The refreshed 2024 Honda Brio was officially launched in the Philippines on July 13, 2023. Although the updates were largely cosmetic, such as new bumpers, there are also new colors available for all Brio variants. The prices of all the models have also gone up, which may make potential subcompact hatchback buyers look elsewhere. So we’ll do the obvious comparison now – is the 2024 Honda Brio V CVT a better buy than the venerable 2023 Mitsubishi Mirage GLX CVT, which is ₱55,000 cheaper? It’s the

The 2023 Toyota Innova has been revealed as a significant step forward for the MPV. It drops its diesel engine and body-on-frame chassis. The new version of the MPV now uses a monocoque chassis and is available with a gasoline engine or a hybrid system. While other countries have slowly replaced the older Innova with its new hybrid model, one market still keeps the body-on-frame MPV alive and has recently given it a facelift. Toyota India has kept the older generation Innova available to the pub

The 2023 Toyota Agya, also known as the Toyota Wigo in other markets, was officially launched in Indonesia on Feb. 13, 2023. According to our colleagues from AutoFun Indonesia, the new model now rides on the Daihatsu New Global Architecture platform and inherits some of the sporty DNA of Toyota's GAZOO Racing (GR) motorsports division. For its suspension, the small Toyota hatchback gets a new set of shock absorbers and snail springs for the top-spec GR Sport variant. These modifications give it

PT Toyota Astra Motor (Toyota Indonesia) has revealed the all-new Toyota Agya and Toyota Agya Sport. This is the same model sold as the Toyota Wigo in the Philippines. The most notable improvement lies under the hood as the Agya now sports a 1.2-liter 3-cylinder Dual VVT-i WA-VE engine that produces 88 PS and 113 Nm of torque. The same mill used in the Toyota Raize. Power is sent to the wheels via a Continuously Variable Transmission. Now measuring 3,760 mm long, 1,655 mm wide, 1,505 mm tall, an

The 2023 Toyota Innova is one of the most-awaited multi-purpose vehicles (MPV) in the Philippines. Debuting in Indonesia on November 2022, one of the headlines for the newest iteration of Toyota’s popular MPV is the dropping of the venerable 2.8-liter turbodiesel engine in favor of a hybrid drivetrain. Although there is no word yet on when the all-new Innova will arrive in the Philippines, it will face another large seven-seater with a mild-hybrid powerplant – the Geely Okavango. For this electr

Think Jaguar and many of us recall glamorous luxury cars with acres of polished timber and vast swathes of buttery-soft leather. Whether it was the Mark 2, the Mark X or the XJ6, these sleek saloons, with their plush and stylish cockpits, made their German counterparts from BMW, Audi or Mercedes-Benz look like staid and upright boxes. Younger car lovers, meanwhile, would recognize “Jags” like the record-breaking XJ220 and the F-Type for their standout styling and blistering performance. But for