Toyota has significantly contributed to the popularity and development of Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEV) since it launched the original Toyota Prius in 1997. Over the last decade, the Japanese carmaker has also rolled out a wide range of hybrid cars in the Philippines that offer incredible fuel economy without the range anxiety that battery EVs still get because of insufficient charging stations. Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) announced in a January 2023 press statement that it is showcasing its

The Honda Civic RS is renowned in the Philippines for providing turbocharged performance with a refined and sporty flavor. However, the Malaysian market now has a second Civic RS model that adds lower emissions and improved fuel economy to the mix. Honda Cars Malaysia debuted on Nov. 15, 2022 its newest flagship Civic, the RS e:HEV. As the name suggests, the new model is a hybrid that ditches the turbocharged 1.5-liter, twin-cam, 16-valve inline-4 gasoline engine of the standard RS. Instead, it

Honda Cars Philippines, Inc. (HCPI) is bringing out all its wares at the September 15-18, 2022, Philippine International Motor Show (PIMS). However, one question that the Japanese automaker went omerta upon is what all-new model they will unveil at PIMS. The current BR-V was launched at the 2016 PIMS as a completely built-up (CBU) unit. Since then, the brand got produced locally, then reverted to CBU status when HCPI closed its Sta. Rosa (Laguna) plant in early 2020. In addition, fellow ASEAN co

It would have been quite undoubtedly interesting if there ever was a car version of a Ms. Universe pageant. Imagine all those flaunting specks of white thighs in place of er, slim, and singularly-chiseled quad pipes. (hah! You wish) But of course, such a thing would never happen. It's just one of those run-away goosebumps of fertile-wild imaginings of sorts, we guess. However, the closest thing that ever was to resemble a kind of "car pageant" (we could think of) would be that so-called annual e

Have you ever seen a dream romping on a big set of wheels? Wait until you see the Mazda3 er, more specifically the 2022 CX-30 and see your eye pop out not just in amazement but also you’ll get to see how the particular effect of this car fires up the neurons for greedy connections which trigger the mind-your mind about how on Earth that such a piece of work such as this spectacularly fine-tuned machine has ever gotten assembled in the first place, (not that we're complaining) from the first gord

Previous Honda Civic FC’s 1.8-litre SOHC i-VTEC made 141 PS / 174 Nm Entry-variant Civic offered very decent performance and features Affordable pricing, low maintenance, very reliable, but no longer available in latest 2022 Honda Civic FE Honda’s R18 motor is one of the foremost dependable petrol-burning motors ever made. The 1.8-litre naturally-aspirated SOHC i-VTEC motor is mechanically simple and cheap to preserve. Its 141 PS / 174 Nm provides decent enough poke. That is why in our buying gu