AutoFun Philippines has extensively covered the depths that dealers and resellers would go to make big bucks off a hot, new car. Irate buyers of the recently launched Honda Civic Type R FL5 approached us after Honda Cars Philippines dealers were reportedly asking for up to ₱800,000 over the car’s ₱3,880,000 price tag. Some dealers were even disallowing straight-cash purchases and pushing for financing packages with huge interest, which the Department of Trade and Industry is punishable with jail

Gong Xi Fa Cai. Today is Chinese New Year! And because it’s a Sunday, it’s also time for your weekly dose of the AutoFun Philippines Rearview Roundup. We take a look at all the stories we published last week and find the five that you loved the most. Here are our hottest stories from Jan. 16 to 20, 2023 as we welcome the Year of the Water Rabbit. Cheapest mild-hybrid on sale The Suzuki Ertiga Hybrid is a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) with a multitude of superlatives. It’s not only the cheapest mil

After speculations about what Honda Cars Philippines would bring next, the covers have been removed to unveil the 2023 Honda Civic Type R FL5. That's right! The Japanese brand has brought the latest version of its performance hatchback into the country but with a catch. Unlike before, which had a bigger allotment into the triple digits, this time around, the sixth-generation Civic Type R is only limited to 30 units, so you better move quickly as orders for these vehicles will come swiftly and co

A new hot hatchback is coming to the Philippines with the recent reveal announcement of the 2023 Honda Civic Type-R. According to our sources, it will reportedly be priced anywhere from an eye-watering 3.6 to 3.9 million pesos—a hefty jump from the ₱3,210,000 swansong price of the previous generation Civic Type R. According to a report from Autoindustriya the new model will reportedly be unveiled in the Philippines on January 19, 2023. This follows the recent introduction of the hot hatch to the

2022 was an excellent year for the Philippine car industry, with new cars making their mark. We saw new crossovers, sedans, pick-up trucks, and sport-utility vehicles enter the market. As we welcome a new year for the local automotive industry, we have compiled a list of cars that you will miss in 2023. Honda Civic 1.5 Turbo S CVT We have gotten confirmation from the public relations team of Honda Cars Philippines Inc. that the Honda Civic 1.5 Turbo S variant will no longer be around this year.

(Images from Honda PH) As the new Civic model is released, sooner or later, a new Civic Type R will come out. With the new Civic looking more like an Accord, which is more elegant, more formal, more adult, the new Civic Type R can definitely take on this trend and have a more formal re-design despite the red Honda badge screaming at the front and back. For now, as the current Type R which first showed in 2017 is still being sold in the country, and the first Civic Type R that's released in the P