Despite issues surrounding the 2024 Toyota Vios AC100 about its previous safety testing, the popular Japanese sedan still got a five-star rating from the ASEAN New Car Assessment Programme (ASEAN NCAP). On April 2023, the Vios was caught in a crash-test scandal, where the vehicle tested where sample units were found to have had a notch in their door sidings that would minimize the risk during side impact testing. However, this would break with a sharp edge that could cause injury to the occupant

It’s Sunday again, which means it’s time for the AutoFun Philippines Rearview Roundup! You read this the day before Independence Day, which is the date when the Philippines was freed from the shackles of over three centuries of Spanish colonial rule (that was then followed by decades of additional colonial rule under the Americans and the Japanese). It’s also the rainy season now – strong showers are now hitting various parts of the country as a counterbalance to the searing heat in the first ha

The Daihatsu Terios, or the Toyota Rush in the Philippines, has recently been updated in Indonesia. The update gives the vehicle a new front fascia and other new features. The Toyota Rush is a long-time 7-seater SUV model in the Philippines that has yet to receive an update, unlike its siblings, the Toyota Avanza and Toyota Veloz. But since it has received an update in Indonesia, they will likely make their way into the local market. So what are the upgrades? The facelifted Terios gets a new fro

Make sure to catch Mitsubishi Philippines at the SM MOA Concert Grounds this weekend, as the Japanse brand has something special waiting for you at the 2023 Auto Focus Summer Test Drive Festival. Beat the heat as Mitsubishi offers you its ice cream selection with its Scoops on Wheels L300 van. You can even cool off, sit back, and relax in the brand’s lounge area while you wait for your test drive vehicle. Speaking of test drives, the brand has a unique lineup of vehicles ready for you to test an

Once a novelty in the slushbox segment, continuously variable transmissions (CVT) are getting increasingly popular. This is because of the multiple forward ratios that the transmission presents to the driver, instead of a set number of gears. In the Philippines, this particular tranny saw national attention when it was part of the original equipment for the mid-2000s Honda City subcompact sedan and Honda Jazz subcompact hatchback. The tranny was deemed a good alternative to a market that still p

From Dwayne Johnson's (AKA The Rock) custom-designed Ford F-150, Lady Gaga's first-generation Ford SVT Lightning, Shaquille (Shaq) O'Neal's humongous and extreme Ford F-650, and Channing Tatum's old-school favorite Chevrolet 3100 pick-up truck, Hollywood celebrities ardent fascination for something huge and colossal like the pick-up truck had sparked a certain sense of curiosity largely inescapable to the public eye. Riding in full view along with Tinseltown's hottest districts, these jet-set ce