“In this business, you gotta have a tough skin.” This is what Visor.Ph Editor-in-Chief Vernon Sarne told me at last week's BMW M2 launch event. Chief, as I fondly call him to this day (he got me to join Top Gear Philippines magazine as a cover photographer and writer back in 2010), has seen it all and has been through wars ordinary people would have waived the white flag early on. The mental and physical stress this job entails can be too much for someone who cares about his craft. So when we he

You can get a huge discount on a brand-new Changan CS35 Plus crossover when you reserve one this month. Changan Motor Philippines, Inc. (CMPI) announced in an August 2023 press statement that it will give a ₱35,000 discount voucher to customers who put their name down for the crossover from August 10 to 31, 2023. The company said its “Changan August Bonus Discount Voucher” is available at the CMPI National Headquarters in Calamba, Laguna, or at any authorized Changan dealership nationwide. In ad

Toyota is still a dominant force in the international market. According to a global sales research report by JATO Dynamics, five of the Japanese brand's vehicles were in the top 10 best-selling cars in 2022. The Toyota RAV4 scored the top spot with over a million sales recorded, with 43 percent coming from the United States and Canada. The RAV4 was followed closely behind by the Toyota Corolla sedan, the Toyota Camry, the Toyota Hilux, and the Toyota Corolla Cross, which were all in the Top 10.

Lexus Philippines has officially launched its first battery electric vehicle (BEV) in the Philippines in the form of the 2023 Lexus RZ 450e. And you can purchase one for a hefty ₱4,828,000. Its arrival in the local market is a milestone for the Japanese automaker, and it is an important step toward the brand’s carbon neutrality goal of offering 100% BEVs globally by 2035. Lexus Philippines is no stranger to electrification as most of its local lineup of vehicles already comes with a hybrid varia

Korean automaker Kia Corporation received numerous nods as their high-end mid-size crossover Kia Sorento came as a gorgeous-looking car model with remarkable performance. Some car enthusiasts say that it is one of the well-powered and well-groomed vehicles of our generation. Now that the Sorento is in its fourth generation, there are several advanced technology features in it. But Kia has plans on improving more in the coming years, which means that this well-performing and good-looking car stil

In the Philippines, sedans have always been the top-selling vehicle type as it has the primary characteristics Filipinos are looking for in an entry-level car. Even though bigger vehicles other than sedans are getting rapid popularity in the past years, a sedan was still hailed as the best-selling car of 2021 in the country. With that, Chinese automobile manufacturer Geely has decided to enter the market with the compact car 2022 Geely Emgrand. What are the variants of the 2022 Geely Emgrand? In