The Ford Island Conquest (FIC) experiential test-drive event is sweeping the country from north to south for October 2023. Ford Philippines announced in a press statement that it will first head to SM Seaside in Cebu from Oct. 6 to 8, 2023. Next, the FIC will be at Ayala Malls Solenad in Sta. Rosa, Laguna from Oct. 13 to 15, 2023, followed by SM City Pampanga in San Fernando, Pampanga on Oct. 27 to 29, 2023. Open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., the FIC includes an in-mall vehicle display and on-road tes

Filipino car buyers who want seven seats and a Honda badge right now can turn to the highly competent Honda BR-V. That’s because the current-generation Honda CR-V will officially be replaced on Sept. 13, 2023. AutoFun Philippines was the first to report that the latest version of the venerable crossover would arrive this year with an all-new hybrid engine. However, this means that the top-spec CR-V’s economical turbodiesel engine and (rather tight) third-row seat will also bid farewell. But it s

Disclosure: Honda Cars Philippines Inc. kindly lent me a 2023 Honda Civic Type R FL5 for nine days. It arrived with a full tank of fuel and loaded RFID cards. AutoFun Philippines paid for additional fuel, toll, and a carwash. The word “legend” gets thrown around an awful lot nowadays. Social media is awash with so-called legends, supposedly because they achieved some incredible metric online (a gazillion followers/subscribers) or for some insane (and often extremely dangerous) act. A little etym

The Toyota Yaris Cross was recently launched in Indonesia, where it is offered in six variants, four are gasoline models, and the remaining two are hybrids. However, thanks to our friends from Wapcar and Autofun Indonesia, we discovered that the hybrid variants are the most highly sought-after models. Also read: Toyota Yaris Cross: 78% of buyers in Indonesia chose Hybrid over petrol variants In an interview with AutoFun ID, Anton Jimmi Suwandy, Marketing Director of PT Toyota Astra Motor (TAM),

Lest we forget, the dry season is officially here, hence the sweltering heat we’ve been having this past week. It’s almost as hot as our stories for March 20 to 26, 2023, which all generally shared one theme – “big” cars. Here’s a look back at the five stories you loved the most in this edition of the AutoFun Philippines Rearview Roundup. CR-V Hybrid coming soon? The first big car we have on the lineup is the all-new Honda CR-V, which debuted at the Bangkok International Motor Show 2023. For the

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