviest items, having plenty of heave is always a big help. The current-generation Toyota Hilux may be long in the tooth, but it certainly isn’t short of firepower, at least in Malaysia. The Hilux GR Sport there received an update on September 2023 – its venerable 2.8-liter, twin-cam, 16-valve inline-4 turbodiesel now produces 224 PS and 550 Nm of torque. This is a bump of 20

The weather has been quite nice for the last week – some days are not too hot and not too rainy. With climate change in full swing, would things be the same next year? Only time will tell. But what hasn’t changed is your fondness for the latest models to debut here and abroad. Here are your top five favorite stories from Aug. 14 to 18, 2023, in this edition of AutoFun Philippines Rearview Roundup. Tamaraw reborn? Many of you were excited when we revealed on March 2023 that the Toyota Tamaraw wou

Remember the saying, “So close that you can almost taste it”? That seems to be the case with Isuzu Philippines Corporation (IPC), which is aiming to have at least 50 dealerships nationwide by the end of 2023. The Japanese carmaker announced in a June 2023 press statement that construction of its 49th dealer, Isuzu Valenzuela, has kicked off. “As part of our ‘Road to 50’ program we continue to expand our reach to more cities in the provinces and now in the Metro,” said IPC president Tetsuya Fujit

The Ford Ranger on the T6 platform has been around since 2011, when it was first introduced into the global market. The T6 platform is also the basis for the first generation of the Ranger Raptor, albeit with modifications to the suspension and chassis to handle tough off-roading duties. So, the T6 platform got us thinking, how has it lasted so long, especially now that it's still being used in the next-generation Ford Ranger and Ford Ranger Raptor? A brief history of the T6 platform The T6 plat

Isuzu Philippines recently revealed the updated Isuzu Mu-X, which came with a few exterior updates and a new color option for the seven-seater SUV. The Japanese automaker has announced that it will bring the updated 2023 Isuzu D-MAX to the country on April 2023. The reveal date comes after the Japanese automaker sent us an invite for the public launch of its updated pickup truck on April 21, 2023. However, reports have stated that the updates will only be done to the top-spec LS-E version of the

The legendary Ralliart brand name, Mitsubishi's in-house high performance, and motorsports division, returns to off-road racing this week at the Asia Cross Country Rally 2022. Armed with three Mitsubishi Triton, locally known as the Strada, rally-prepped pickups, Team Mitsubishi Ralliart has prepared for the cross-country even the rally cars to a total of 1,900 kilometers of endurance testing. In Leg 0, a total of 56 machines – 21 vehicles in the motorcycle category, 2 in the sidecar category, 3