And just like that, it’s the first week of April! As the Holy Week long weekend approaches, many of you are already finalizing your travel plans. Make sure that you and your car are in tip-top shape for a trouble-free journey. And because it’s Sunday, it’s time for another edition of the AutoFun Philippines Rearview Roundup! From last week’s focus on big sport-utility vehicles, this week is pretty much all about the beloved crossover. Here are our top five stories from March 27 to April 2, 2023.

Mazda Philippines and the Manila Sports Car Club have announced the race calendar for the second of the MSCC Miata Spec Series. Billed as the country’s only one-make sports car racing series, the championship will be held over four Saturdays split between the Batangas Racing Circuit and Clark International Raceway. This will be the series' first time racing at BRC. 2023 MSCC Miata Spec Series Calendar Date Rounds Venue April 15, 2023 1 - 2 Batangas Racing Circuit June 24, 2023 3 - 4 Batangas Rac

The all-new 2023 Lexus RX crossover was launched locally on January 16, 2023. Besides riding on the more rigid Lexus GA-K platform, the major headline for the five-seat luxury crossover is its all-hybrid lineup. The RX 350h drops the old 3.5-liter V6 for a turbocharged 2.5-liter, twin-cam, 16-valve inline-4 gasoline engine. Together with the electric motor, the new powertrain has a combined output of 250 PS and 316 Nm of torque, paired with a continuously variable transmission. All RX 350h varia

Kia will showcase its biggest electric vehicle (EV), the EV9 sport-utility vehicle (SUV), at India’s Auto Expo on January 2023. The Korean carmaker’s Indian distributor released a teaser video for the Concept EV9, showing off notable features like its dazzling LED headlights that look like stars and its huge, waterfall-like LED taillights. However, it is not yet sure if the brand will also reveal the final production version of the full-size EV, which is slated for launch in 2023. The EV9 uses a

Long before its recent launch, the 2022 Subaru WRX was much awaited by car enthusiasts, especially race car drivers, who were looking forward to a better and bolder sport compact car. The WRX draws its inspiration from when Subaru joined and won the World Rallying Championship manufacturer's trophies from 1995 to 1997, along with the driver's championships in 1995, 2001, and 2003. Indeed, it has several attributes that make it one of the most sought-after high-performance cars. Its specification

In the past years, Peugeot 5008 has set a standard because of its impressive road performance as a multi-purpose vehicle. As Peugeot changed its classification and became a sport utility vehicle, the automotive industry was eager to know if its performance now will say for itself that it is indeed fit to be an SUV. The SUV class has been the most popular in the past few years and has evolved and is continuously innovating towards automotive advancement. With that, the 5008 was expected to return