Petromax Enterprise recently inaugurated its new showroom along C-5 in Libis, Quezon City. The company is the current Philippine importer of Italian marques Alfa Romeo and Abarth, the high-performance division of Fiat. It started operations in 2017. And when you step inside its pristine service bay, there are iconic models being repaired like the Alfa Romeo Spider and the Alfa Romeo GTV. In an exclusive interview with AutoFun Philippines, Petromax president Allen Ong said the company can provide

The updated Honda City sedan and Honda Brio have just launched in the Philippines. At the same time, these new models got substantial updates, with the City getting Honda Sensing and Honda Connect and the Brio getting a new look. But what about the 2024 Honda City hatchback? However, questions have arisen about the Honda City hatchback as it wasn’t featured during the launch event of its sedan counterpart. We now have a clear idea of why, thanks to photos from Wapcar, Ridebuster, Car2day, and Ma

AutoFun Philippines has extensively covered the depths that dealers and resellers would go to make big bucks off a hot, new car. Irate buyers of the recently launched Honda Civic Type R FL5 approached us after Honda Cars Philippines dealers were reportedly asking for up to ₱800,000 over the car’s ₱3,880,000 price tag. Some dealers were even disallowing straight-cash purchases and pushing for financing packages with huge interest, which the Department of Trade and Industry is punishable with jail

They say that if you don't look back at your car after you've parked it, then you've bought the wrong car. It sounds rather simplistic, but we must admit that there is quite a bit of truth. Here are some head turners on display at the 8th Philippine International Motor Show that would make anyone's garage a wonderful, happy place. Toyota GR 86 Branded with the Gazoo Racing badge that celebrates Toyota's racing spirit, the GR 86 comes in with better steering feedback and sharper handling. It is a

(Images from Honda PH) With its safety features and spatial practicality, the Civic Type R can pass as a daily, if you'd think about it (and force it a little). Is it easy to maintain a modern hot hatch like the Civic Type R? According to a report in November last year made by Martin Pretorious of AutoTrader, a car website in South Africa, the Civic Type R is actually a bespoke car, and despite the geography, his findings are very much applicable in the Philippine setting. Being in the same cate

Previous Honda Civic FC’s 1.8-litre SOHC i-VTEC made 141 PS / 174 Nm Entry-variant Civic offered very decent performance and features Affordable pricing, low maintenance, very reliable, but no longer available in latest 2022 Honda Civic FE Honda’s R18 motor is one of the foremost dependable petrol-burning motors ever made. The 1.8-litre naturally-aspirated SOHC i-VTEC motor is mechanically simple and cheap to preserve. Its 141 PS / 174 Nm provides decent enough poke. That is why in our buying gu