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

The 2024 Mitsubishi Triton recently made its global debut in Thailand. The all-new pickup truck rides on a new chassis have radically new styling, features, and a more powerful 2.4-liter turbo diesel engine. While it may take some time for the new pickup truck to make it to the Philippine market as it is slated for a January 2024 launch, our colleagues from AutoFun Thailand were able to drive the new Triton to give you a general idea of what to expect from the new pickup truck. It's important to

The wait is almost over! The arrival of Australia's first-ever Toyota Hilux GR Sport is set for this September. And by the looks of it, the Ford Ranger Raptor should be worried. With a starting price of just $73,990 plus on-road costs (around ₱2.7 million), the HiLux GR Sport is not your average pick-up truck or the Hilux GR-S we've come to know, for that matter. Oh no! The Hilux GR Sport is packed with mind-boggling upgrades, including the most powerful diesel engine ever seen in a Hilux, a bee

Mitsubishi gives you a first official look at the 2024 Mitsubishi Strada in its concept form at the Bangkok motor show with the XRT Concept car. The concept car revealed at the show is still heavily dressed in camouflage. However, it hints at what to expect from the next-generation pickup truck. “The all-new Triton (Strada in the Philippine market) is going through final touch-ups in preparation for its release, as we have performed rigorous endurance tests around the world while also incorporat

With diesel prices projected to go up by about PHP 4.00 per liter next week and once again breach the Php 70-mark, you wonder how SUVs and pickups with CRDI turbocharged diesel engines can be a sustainable choice. Even with skyrocketing fuel prices, Isuzu maintains that its two best-sellers, the D-MAX, and the mu-X, have fuel economy on their side. In a recent fuel efficiency run supervised by the Automobile Association Philippines (AAP), Isuzu sent off a D-MAX 3.0L 4x2 LS-A AT and a mu-X 3.0L 4

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