It’s around 8 p.m. and the nighttime air is whipping against my face, with my hands firmly grasping the roof bar. The wind, vigorously buffeting around my ears, is a pleasant accompaniment to the twinkling of the stars above. I’m standing on the floor in the back seat as my fellow motoring scribe Ian Magbanua takes us down a quiet winding road in Alabang. No, it’s not a fancy sports car, nor is it a shoot for a music video. It was just my way of enjoying the fresh air more thoroughly as we took

The current-generation Mazda MX-5 is getting to the prime age for a replacement or a refresh as it approaches its eighth year of sale. However, Mazda still wants to keep the sports car around slightly longer as it prepares for an all-new model to arrive. Photos on the internet have already spied a test mule that hast the front of the vehicle hidden with camouflage. It hints that the Japanese automaker may have a facelift planned for the car to extend its model life. Mazda has yet to reveal the d

Imagine being a car club that is so well-known that a carmaker produces special-edition models to commemorate your silver anniversary. Miata Club Philippines (MCP), which is the oldest single-make car club in the country, got just that during the official turnover of the first batch of the Mazda MX-5 MCP 25th Anniversary Edition on October 2022. Mazda Philippines president Steven Tan led the ceremony of eight units at the brand's Center of Excellence facility in Cabuyao, Laguna. "It is truly hea

Several factors contribute to our decision-making, especially if it involves a large amount of money. Is it worth its price? Does it have what I need, or it just answers "yes" to my wants? Whether we are after our wants or our needs, the endpoint is that it has to supply to our satisfaction. Whenever we buy a piece of clothing, we consider the material used for it. Sometimes, we also think about who made it and how it was made. Of course, we see if it does fit well and if it does look good on us

Most of the time, we compromise the things that we want to make sure that we live in practicality and not tolerate ourselves by supplementing our wants over our needs. We look for what is beneficial, especially in the long run, and not just jump abruptly to our wants. Although, of course, there are times that we reward ourselves with our wants over our needs, and I think that's inevitable to some. However, in our present time, there is one thing that pushes us back to practicality – fuel prices.

Several people hoped of someday having their dream sports car, a coupe, or a convertible that looks cool and performs beastly on the road. But in modern times, sports cars are not the only cars that linger in our minds and wish to drive home. Off-road vehicles have grown its popularity in the past years not only among men, but also among women of different ages. One of those is the iconic Jeep Wrangler – a compact and mid-size off-road SUV that has been around since 1986. Although the Wrangler w