The Ford Territory has proven to be a popular vehicle for the "Blue Oval" brand, achieving two significant milestones since its introduction in August 2020. The first milestone is for the next-generation version of the small Ford SUV, as it was able to sell 5,000 units five months after its launch at the Manila International Auto Show in April 2023. This leads to the second milestone, with overall vehicle sales reaching over 25,000 units sold since the first iteration. Also read: What makes the

It’s easy to get carried away by the hype of an all-new vehicle launch. And that’s what car brands want you to feel after seeing their latest offering roll onto the stage. Let’s take the all-new Mitsubishi XForce, for example. Sure, it looks appealing, has a handsome design, and even a well-endowed feature set. But what if we said Mitsubishi ensured its latest offering had some other tricks up its sleeve for good measure? At a Mitsubishi product conference Autofun Philippines attended on the sec

Unless you’ve recently come back from a tech detox, you’ve no doubt heard of a little snafu happening with Daihatsu and Toyota, where they committed a bit of an alleged cheat in crash safety tests. While full details are still making their way down the pipeline, the general story is that Toyota’s small-car division Daihatsu, which makes the Raize, Vios, Wigo and the Avanza/Veloz twins, had allegations of fraud lobbed against it because of a modification on the Vios and Wigo units that it produce

Before you rise up in arms about the safety comparison between the next-generation Ford Territory versus its older version, here is a disclaimer. We understand that the testing protocols for the Chinese New Car Assessment Program (C-NCAP) are different between the older-generation Territory versus the next-generation model. The previous Territory was tested under the 2018 regulations, while the newer generation was tested using the more stringent 2021 and up rules. This will likely be an apples-

Mitsubishi Philippines is set to launch the refreshed 2023 Mitsubishi Xpander Cross this Jan. 26, 2023. The announcement comes from a recent teaser that Mitsubishi Motors Philippines released to the media, showing the silhouette of the vehicle's front fascia and the tagline “Get ready to cross the current.” While its local specifications are still unknown, we can look to other markets to guess what it might bring to the local market. What we do know is that it will go up against the likes of the

If you’re a regular at the annual Manila International Auto Show, you will have heard of Russ Swift. He has become the darling of motor shows worldwide because of his incredible precision driving showcases. Even with ordinary cars, he can execute flawless reverse J-turns, drive up on two wheels, and, his signature stunt, parallel park in the tightest spaces. This weekend, you can witness the legendary autotester in action at the second Subaru Advanced Technology Drive on Oct. 7-9, 2022 at the Ga