Hyundai Malaysia has just previewed the 2023 Hyundai Tucson with a new 1.6-liter turbocharged gasoline engine and a 1.6T Max variant at the Premium Auto Car Expo 2023. The new variant serves as the new top-of-the-line offering for the 5-seater crossover. Thanks to our colleagues from Wapcar, we got a quick preview of what the new top-spec model offers and how it can be a game changer if Hyundai Philippines were to bring it in. If you are familiar with what the 5-seater crossover currently provid

Resurgence is the word that perhaps best characterizes how GAC Motor Philippines is doing nowadays. Ever since multinational automotive distributor Astara took over local operations on December 2022, the Chinese car brand’s image and vehicle lineup have gotten a huge boost amid the surge of new cars from the People’s Republic. GAC Motor Philippines’ improved fortunes are also being helped by the recent appointment of highly respected industry veterans Franz Decloedt and Timmy De Leon, who serve

Peugeot Philippines is set to electrify the 2023 Manila International Auto Show by previewing its new 2023 Peugeot e-2008 crossover on April 13. The Lion brand’s reveal of the Peugeot e-2008 brings to fruition its electrification plan of bringing new models and technologies to its vehicle range. It also fulfills its goal of having an electric version of every vehicle in 2023. Peugeot will be the first Stellantis brand to launch the group’s new generation of electric vehicles emphasizing their sh

A hybrid Toyota Vios? It’s in the works. That’s according to Toyota Motor Asia Pacific chief executive officer Hao Tien. "From the business perspective, we do have plans for hybrid A/B segment,” Tien told our colleagues at WapCar Malaysia at the sidelines of the Idemitsu Super 1500 Endurance race in Thailand. “I can't tell you the date yet, but it's coming soon,” he added. Toyota is fielding two cars in the endurance race: a hydrogen-powered Toyota GR Corolla and a Toyota GR86 running on carbon-

The Covenant Car Company, Inc. (TCCCI) - distributors of both Chevrolet and MG brands in the Philippines- has finally set the record straight regarding its vehicles' fuel efficiency. In a recently conducted fuel economy run, approved and recorded by the Automobile Association Philippines (AAP), the Chevrolet Tracker and the All-New Chevrolet Trailblazer, along with the MG 5 Sedan Alpha, all posted 20-kilometer per liter runs. Chevy Tracker: A rewarding drive With its 1.0-liter, 3-cylinder ECOTEC

The hand that rocks the cradle are not the typical pair of hands one would usually spot on messing around with the greasy mechanical innards of the squeaky-clean er, say, Ford Ecosport. WHAT IS FORD ECOSPORT? In a sense, was a one-shot deal hatched by the visionary collective heads of those prime car magnates from Blue Oval, an exciting place dead-set on ruminating about mass-producing EVs (electric vehicles) by the truckload that would probably be operational by the year 2025, or so they say. B