The weather has largely been very pleasant this past week – sunny days with only occasional rain showers. This nice climate is also what’s been going around in the automotive industry, with exciting new models coming out last week. We give you your five favorite stories from September 4 to 10, 2023 in this edition of the AutoFun Philippines Rearview Roundup! What’s cooking at Hyundai Philippines? Hyundai Motor Philippines has had a resurgence since it became a full subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Co

They say horsepower doesn’t matter. But in the world of pick-up trucks, which are built to haul and tow the biggest and heaviest items, having plenty of heave is always a big help. The current-generation Toyota Hilux may be long in the tooth, but it certainly isn’t short of firepower, at least in Malaysia. The Hilux GR Sport there received an update on September 2023 – its venerable 2.8-liter, twin-cam, 16-valve inline-4 turbodiesel now produces 224 PS and 550 Nm of torque. This is a bump of 20

Mitsubishi is slowly hyping up the upcoming 2024 Mitsubishi Triton by releasing teaser images of the pickup truck before its official global debut on July 26. While the teaser images don’t reveal too much about the upcoming pickup truck, they do showcase a bit of the front of the vehicle, indicating that it has retained some of the aggressive styling found on the XRT concept that it is based on. The Japanese automaker has also released a quick teaser video for its upcoming pickup truck tackling

Toyota Philippines recently updated the pricing of the Toyota Hilux and the Toyota Corolla Cross. While the Corolla Cross had an overall spec change for the model, the Hilux got a Local Data Communication Module (LDCM) for all of its variants except the J, Cab, and chassis models. The addition of this new feature to the popular Toyota pickup truck got us thinking, what does it do, and how is it beneficial to the vehicle? We got an official statement from Toyota Philippines, and this is what we h

Photos courtesy of Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corporation For a time in the early 2000s up until the mid-2010s, the Mitsubishi Strada was considered a pure urbanite pickup. A seemingly short bed aft of the cabin, a torquey engine, and a sturdy build made the beast of burden more fit as an urban hauler or occasional minimal cargo out-of-town traveler. The 2022 Mitsubishi Strada has now gone back to its carry-all origins. The unit currently has a bed that can handle a bevy of agriculture, a mai

How do you have fun? Some people take time off work to go to a peaceful beach and lay under the sun. That sounds relaxing. On the other hand, other people relax under the melody of their favorite songs. But others spend their time having fun outdoors on off-road adventures. Whichever kind of fun you want among these three, the Nissan Navara covers them. This high-performance pickup promises nothing but a comfortable off-road experience. The word of mouth you hear about the incredible comfort the