Disclosure: The Covenant Car Company, Inc., which is the official importer and distributor of MG in the Philippines, lent us a 2023 MG GT Sport for 7 days. It arrived with a full tank of fuel and loaded RFID cards. AutoFun Philippines paid for additional fuel and RFID load. I must make a confession – I have never liked condiments. I don’t eat mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup, tartar sauce and even gravy. Although many of you may feel light-headed at the thought of having a “plain” cheeseburger, I di

When Honda Cars Philippines Inc (HCPI) launched the 2023 Honda BR-V, it knew it had a hit on its hands and had to prepare for the eventual demand for the seven-seater. It's why the Japanese automaker brought in a large shipment of units to ensure all orders and reservations for the car were met. It was also a preemptive measure to ensure that customers get their cars and to prevent supply chain issues similar to the Honda HR-V, where there's a long waiting period developed to get your hands on a

The facelifted version of the 2024 Hyundai Elantra has been revealed in South Korea to show sharper styling and a sleeker body compared to its previous version. The new model takes what the previous iteration started and dials up the sharp looks to 11. It gains a new pair of LED headlights with a more horizontally oriented design and a narrower grille. It also gets a new bumper and lower grille intake that ditches its foglights. These new front changes give the sedan an even sportier demeanor co

Continuously variable transmissions (CVT) have slowly begun to replace traditional automatic gearboxes in modern vehicles. CVTs provide a near-infinite number of “gear ratios” vehicles can use to optimize fuel economy and daily driving performance. It lets the engine operate at its most efficient range by assigning ratios according to driving conditions. Now that CVTs have become mainstream, this gearbox is seeing new versions of itself as automakers adapt and further enhance this new technology

A Mitsubishi Xpander multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) is a fuel saver? ‘Tis true! Normally, entry-level utility vehicles and fuel-saving are mutually exclusive terms. That is because their gas-fed engines, lacking forced induction and dealing with such a heavy body, make these four-wheelers petrol guzzlers. However, the Mitsubishi Xpander (and its chunkier Xpander Cross sibling) seems to have gotten the right balance of seven-seat practicality and fuel-sipping. This was proven in a 2018 fuel economy

There is no denying that for many of us, purchasing a car should translate to the fulfillment of its promise. If we spend more, we expect more. The true is same if we are on a budget. But cars like the Hyundai Accent defied common notion. Its affordability spawned a host of owners during its day and yet, the car more than delivered on its promise of providing satisfaction. The maverick When it was still in the market, the Hyundai Accent straddled in the middle of the subcompact sedan category wi