The Toyota GAZOO Racing (TGR) Vios Cup is holding its final leg of the season on Nov. 11, 2023 at the Clark International Speedway. Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) said in a November 2023 press statement that the highlight of the day would be the first-ever Grand Prix, which is a one-and-a-half-hour endurance race where drivers are ranked according to who finishes the most number of laps. Unlike sprint races, which are focused on staying ahead of the pack in 10 to 12 laps, endurance racing is a t

BYD Philippines president Toti Zara announced that the BYD ATTO 3 crossover electric vehicle (EV) will be launched locally at the start of the Philippine EV Summit on Oct. 19, 2023. During a press conference attended by the Philippine motoring press at the Zhuhai International Circuit in Guangdong, China, Zara confirmed that the ATTO 3, one of the Chinese automaker's most popular global EV models, will officially become available. No SRP has been stated, but Zara mentioned that BYD Philippines i

Honda Cars Philippines Inc. (HCPI) made serious waves when it launched the updated 2024 Honda City with a life-saving feature. All City variants now come with the carmaker’s excellent Honda SENSING active-safety suite, which includes adaptive cruise control, lane-keep assist and collision-mitigation braking. These not only prevent you from crashing in the first place, but also make long journeys much easier. This made the City the first-ever subcompact sedan in the Philippines to offer this high

Gazoo Racing (GR) may sound a bit funny, but it has undoubtedly produced some of the most exciting Toyotas in recent memory. From the feisty, little GR Yaris to the hard-charging GR Supra two-seater coupe, Toyota’s motorsport division is having a renaissance in almost every high-performance car segment. And with its latest teaser, Gazoo Racing is about to let loose its magic on the latest Toyota Prius, based on a May 2023 Facebook post advertising its activities for the upcoming 24 Hours of Le M

The subcompact sedan Honda City has been around in the Philippines for more than 25 years now, and since then, it has been selling steadily in its category until 2020. What could have been the reason its sales dropped in 2020? A dip in sales can be caused by different factors. Notwithstanding the recent pandemic, we all had to deal with. But in the case of the Honda City, was it just because of the pandemic, or was there something unappealing under its hood? Truth be told, the Honda City has nev

(Images from Honda PH) With its safety features and spatial practicality, the Civic Type R can pass as a daily, if you'd think about it (and force it a little). Is it easy to maintain a modern hot hatch like the Civic Type R? According to a report in November last year made by Martin Pretorious of AutoTrader, a car website in South Africa, the Civic Type R is actually a bespoke car, and despite the geography, his findings are very much applicable in the Philippine setting. Being in the same cate