The weather has been quite nice for the last week – some days are not too hot and not too rainy. With climate change in full swing, would things be the same next year? Only time will tell. But what hasn’t changed is your fondness for the latest models to debut here and abroad. Here are your top five favorite stories from Aug. 14 to 18, 2023, in this edition of AutoFun Philippines Rearview Roundup. Tamaraw reborn? Many of you were excited when we revealed on March 2023 that the Toyota Tamaraw wou

Did you ever wonder how automakers select the names of their cars? We also wondered the same, especially with the influx of Chinese models with odd naming conventions. Typically, the marketing, design, and communications team chooses a car's name to develop a potential name. They consider the vehicle’s looks and the target audience for the car. There is a pattern to how brands name their vehicles per region; European brands often go with letter and number combinations, such as in the case of BMW

Mitsubishi is slowly hyping up the upcoming 2024 Mitsubishi Triton by releasing teaser images of the pickup truck before its official global debut on July 26. While the teaser images don’t reveal too much about the upcoming pickup truck, they do showcase a bit of the front of the vehicle, indicating that it has retained some of the aggressive styling found on the XRT concept that it is based on. The Japanese automaker has also released a quick teaser video for its upcoming pickup truck tackling

The all-new Mitsubishi Strada, or Triton in other markets, is set to make its global debut on July 26, 2023. The famous pickup truck brings a new, more futuristic design and a new reported set of features that will make the vehicle a game changer in its segment. While it may take time for the new pickup truck to make its way to the Philippine market, we made a quick wish list of sorts for the all-new Mitsubishi Triton once it launches locally. And yes, we'll just call it Triton so we're all alig

It was like any other work day for 63-year-old Doreen Bacus on the morning of Sept. 24, 2022. As traffic thinned out on the corner of Elizalde Avenue and Aguirre Avenue in Barangay BF Homes in Paranaque City, the elderly street sweeper quickly headed into the street to broom up some clutter. Job done, she turns around to move to the next bit of trash on the street. A nearby CCTV camera sees what she can't: a white Mitsubishi Pajero barreling towards her. Without even braking or taking any avoidi

When we talk about the Ford Ranger Raptor, it's impossible not to be amused by the prospect of having fun with it. And it's not just because this market favorite is capable of handling arduous terrain and difficult situations, it's also because it reassures you with its power and overall stamina. It's easy to claim that a vehicle made to be driven off-road is a vehicle that is built to carry a heavy load. But it takes tests and in-depth drives to determine which will stand really out from the re