In case you missed it, the iconic MINI brand has a new showroom at Bonifacio Global City. Inaugurated last December 2022, the 753-square-meter facility houses up to four display cars, a receiving lounge area, a quick service section, and a roof deck for social functions and events. As with other MINI showrooms around the world, the signature lifestyle-oriented layout of the new BGC dealership lets owners of the cars live and breathe the brand. A wide variety of merchandise is available for purch

The law of supply and demand is one of the most fundamental concepts in economics. In a nutshell, if lots of people want something (high demand) that isn’t plentiful (short supply), the price would shoot up until the right number of buyers remains. This applies to everything from food items like onions to pricier products like cars. However, certain car dealerships are taking this economic principle to absurd extremes. AutoFun Philippines content head Mikko David reported that some buyers of the

Price-gouging has long been an illicit practice in the local car industry, particularly at new-car dealerships. It refers to dealers asking for more money on top of a new car’s list price, which already includes a profit margin. This happens most often with models that have very high demand. The added charges are imposed either by forcing the buyer to take a financing program – where the buyer can get the car immediately at the cost of high monthly payments, which the dealer gets a cut of – or t

A road crash is one of the biggest disasters any motorist can face. And it’s not just the hassle of delayed journeys and repair costs. A road crash can also result in life-altering injuries or, worse, death. Although none of us intentionally go out crashing our cars, modern traffic conditions have made things challenging even for the most careful and astute drivers. That’s where active safety systems come in. Unlike passive safety systems like seatbelts and airbags, which minimize the harm that

(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

There’s too much history when we talk about the iconic Mini, popularly known as Mini Cooper. Before Mr. Bean popularized his citron-green with matte black bonnet Mini on the sitcom in 1990, the Mini was present long before. Originally, British Motor Corporation made the first Mini in 1959 as a solution to narrow European roads before, which was then acquired by British Aerospace in 1988 until it was bought by BMW in 1994. Variants In the year 2000, the fourth-generation Mini was introduced with