Everyone knows that Isuzus are among the best roadtrip vehicles around. The combination of generous passenger and cargo space, along with a highly economical turbodiesel engine, makes the Isuzu D-MAX or Isuzu mu-X a great travel buddy, even on the most pockmarked provincial highways. But Isuzu Philippines Corporation (IPC) can do one better – it will even pay for your trip to a fabulous destination. The Japanese carmaker announced in a press statement that customers who buy a brand-new Isuzu fro

The Toyota Land Cruiser J70 series has been on the market for 39 years and has steadily received upgrades to keep it up-to-date and modern. While it officially exited other markets in 1990 when the new Land Cruiser J80 came along, other places such as Australia, South Africa, and New Zealand have kept the SUV alive and on sale. The last update to the J70 series Land Cruiser was in 2007 when it received the 1VD-FTV, a 4.5-liter turbodiesel V8 engine. The new engine gave the SUV 205 horsepower and

The Toyota Hilux pick-up is renowned for its seemingly endless dependability on or off the tarmac. But Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) has likewise beefed up the Hilux's safety systems over the years. The company said in an October 2022 press statement that the top-of-the-line Hilux Conquest and Hilux GR-S variants come with Pre-Collision System, Adaptive Cruise Control, and Lane Departure Alert. The GR-S adds a Blind Spot Monitor and Rear Cross Traffic Alert. These systems, which can reduce the

Although most of us won’t take our SUVs and pickups through waist-high floods, it’s always reassuring to know that they can. Ford Philippines is keen to prove this to potential buyers as it heads to SM City Pampanga on Sept. 23-25, 2022, for its third Ford Island Conquest, where it will showcase the 2023 Ford Ranger pick-up and its SUV cousin, the 2023 Ford Everest. The company said the event will feature a dynamic display, an on-road test drive (where most pick-ups and SUVs spend their lives),

The 2022 Mitsubishi Strada should be getting more kudos, given that the current generation model has been on sale in the Philippines since 2019. After all, the Japanese diamond star beast of burden offerings are clearly in the league of rivals such as the Ford Ranger, Isuzu D-Max, Mazda BT-50, Nissan Navara, and Toyota Hilux. The entry price at launch has also been competitive, from Php 1.165 million to Php 1.67 million. In addition, the automaker tossed in a Php 1.443 million to Php 1.76 millio

The Toyota Fortuner is a great vehicle that’s why it’s one of the fastest and best selling PPV in the Philippine Market. For this Nitpicker’s Guide, it will be a very short nitpicking because the Fortuner is all-around class. Handling Driving a car with the size of the Fortuner for the first time makes one feel that the car is too big for you. It takes some getting used to for a few days and handling is quite different than driving a smaller car, even a crossover. So, you might expect the Fortun