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 Isuzu mu-X has been in the Philippines for quite some time now since it initially launched in 2021. Fast forward to 2023, and Isuzu Philippines has given its famous 7-seater turbo diesel SUV a minor update with changes to its exterior equipment. Interestingly, the updated mu-X arrived in the Philippines before its pickup truck brother, the Isuzu D-MAX (Specs | News), which recently got a facelift in Thailand. What are the updates? The 2023 Isuzu mu-X remains the same in its shape and exterio

Expect more expensive vehicles as car brands update their prices for 2023. It's the first month of the new year and four manufacturers – Honda, Nissan, Mitsubishi and Suzuki – have already updated their prices as of press time. While some may only have minor changes, others have more dramatic hikes. However, we expect more brands to follow, especially those that have yet to implement changes since 2022. Honda Cars Philippines Honda Cars Philippines announced in 2022 that it would increase the pr

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

We see more and more SUV models and SUV units on the road, especially in the past three to five years. As the popularity implies, SUVs provide the comfort and space in a compact vehicle that people are looking for because sport utility vehicles used before for off-road drives are now used for city driving. To place a model to compete in the booming market of SUVs, Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Corporation introduced the Nissan Terra in 2018. Since then, the model has gained popularity with oth

The Toyota Fortuner is a great vehicle that’s why it’s one of the fastest and best selling PPV in the Philippine Market. For this Nitpicker’s Guide, it will be a very short nitpicking because the Fortuner is all-around class. Handling Driving a car with the size of the Fortuner for the first time makes one feel that the car is too big for you. It takes some getting used to for a few days and handling is quite different than driving a smaller car, even a crossover. So, you might expect the Fortun