The 2024 Toyota Wigo recently made its debut in the Philippine market. It brings with it a new body design, a new chassis, a familiar engine, and a new transmission. It retains its 1.0-liter 3-cylinder engine but has done away with its 4-speed automatic and has replaced it with a continuously variable transmission, increasing its fuel efficiency. However, it has kept a special feature from the older model that new and old drivers will appreciate, adding another layer of safety to the small hatch

The 2024 Toyota Wigo has officially launched in the Philippine market, It comes in three new variants, a new exterior, new features and competitive pricing to keep its position as a top-selling small city hatchback. However, when we were predicting the pricing for the new model, we said it would be higher than before and would push the suggested retail price of the hatchback to the ₱800,000 range. But thankfully, we were proven wrong following its official launch in the country. That said, here

It’s Sunday again, which means it’s time for the AutoFun Philippines Rearview Roundup! You read this the day before Independence Day, which is the date when the Philippines was freed from the shackles of over three centuries of Spanish colonial rule (that was then followed by decades of additional colonial rule under the Americans and the Japanese). It’s also the rainy season now – strong showers are now hitting various parts of the country as a counterbalance to the searing heat in the first ha

The Perodua Axia has already been launched in Malaysia, featuring more technology than ever, raising the bar for entry-level hatchbacks. This was followed by the Daihatsu Ayla and Toyota Agya launches in Indonesia. For the uninitiated, all three are related and form the basis of what we know as the Toyota Wigo. The model rollouts in Malaysia and Indonesia give us a good idea of what we can expect the next-gen small Toyota hatchback will carry with it once it launches locally. Here are the top fi

At some point or another, during your elementary and high school days, there was one student who always got a big chunk of the achievement awards. In a similar vein (albeit in the Philippine auto industry setting), that student is Toyota Motor Philippines. According to information gleaned from the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines (CAMPI), which is the largest automotive group in the country, Toyota once again dominated in 2022 by having eight of the top 10 models and nine o

Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) may not have four hummingbirds, three French hens, and two turtle doves, but it has enough deals to fill your 12 days of Christmas with cars. In a December 2022 press statement, the carmaker announced that it is offering three promos for 12 Toyota models until Dec. 31, 2022. These include: Pay Low – 15-percent downpayment, 60 months to pay, includes free insurance, three-year LTO registration with no chattel mortgage Pay Light – 50-percent downpayment, 60 months to