Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) is 35 years old this August 2023. The country’s top automaker in terms of sales is celebrating this milestone in typically spectacular fashion, ranging from promos on its latest models to its two-day Toyota GAZOO Racing Festival at the Quirino Grandstand. We take a look at five of the Japanese company’s most iconic vehicles since 1988. But why not cars from before this year? The pre-Cory years First, a little history lesson. Older car enthusiasts will know that Toy

The Toyota Yaris Cross is set to launch on August 4, 2023, with Toyota Motor Philippines already releasing teaser images and car spotters “spotting” a convoy of the crossover in various locations. Toyota has also released an essential list of specifications on its official website to give curious buyers a general idea of what to expect before the official launch of the Yaris Cross in BGC. Here are a few things we noticed with the “spotted” photos of the Toyota Yaris Cross from Joaquin's Photogra

The current-generation Mazda3 was launched in the Philippines back in August 2019. It has since provided the market with a stylish and elegant alternative to the Honda Civic (Specs | News) and Toyota Corolla Altis. While it showcased evocative styling, and refined driving characteristics at the time, it also came with a higher price range that made it a challenge to pick it over similarly priced crossovers with more bells and whistles. For the 2024 model year in Japan, however, the Mazda3 gets a

Disclaimer: Toyota Motor Philippines very kindly lent me a 2022 Toyota Corolla Altis V Hybrid for five days, filled with fuel and RFID cards with enough load for seemingly endless out-of-town trips. AutoFun Philippines paid for a car wash. Teaching doesn’t just require you to have full knowledge of a topic – it also requires you to understand the type of learner you’re working with. I’ve had the privilege of educating many students over the last decade in applied language courses, such as debate

Getting a hybrid vehicle can be one of the best things ever for someone who loves driving. But even one of the newest hybrid options out there isn't perfect. The Toyota Corolla Altis Hybrid, despite its impressive looks and design, its astounding fuel economy, and its Toyota Safety Sense features, still has tiny details that need to be sorted out. The devil is in the details There are actually a lot of piano black trims on the interior. And for non-piano black fans, this is something of a let-do

Everyone has their idea of the perfect dream car but unfortunately, never gets the chance to own one because well, let's face it, the cost of a brand new car is just too darn expensive these days. (no doubt about it Georgy boy hah-hah) However, there's still a large percentage of folks out there who are wagging thick wads of paper currency daily; an affluent reflection of their so-called "privileged" economic standing in life. But because of the widening economic discrepancy between the "haves"