Toyota Motor Company chair Akio Toyoda is perhaps one of the most charismatic automotive executives in recent memory. The 67-year-old scion of company founder Kiichiro Toyoda impressed Filipinos with his immense driving talent during the Toyota GAZOO Racing (GR) Festival on August 2023 at the Quirino Grandstand. A keen racer (using the name "Morizo"), Toyoda was also a development driver for Toyota’s high-performance vehicles like the Toyota GR Yaris. But in a recent video posted on X (formerly

Honda Cars Philippines, Inc. (HCPI) takes its role in instilling road safety in the youth quite seriously. In partnership with AISEC, an international student youth leader organization, the Road Safety and Honda SENSING Experience for students was held last October 8th at the HCPI office in Sta. Rosa, Laguna. The program aims to advance the consciousness and appreciation of young drivers for road safety and demonstrate how advanced safety technologies like Honda SENSING promote safe driving thro

Back when Honda Motor Company first introduced the HR-V as their subcompact crossover SUV, people were hesitant about the idea of crossovers in the late 90s. But the company knew back then that this is going to be one of the most sought-after car types ever built. They weren’t wrong, as the HR-V has been one of the most remarkable subcompact crossovers introduced internationally. As Honda HR-V comes back for its third generation, the ever distinct car model evolves into a more handsome and sophi

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

Sleekier but also much sportier-looking cars seem quite likely the norm nowadays, especially in the robust global car marketplace that seems to exponentially grow to ever-changing complexity with each passing year. This in turn, perhaps better reflects the recently ongoing stiffer competition occurring among top corporate car giants whose collective willing hands just seem to can’t get enough of that much-coveted chunky slice of pie as car revenues from the US automotive aftermarket continue to

Japan reports that Honda is carrying out the development of new Toyota Corolla Cross's rival, and suggests that it is probably launched later this year, around June to September 2022. Size-wise, the as-yet-unnamed SUV will slot between the all-new Honda HR-V and Honda CR-V. It will be platform mates with the Honda Civic, and is likely to be offered with a regular 1.5-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine or the e:HEV hybrid. Interestingly, the same media outlet reports ‘eyewitness accounts’ th