Disclosure: Honda Cars Philippines Inc. kindly lent me a 2023 Honda Civic Type R FL5 for nine days. It arrived with a full tank of fuel and loaded RFID cards. AutoFun Philippines paid for additional fuel, toll, and a carwash. The word “legend” gets thrown around an awful lot nowadays. Social media is awash with so-called legends, supposedly because they achieved some incredible metric online (a gazillion followers/subscribers) or for some insane (and often extremely dangerous) act. A little etym

Since the launch of the Honda Civic Type R FL5 last week, interest in the Japanese hot hatch has skyrocketed. During the brand's media Thanksgiving event, Honda Cars Philippines, Inc. executives claimed that only 40 units of the Civic Type R were initially brought in, and 39 of these will be sold to the public through its dealers. Some new owners have already posted their latest acquisitions on social media, proud to be the first to own a certified everyday sports car. With so few units availabl

Gong Xi Fa Cai. Today is Chinese New Year! And because it’s a Sunday, it’s also time for your weekly dose of the AutoFun Philippines Rearview Roundup. We take a look at all the stories we published last week and find the five that you loved the most. Here are our hottest stories from Jan. 16 to 20, 2023 as we welcome the Year of the Water Rabbit. Cheapest mild-hybrid on sale The Suzuki Ertiga Hybrid is a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) with a multitude of superlatives. It’s not only the cheapest mil

(Images from Honda PH) As the new Civic model is released, sooner or later, a new Civic Type R will come out. With the new Civic looking more like an Accord, which is more elegant, more formal, more adult, the new Civic Type R can definitely take on this trend and have a more formal re-design despite the red Honda badge screaming at the front and back. For now, as the current Type R which first showed in 2017 is still being sold in the country, and the first Civic Type R that's released in the P

(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

Dongfeng Honda could CKD the 2022 Civic Type R in China The hot hatch is said to launch in China in September Which other country will manufacture the Civic Type R? The all-new 2022 Honda Civic Sort R is nearly upon us, but with the closure of Honda's Swindon plant within the UK, it remains to be seen which plant will fabricate the all-new demonstrate. While we wait for Honda to make that announcement, a report out of China claimed that China will be locally-assembling (CKD) the hot hatch. The p