Advanced safety systems (also known as active-safety suites) are slowly becoming the norm, with more and more manufacturers including them in their cars. For instance, Honda Cars Philippines made headlines by offering its Honda SENSING suite as standard in all variants of the updated 2024 Honda City. This is a first for the popular subcompact sedan segment. These features make vehicles more convenient to use and safer, especially on long trips. That being said, we will compare two popular active

One look at the landscape changes that have happened to our roads makes it clear that Chinese cars are here to stay, regardless of how many Filipinos try to resist. They’re affordable, powerful, well-equipped, and in many cases, quite stylish. But have you ever noticed how many seem so similar under the skin? Eagle-eyed buyers will note that many cars sourced from China have engines that rarely exceed 1500cc, whether in turbocharged or naturally aspirated guise. That’s not for convenience’s sake

As we enjoy the last day of the (rather sudden) long weekend, it’s time for another edition of the AutoFun Philippines Rearview Roundup! We pick the five stories that you enjoyed reading the most and “round it up” for our other readers who missed them. These are what you chose from February 20 to 26, 2023. The little taxi that could Many of you waxed nostalgic about AutoFun Philippines contributor Francis Pallarco’s look back at the Isuzu Gemini (even I'm old enough to remember it, oof). With it

For those of you with a love life (sanaol), Valentine’s Day is next week! And, as always, there are numerous gift ideas that would suit your significant other. And for those buying something from FlowerStore.ph, you could get a chance to win a brand-new car. Changan Philippines announced in a February 2023 press statement that it has tied up with the online shopping platform to give away ₱2 million in prizes, with a Changan Alsvin 1.4 M/T as the grand prize. “Changan’s best-selling sedan has bee

In the Philippines, sedans have always been the top-selling vehicle type as it has the primary characteristics Filipinos are looking for in an entry-level car. Even though bigger vehicles other than sedans are getting rapid popularity in the past years, a sedan was still hailed as the best-selling car of 2021 in the country. With that, Chinese automobile manufacturer Geely has decided to enter the market with the compact car 2022 Geely Emgrand. What are the variants of the 2022 Geely Emgrand? In

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