The weather has been funny this past week. Although the smog (supposedly a tantalizing cocktail of volcanic ash and vehicle emissions) seems to have subsided somewhat, each day mixes searing heat with pouring rain. Assuming none of you have gotten a cold by now, here are your five favorite stories from September 25 to October 1, 2023. This is the AutoFun Philippines Rearview Roundup! Chery’s EV trio From being the whipping boy of Chinese car hate locally, Chery Auto Philippines has now become on

The Suzuki Jimny is known to be a capable off-roader despite its small size. It has won many fans worldwide for its “cute” design and versatility as both an off-road machine and a daily vehicle. However, in Japan, someone has done something a little different with the small SUV by making it a capable time attack machine. A Road and Track magazine report and a video from the Youtube “Attack Official Movie Channel” shows us what this time-attack version of the Suzuki Jimny can do on a race track.

Images of the 2023 Honda City have leaked online, but this time these aren’t its digital renderings but of an actual unit. The facelifted Honda sedan is set to make its debut in India on March 23, 2023. Also Read: 2023 Honda City facelift images leaked online, a Hybrid option in the works for the Ph? The photo set from Rushlane.com, taken by Kamal Yadav, reveals the same exterior changes showcased in its digital renderings. The sedan now has a new honeycomb-style grille with a unique chrome acce

For a good chunk of the late-2000s until the mid-2010s, the safety features of the Philippine market entry-level multipurpose vehicle (MPV) were pretty much spartan. There was little more beyond front windshield wipers, headlights, brake discs for the front wheels, brake drums for the rear wheels, a parking brake with a handle, an anti-lock braking system and a driver’s side airbag. Fancier variants got things like electronic brakeforce distribution, foglights, a front passenger airbag, and a re

Disclaimer: Honda Cars Philippines Inc. very kindly lent me a 2022 Honda HR-V V Turbo for one week full of fuel and RFID cards with enough load for a trip to the moon and back. AutoFun Philippines paid for a car wash and some fuel for the trip back to the HCPI plant in Santa Rosa, Laguna. “Nahulog ata sa likod ng kotse yung earphones ko nung nag-drifting.” [Translation: My earphones might have fallen in the back seat when we went drifting.] So was the rather harried message that I got from my de

When we see a good-looking car on the road, a head-turner that seems splendid, we may think that it doesn’t come with flaws. We are attracted to the physical looks of the car to the extent of forgetting that, just like any vehicle, it comes with disadvantages. The Honda HR-V is undeniably a good-looking car ever since, especially now. But does its gorgeous exterior a manifestation of its totality? Pros It has evolved into a more gorgeous-looking car. Throughout the years, Honda HR-V has always b