Toyota’s plans to slowly electrify its model lineup are coming together with more information about the possible specifications for the upcoming Toyota Fortuner hybrid being released. Reports have indicated that the Fortuner hybrid will still use its 2.8-liter turbodiesel engine, but will be combined with a 48-volt mild-hybrid system. It won't be considered a full-hybrid vehicle, unlike the Toyota Corolla Cross and Toyota Yaris Cross. Note that Toyota has not yet released any official specificat

For over a century, American car giants Ford and General Motors (GM) have been battling for domination in the U.S. market and global supremacy. In almost every automotive segment, the two titans have had some model vying for the top spot in the sales chart. Think Camaro vs. Mustang, Expedition vs. Suburban, and F-150 vs. Silverado. In the Asian crossover stakes, these two are still at it, especially with the recent launch of the all-new 2024 Chevrolet Trax compact crossover. Now that it’s grown

A coding-exempt pickup? Maybe, maybe not? Toyota plans to build a "mild-hybrid" version of the Toyota Hilux by adding a 48-volt system to the pickup truck. A report from Toyota Australia has confirmed that the GD mild-hybrid system is a go and that the Hilux will be the first to get the new mild-hybrid assist feature in 2024. For those who don’t know, the Philippine version of the Toyota Hilux is equipped with the 2.8-liter 1GD-FTV turbo diesel engine. The hybrid version of this engine will repo

Toyota Philippines recently updated the pricing of the Toyota Hilux and the Toyota Corolla Cross. While the Corolla Cross had an overall spec change for the model, the Hilux got a Local Data Communication Module (LDCM) for all of its variants except the J, Cab, and chassis models. The addition of this new feature to the popular Toyota pickup truck got us thinking, what does it do, and how is it beneficial to the vehicle? We got an official statement from Toyota Philippines, and this is what we h

We've seen this before. A car brand showing photos of their soon-to-be-launched model either being off-loaded from a container ship or lined up neatly at the port area stockyard. Like other manufacturers, Honda Cars Philippines, Inc. has employed the same marketing tactic over the years to drum-up excitement for its upcoming releases. What makes the 2023 Honda BR-V port-arrival photo interesting though is that it comes at a time when Honda Philippines, and indeed the whole automotive industry, i

Photos courtesy of Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corporation For a time in the early 2000s up until the mid-2010s, the Mitsubishi Strada was considered a pure urbanite pickup. A seemingly short bed aft of the cabin, a torquey engine, and a sturdy build made the beast of burden more fit as an urban hauler or occasional minimal cargo out-of-town traveler. The 2022 Mitsubishi Strada has now gone back to its carry-all origins. The unit currently has a bed that can handle a bevy of agriculture, a mai