Mazda fans, rejoice! Mazda Philippines has given the 2024 Mazda3 a quiet update, giving the vehicle more human-centric technologies and promoting the brand’s Jinbai-Ittai philosophy while reinforcing the car as one of the most feature-packed in its segment. Enhanced connectivity Enhancements to the 2024 Mazda3 start with its bigger Mazda Connect infotainment system. From its original 8-inch configuration, the Japanese automaker has given the vehicle a much larger 10.25-inch display with better g

Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) officially launched the all-new 2024 Toyota Wigo on July 14, 2023 at the TriNoma Activity Center in Quezon City. It brings new styling, features and the return of its 1.0-liter motor, but with a new transmission. All variants of the new Wigo will be on display at the mall until July 16, 2023. As this is the second generation of the Wigo to enter the country, here is what it has to offer now that it has gotten a substantial upgrade. Also read: Philippine-spec, too?

The Philippines won’t be the only ASEAN market that will get the upcoming 2024 Toyota Wigo with the smaller 1.0-liter engine. Toyota launched the new Wigo in Cambodia on July 11, 2023, alongside the Toyota Yaris Cross. According to our friends from sister publication WapCar, the subcompact hatchback is powered by a 1.0-liter, twin-cam, 12-valve inline-3 gasoline engine producing 68 PS and 91 Nm of torque. This is mated solely to the Daihatsu Dual-Mode Continuously Variable Transmission (D-CVT) f

Unless you’ve recently come back from a tech detox, you’ve no doubt heard of a little snafu happening with Daihatsu and Toyota, where they committed a bit of an alleged cheat in crash safety tests. While full details are still making their way down the pipeline, the general story is that Toyota’s small-car division Daihatsu, which makes the Raize, Vios, Wigo and the Avanza/Veloz twins, had allegations of fraud lobbed against it because of a modification on the Vios and Wigo units that it produce

Honda Philippines set the bar high when it introduced the Honda Brio as its answer to the small hatchback segment in the country. It was a peppy vehicle that had odd styling for its first generation but got the job done in terms of its power to weight and its handling. It was the benchmark for the segment in terms of performance and features. However, the Brio has a new rival now that the 2023 Toyota Wigo has been revealed as the Toyota Agya, Daihatsu Ayla, and Perodua Axia. We will compare both

The Honda Jazz is a popular B-segment hatchback entry from Japanese automaker Honda Motor Company, which has been a best-selling car in its class for the past years. Since its first appearance in the Philippine automotive market in July 2004, Jazz has received several approvals for its outstanding overall outcome in its segment. For this year, Honda announced that they would discontinue the manufacturing of Honda Jazz. Although this model is one of Honda’s well-loved cars, the company has decide