The Philippines won’t be the only ASEAN market that will get the upcoming 2024 Toyota Wigo with the smaller 1.0-liter engine. Toyota launched the new Wigo in Cambodia on July 11, 2023, alongside the Toyota Yaris Cross. According to our friends from sister publication WapCar, the subcompact hatchback is powered by a 1.0-liter, twin-cam, 12-valve inline-3 gasoline engine producing 68 PS and 91 Nm of torque. This is mated solely to the Daihatsu Dual-Mode Continuously Variable Transmission (D-CVT) f

The Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) Vios Cup officially begins its first round at the Clark International Speedway this weekend. It is the longest-running premier one-make-race series held and organized by Toyota Motor Philippines. Gates for the racing event open at 9 in the morning, and admission is free to give the public access to exciting racing action and TGR activities throughout the day. Toyota will stream the racing event live through its official TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Philippines Facebook page

Although German carmaker Volkswagen has already invested heavily in electric vehicles (EV), it does not yet have an electric pick-up. At least, not right now. American car publication Autoblog reported that Volkswagen is looking into building one after finishing up its EV sport-utility vehicles (SUV). “It would not be a combustion,” said Volkswagen America CEO Pablo Di Si at the sidelines of the Chicago Auto Show 2023. "Let me define, electrified. It can be electric. It can be a plug-in. It cann

It was like any other work day for 63-year-old Doreen Bacus on the morning of Sept. 24, 2022. As traffic thinned out on the corner of Elizalde Avenue and Aguirre Avenue in Barangay BF Homes in Paranaque City, the elderly street sweeper quickly headed into the street to broom up some clutter. Job done, she turns around to move to the next bit of trash on the street. A nearby CCTV camera sees what she can't: a white Mitsubishi Pajero barreling towards her. Without even braking or taking any avoidi

Whenever car manufacturers announce that they will be unveiling a new version of your favorite model, let's say the 2022 Mitsubishi Mirage G4, what changes do you expect it to have? Do you look for the latest tech features? Do you expect it to come with an improved powertrain to be more efficient on the road? How about more safety features than before? Or maybe you are looking forward to its updated aesthetics? A bolder face After a decade of existence, the Mirage G4 undergoes another substantia

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