Unlike Toyota or Ford, Honda Cars did not really have an established presence in the Philippines until it officially started operations on October 1990. This month, Honda Cars Philippines Inc. (HCPI) is celebrating 33 years in the country with a variety of awesome deals from Oct. 1 to 31, 2023. These include a 10-percent, all-in downpayment of as low as ₱10,000 for the highly popular 2023 Honda BR-V VX with Honda SENSING, which is the only vehicle in its class to feature active-safety assists li

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

The Honda WR-V subcompact crossover, which was launched in Indonesia on Nov. 2, 2022, seems like a logical move for Honda Cars. Using the platform and the proven mechanicals from the all-new Honda BR-V multi-purpose vehicle, the WR-V is expected to attract young professionals (whom Honda Cars Indonesia calls the “hustlers”) and small families that want to move up from a regular subcompact sedan or hatchback. However, the Honda seems a little late to the party, especially since the Toyota Raize a

Honda Cars Philippines, Inc. (HCPI) takes its role in instilling road safety in the youth quite seriously. In partnership with AISEC, an international student youth leader organization, the Road Safety and Honda SENSING Experience for students was held last October 8th at the HCPI office in Sta. Rosa, Laguna. The program aims to advance the consciousness and appreciation of young drivers for road safety and demonstrate how advanced safety technologies like Honda SENSING promote safe driving thro

Mazda's booth at the Philippine International Auto Show (PIMS) had the MX-5 Miata as its centerpiece, but its CX-8 all-wheel-drive Exclusive six-seater crossover stablemate piqued some curiosities. This was because the family crossover has had minor changes to its exterior. The front grille (precisely the space behind the telltale wing-shaped Mazda logo) had redesigned slats resembling interlocked zippers. Additional chrome adorned the front bumper. A somewhat shiny silver (Mazda calls it Bright

Test-driving a car for a living sure sounds like a lot of fun instead of moping around in a gloomy-drab corners of an empty room. But excitement levels do churn up a notch especially when a person is onboard an avant-garde Geely Coolray but maybe it's way better to keep a sharp eye on those grubby meat-hooks er, fingers of yours as they entangle themselves to ah, one Ford Ecosport’s blunt-sized joystick? Well, Kool (Kool and the Gang) is cool but Coolray was way much cooler than the name (its na