Toyota Motor Company chair Akio Toyoda is perhaps one of the most charismatic automotive executives in recent memory. The 67-year-old scion of company founder Kiichiro Toyoda impressed Filipinos with his immense driving talent during the Toyota GAZOO Racing (GR) Festival on August 2023 at the Quirino Grandstand. A keen racer (using the name "Morizo"), Toyoda was also a development driver for Toyota’s high-performance vehicles like the Toyota GR Yaris. But in a recent video posted on X (formerly

The global semiconductor shortage for automobiles is taking a toll on local deliveries of the all-new Honda HR-V crossover. Honda Cars Philippines Inc. (HCPI) announced in a Sept. 24, 2022 Facebook post that the arrival of the HR-V is pushed back indefinitely. "As we remain committed to providing our customers with world-class vehicles, we are appealing for more understanding on the delayed arrival of the All-New Honda HR-V," the company said. "This has been due to a global parts shortage that c

Isn't it quite ironic that many car companies nowadays are more focused on providing the latest touchscreen controls, comfort features, cameras, and even electronic nannies and engine efficiency innovations rather than making their cars more satisfying to drive? Fortunately, there are a number of brands that still think that the act of driving should be an art. For them, driving refinement is a continuous process for improvement. And despite some of them providing luxury-levels of comfort and co

When people ask me why I don't splurge on material things, I tell them that I only spend on things that make me content. Because if I am contented, I am already happy. I don't live beyond my means and I don't live to please other people. If I can buy the things that I and my family need, then I am satisfied. I won't go for Chanel if Adidas works. I will settle for an entry-level car rather than an unnecessary luxury car, that's for sure. However, it doesn't mean that I haven't experienced being

Crossover SUVs have indeed grown as the most sought-after car type of this generation in the Philippines and globally. It is because people nowadays are very much aware and innovative of possibilities. And car manufacturers keep improving and developing their craft according to the needs and wants of the people. Why crossover SUVs? There are several types of crossover vehicles, but crossover SUVs are the most popular over the past several years. It gives the comfort of a sedan car that the peopl

In show disdain toward of retaking the title of Indonesia’s best-selling car in 2021, the Toyota Avanza had its crown grabbed by the Mitsubishi Xpander in January 2022. Agreeing to deals information compiled by Gaikindo, 5,282 units of the Xpander were sold compared to 3,188 units of the Avanza within the to begin with month of the year. But hold on, ever since the all-new Avanza and Veloz were introduced back in November 2021, Gaikindo has split them up in their sales figures. The previous gene