The GAC GS3 Emzoom is quite possibly one of the most exciting models that will come to the Philippines this year. The subcompact crossover will launch on June 30, 2023 with a starting price of under ₱1 million. It also has pricing and features that match and even beat the likes of the popular Geely Coolray. But there’s one rather unique thing about this new Chinese crossover. The top-spec GL variant will have a special exhaust system as standard. When you listen to it on YouTube, it makes poppin

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

So, you’ve finally gotten enough cash in your piggy bank to buy your dream car or motorcycle outright. But there’s just one hitch – the dealership and/or agent won’t sell it to you unless you buy it through financing at a much higher cost, as many of our readers have reported to AutoFun Philippines. Financing schemes allow dealers to get more profit from a unit because of the higher total price, which includes interest rates. AutoFun Philippines reported the extreme levels of this practice with

It’s the last Sunday of January – here’s another edition of the AutoFun Philippines Rearview Roundup. We’ve compiled the top five stories from January 23 to 27, 2023 that really moved you. Here’s what you chose. Toyota party! In case you’ve been living under a rock over the last decade, Toyota is once again the top-selling car brand in the Philippines. Data from the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines Inc. showed that the company took a mammoth share of the market in 2022, sel

(Images from Honda PH) With its safety features and spatial practicality, the Civic Type R can pass as a daily, if you'd think about it (and force it a little). Is it easy to maintain a modern hot hatch like the Civic Type R? According to a report in November last year made by Martin Pretorious of AutoTrader, a car website in South Africa, the Civic Type R is actually a bespoke car, and despite the geography, his findings are very much applicable in the Philippine setting. Being in the same cate

Sports cars never get out of hype, especially for the young, and young at heart. And the same goes with the Toyota 86 sports coupe. The Toyota 86 is a collaboration between two automotive giants – Toyota Motor Company and Subaru Corporation. This head-turner coupe entry is a popular car model in the Philippine automotive market because of its stunning road impression. Although the Toyota 86 is classified as a sports car, Toyota offers the model at an affordable price. In the Philippines, it cost