The country’s national basketball team is getting a new set of wheels. Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) announced in a July 2023 press statement that it has turned over two 29-seater Toyota Coaster units with custom livery. The players, coaching staff and management will use these for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 from Aug. 25 to Sept. 10, 2023. The event will be co-hosted by the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia. The Philippines has taken part in six previous World Cup competitions and has ho

American electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Tesla officially launched its operations in Malaysia on July 20, 2023. According to a report by our friends in our sister publication WapCar, the company is set to put up its head office and service center in the city of Cyberjaya, which is located around 31 km south of the capital Kuala Lumpur. This hub will be responsible for all corporate operations, marketing, training, customer support and vehicle services. Equipped with cutting-edge diagnostic to

Changan Motors Philippines, Inc. (CMPI) is confident for 2023 as it celebrated a whopping 222-percent sales growth from 2021 to 2022. The Chinese carmaker said in a Jan. 16, 2023 press statement that it sold 1,787 units in 2022, up from 557 units the year before. The brand also celebrates its goal of hitting 100 percent of its sales target for wholesale as well. The brand’s two best-sellers lead the pack in sales, the Changan Alsvin sedan and the Changan CS35 Plus crossover. “We started 2022 str

It would have been quite undoubtedly interesting if there ever was a car version of a Ms. Universe pageant. Imagine all those flaunting specks of white thighs in place of er, slim, and singularly-chiseled quad pipes. (hah! You wish) But of course, such a thing would never happen. It's just one of those run-away goosebumps of fertile-wild imaginings of sorts, we guess. However, the closest thing that ever was to resemble a kind of "car pageant" (we could think of) would be that so-called annual e

Previous Honda Civic FC’s 1.8-litre SOHC i-VTEC made 141 PS / 174 Nm Entry-variant Civic offered very decent performance and features Affordable pricing, low maintenance, very reliable, but no longer available in latest 2022 Honda Civic FE Honda’s R18 motor is one of the foremost dependable petrol-burning motors ever made. The 1.8-litre naturally-aspirated SOHC i-VTEC motor is mechanically simple and cheap to preserve. Its 141 PS / 174 Nm provides decent enough poke. That is why in our buying gu

I remember the first time I tried Android Auto – it was back in 2016 with the debut of the all-new tenth-generation Honda Civic. I plugged my phone via USB into the Civic, went through a few confirmation screens on my phone and started Android Auto itself. Android Auto, as how Google envisioned it, is their answer to bridging smartphones and in-car infotainment, allowing drivers to enjoy a tailored Google experience while driving. In case you’re wondering, Android Auto is strictly limited to And