Hyundai Malaysia has just previewed the 2023 Hyundai Tucson with a new 1.6-liter turbocharged gasoline engine and a 1.6T Max variant at the Premium Auto Car Expo 2023. The new variant serves as the new top-of-the-line offering for the 5-seater crossover. Thanks to our colleagues from Wapcar, we got a quick preview of what the new top-spec model offers and how it can be a game changer if Hyundai Philippines were to bring it in. If you are familiar with what the 5-seater crossover currently provid

Oct. 12, 2023 is a special day for South Korean automaker Kia. That’s because this date is the brand’s EV Day, which is a showcase of the latest in Kia’s electric vehicle (EV) technology. It also chose this date to unveil three EVs in its lineup to augment the existing EV6 and EV9 crossovers. Production EV5 gets 313 PS, AWD First is the production version of the EV5 that debuted after the concept version had been revealed on August 2023. The EV5 is essentially a shrunken-down, five-seater versio

Batanguenos and Batanguenas who are keen on checking out the latest Kia models now have a new dealer to visit. Kia Philippines announced in a June 2023 press statement that it has opened Kia Batangas City, which is the Korean carmaker’s third dealer in the province. It is also Kia’s 45th dealership in the country. Located on Batangas Grand Terminal Diversion Road, Barangay Alangilan, Batangas City, Kia Philippines said the new dealer is strategically located within the province’s largest transpo

Toyota Motor Philippines offers a wide range of hybrid-electric vehicles for car buyers who aren’t quite ready to go full-electric. But another Japanese carmaker plans to enter the local hybrid market – one that has been developing these types of cars for almost as long as Toyota. Honda Cars Philippines Inc. (HCPI) assistant vice president Misa Abe told AutoFun Philippines that the company plans to offer more than one hybrid model starting 2023. She also mentioned that these will be hybrids that

A road crash is one of the biggest disasters any motorist can face. And it’s not just the hassle of delayed journeys and repair costs. A road crash can also result in life-altering injuries or, worse, death. Although none of us intentionally go out crashing our cars, modern traffic conditions have made things challenging even for the most careful and astute drivers. That’s where active safety systems come in. Unlike passive safety systems like seatbelts and airbags, which minimize the harm that

Fuel efficiency with petrol or diesel? The Honda CR-V has got you covered. Currently, the CR-V has three variants: the top-of-the-line SX Diesel 9AT with Honda Sensing technology, the S Diesel 9AT which also comes with Honda Sensing, and the 2.0 S CVT which comes with a petrol engine. The two diesel variants have the same engine, as this is one of the features they share. It is an Earth Dreams Technology DOHC i-DTEC Turbo engine, with 4 cylinders and 16 valves. The S CVT on the other hand a SOHC