The all-new Toyota Agya (known in the Philippines as the Toyota Wigo) has been on sale in ASEAN since it was launched on February 2023. However, all of these models (including its siblings, the Daihatsu Ayla and the Perodua Axia) are in right-hand drive – until now. Toyota launched the all-new Wigo in Vietnam on June 2023. Because they also drive on the right-hand side, this makes it the first version of the subcompact hatchback to be sold in left-hand drive. 1.2-liter engine Much like the Agya

Stage rallying on dirt roads was hugely popular in the heyday of Philippine motorsports, especially with works teams gunning for gold in the 1990s. Legends like 10-time rally champion Vip Isada, Automobile Association of the Philippines (AAP) motorsports director Mandy Eduque and the late six-time Slalom King Danny Santiago were born on those treacherous tracks, hurtling their cars to victory, rain or shine, day or night. Attempts to bring dirt stage rallying back have been few and far between,

Honda Cars Philippines Inc. has made it very clear that it plans to reintroduce hybrids locally in 2023. Although the carmaker has remained mum on which of its e:HEV hybrid models it plans to bring in, one strong candidate is the all-new 2023 Honda CR-V. The crossover comes in two powertrains. One is a turbocharged 1.5-liter, twin-cam, 16-valve inline-4 gasoline engine producing 193 PS and 243 Nm of torque that is mated to a continuously variable transmission (CVT). The other is a 2.0-liter, twi

When speaking about how expensive Electric Vehicles are, we can’t get away from the fact that, despite the TRAIN and EVIDA laws already being implemented, EVs are still prohibitively priced. For the sake of argument, though, there are calculations that can be done to see if it’s actually going to save you money in the long run. Let’s take the cheapest available EVs in the Philippines, the Wuling Mini EV, and the BYD Dolphin. Why the two, you may ask? Officially, the BYD Dolphin is the cheapest E

Chinese electric-vehicle (EV) maker BYD seems to be going for the jugular with its YangWang U8, which was launched on January 2023. The all-electric sport-utility vehicle (SUV) is poised to take on established luxury marques like Land Rover and Mercedes-Benz with its ladder-frame chassis and four electric motors. Each motor powers one wheel for a combined output of 1,115 PS and over 1,627 Nm of torque. This means the enormous U8 can do 0 to 100 km/h in just three seconds. YangWang said the SUV a

Owning your dream car does not have to remain a dream. In some ways, especially if you have a legitimate source of funds, you can easily grasp the car you are rooting for. Now there are two ways to look at this – one is to buy the car you will settle in buying or reach out a further bit and buy the car you dream of. Now, you must also be realistic, as in dreaming in real life does not mean the sky is the limit. And so, this is great news if you dream of owning a legendary car – something that ha