The Ford Ranger on the T6 platform has been around since 2011, when it was first introduced into the global market. The T6 platform is also the basis for the first generation of the Ranger Raptor, albeit with modifications to the suspension and chassis to handle tough off-roading duties. So, the T6 platform got us thinking, how has it lasted so long, especially now that it's still being used in the next-generation Ford Ranger and Ford Ranger Raptor? A brief history of the T6 platform The T6 plat

Mazda Philippines and the Manila Sports Car Club have announced the race calendar for the second of the MSCC Miata Spec Series. Billed as the country’s only one-make sports car racing series, the championship will be held over four Saturdays split between the Batangas Racing Circuit and Clark International Raceway. This will be the series' first time racing at BRC. 2023 MSCC Miata Spec Series Calendar Date Rounds Venue April 15, 2023 1 - 2 Batangas Racing Circuit June 24, 2023 3 - 4 Batangas Rac

When we reported on Toyota’s supposed plan to revive the MR-S sports car, you folks couldn’t get enough of it. Whether it was the baby-Lamborghini Huracan looks rendered by Japanese publication BestCarWeb or the promise of yet another 21st-century Toyota sports car, the idea of a nippy, mid-engine two-door clearly captured your imagination. Throughout our racing careers, both AutoFun Philippines content head Mikko David and I have been able to take the Toyota MR-S convertible to its limits on th

What seemed like a mundane press statement from Mazda’s press office turned out to have a little white gem. In a November 2022 update on the Japanese carmaker’s management plans until 2030, there were photos of a swoopy and sleek coupe called the “Vision Study Model.” From its thin headlights to its curvaceous wheel arches, the concept car looks like a futuristic MX-5 or a potential RX-7 successor. Although Mazda made absolutely no mention of the Vision Study Model in its press statement, it mig

Granted, the Ford Ranger was once regarded as one of the most highly-coveted pick-up trucks in America. The fact is, the said truck's nameplate had been used dozens, if not countless of times on different pick-up truck variants sold by Ford Motors ever since it started its operation worldwide, according to reputable sources. But lately, though, the Ford Ranger seems to be sluggishly running out of steam, somewhat being bested out from its formerly pristine glory by another reliably top-notch lin

From Dwayne Johnson's (AKA The Rock) custom-designed Ford F-150, Lady Gaga's first-generation Ford SVT Lightning, Shaquille (Shaq) O'Neal's humongous and extreme Ford F-650, and Channing Tatum's old-school favorite Chevrolet 3100 pick-up truck, Hollywood celebrities ardent fascination for something huge and colossal like the pick-up truck had sparked a certain sense of curiosity largely inescapable to the public eye. Riding in full view along with Tinseltown's hottest districts, these jet-set ce