Toyota Motor Philippines has added a new variant to its venerable Toyota Innova. A quick look at the brand’s official website reveals that the new model is called the Innova XE. It sits just below the Innova E model in terms of pricing and specifications. On the outside, the new XE variant looks similar to the J model as it ditches the 16-inch alloy wheels from the E variant and replaces them with steel wheels with plastic covers. However, despite the shift to steel wheels, the tire sizing remai

Disclosure: Chery Philippines lent us the 2024 Chery Tiggo 8 Pro e+ PHEV unit for seven days with a full tank of gas, a 70% charge on the battery and access to its RFID cards. Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) are the happy medium between a fully electric vehicle and an internal combustion engine. These give you the flexibility to travel on electric power alone, without worrying about where to charge next, thanks to the engine being on standby to keep you moving and to charge the battery.

Mitsubishi has been quiet about its upcoming pickup truck, the 2024 Mitsubishi Triton, with the Japanese brand only releasing teaser images. However, things have changed as the automaker has released a quick trailer to showcase the off-road capabilities of the all-new Triton. While the teaser trailer doesn’t show much about the final design of the pickup truck as it is still covered in camouflage, what we can see are quick clips of the Triton going off-road in various conditions with a brief gli

The debut of the first Ford Ranger Raptor in September 2018 represented the interesting return of a trend that many local carmakers have long rendered extinct. It helped bring back the "factory special," which are regular models that have been souped up straight out of the assembly line or showroom. The Raptor revived the spirit of cars like the old Honda Civic SIR, which offered sensational performance that made it truly distinct from its more hum-drum siblings. Ford's top-of-the-line pick-up t

The Northern Mindanao dealer of Isuzu Philippines Corporation (IPC) celebrated its seven years of operation with a three-day truck expo. The company said in a press statement that the North-Min Auto Dealership, Inc. (NMADI) kicked off its anniversary celebration at its Isuzu Cagayan de Oro City showroom on Sept. 22, 2022. NMADI's branches in Butuan, Dipolog, and Pagadian also held mini-expos in their showrooms. IPC's light-duty and heavy-duty trucks, along with the Isuzu Traviz light commercial

The Toyota Fortuner balances power and fuel economy. With two different engines across its variants, let’s find out what’s under the hood of the Toyota Fortuner. Across the variants of the Fortuner are two engines that drive the best selling PPV of Toyota. Let’s start with the engine from the G and A variants. Under their hood is a 2.4-liter 2DG-FTV Diesel Engine. This produces 148 horsepower and 400 newton meters of torque. This is actually not too bad at all. In terms of fuel economy, this eng