Minute dimensions, generous ground clearance, and no clutch pedal. These three ingredients form the recipe for sales success in the Philippines. And no car has done it quite as well thus far as the Toyota Raize subcompact crossover. But the little Toyota faces stiff competition from the Chinese carmaker that’s always full of surprises – the new Geely GX3 Pro is priced close to the Raize E CVT, while offering more generous equipment levels. Let’s pit these two in a Spec Showdown to see which come

Following our scoop yesterday on reservations for the all-new 2024 Toyota Wigo, Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) has announced its official launch date. The carmaker said in a July 2023 press statement that the next-generation subcompact hatchback will make its Philippine debut on July 14, 2023 at the TriNoma Activity Center in Quezon City, with the mall display lasting until July 16. Meanwhile, retail sales will start on July 17, 2023, with reservations being officially accepted starting July 7,

We Filipinos are practical people. Well, most of us are at least living a practical way of life. We always consider the prices of commodities and the return on investment as we value our hard-earned money. When it comes to cars, there is a specific model that has stood out in the local market for a good number of years. The Toyota Vios has been the undisputed market leader for two decades because it comes at a very affordable and reasonable price - as low as Php 681,000 for the 1.3-liter Base ma

The new Honda City 2022 is a major upgrade from the previous generation. However, there are always something to nitpick, so here is the nitpicking guide for the 2022 Honda City. If you have seen our article on the overview of all features of the new Honda City, then you must say why it is nuts to think of something to nitpick from the Honda City. Pegging expectations from price points, the Honda City is actually a car that is value-for-money, maybe even more. But there are still some items that

For several years, Honda Jazz has been one of the most popular cars in the Philippines. Since its first launch, it has been immediately known, because of its versatility and generous interior space for a B-segment hatchback model. It is also a sought-after car for its total aesthetic beauty inside out. Honda Jazz bids its goodbye to the year 2023, as Honda announced that they will no longer continue manufacturing the model. According to them, the reason behind this is for them to transpose their

With claimed fuel consumption for all these newly-introduced B-segment sedans hovering below the 6-litre/100 km mark (2020 Toyota Vios: 5.8-litre/100 km, 2020 Honda City: 5.4-litre/100 km, 2020 Nissan Almera: 5.4-litre/100 km), which one of these non-national B-segment sedans will offer the best fuel consumption under real-world conditions? Fuel Economy (Claimed, L/100 km) Nissan Almera 5.4 Toyota Vios 5.8 Honda City 5.4 To find out, we pitted all three models through our Autofun instrumented te