The weather seems to have improved this week! All that smog seems to have lessened considerably, while the occasional rain showers help keep things cool in the day or night. This week in motoring seems to have replicated that pleasant climate, with exciting new-car launches and even a rumored new Toyota in the works. Here are your five favorite stories from Oct. 2 to 8, 2023 in this edition of the AutoFun Philippines Rearview Roundup. Toyota Land what? The Toyota Land Cruiser is a name that is a

The launch of the all-new 2024 Honda CR-V marked the return of an electrified model in the carmaker’s Philippine lineup following the phaseout of the Legend luxury sedan some years ago. The CR-V RS e:HEV packs a 2.0-liter, twin-cam, 16-valve inline-4 gasoline engine mated to an electric motor. The combined output is 184 PS and 355 Nm of torque, coursed through a continuously variable transmission. The e:HEV full-hybrid system also has an EV Drive Mode that lets the vehicle run solely on battery

The Hyundai Santa Fe has gained quite a following in the Philippines among seven-seat sport-utility vehicles (SUVs). In its heyday, the big Hyundai provided buyers with a more refined and significantly faster alternative to the likes of the Toyota Fortuner and the Mitsubishi Montero Sport. Put another way, it was like the Geely Okavango of the previous generation, with its unibody chassis and turbocharged, front-wheel-drive powertrain. Hyundai has just teased photos of the next-generation Santa

Possibilities are limitless as Kia revolutionized the concept of modern family cars when it turned the 2022 Carnival into what they call Grand Utility Vehicle (GUV). It can accommodate up to seven members of your family with its sophisticated and comfortable cabin, which highlights two captain seats that fully recline in the second row. It also comes with a thousand liter of cargo space fit for your family’s vacation necessities and is expandable to an additional thousand liter when third-row se

As there are several SUV models present in the market today, it doesn’t get easier to pick the best for us. Each has its strengths over other SUVs. They have the unique characteristics that make them stand out among the rest. In the same manner, they also have their weaknesses and flaws that make them less valuable or less capable than their rivals in the same class. Choosing your car doesn’t mean that it has to be acceptable to others that influence you. It also doesn’t have to be aligned to wh

Hyundai Tucson is a 5-door compact crossover sport utility vehicle that has been around since 2004 and is being manufactured by the South Korean automobile brand – Hyundai Motor Company. As the popularity of crossovers crossover the automotive industry, so is the Hyundai Tucson. 18 years since its launch, Hyundai Tucson has always been on the shortlist of car buyers looking for crossover vehicles. Not only that it is a known car model, but when you say ‘crossover’, the Hyundai Tucson is one of t