The current-generation Kia Picanto hatchback has always had a cuddly and cute appearance. From its pert rear end to its beady headlights, it looks more like a bunny than a small city car. But with the latest leaked photos from South Korea, this rabbit’s got a mean new face. South Korean automotive forum Autospy has released what appears to be official photos of the facelifted Picanto, now sporting a front end reminiscent of the Kia EV9 battery-electric sport-utility vehicle. Much more aggressive

Great Wall Motors Philippines is a relatively new brand in the country, its original entry into the local market more than a decade ago was lukewarm at best, but this time the automaker is looking to heat things with its new lineup of hybrid crossovers and its new pickup truck, the GWM Cannon. The GWM Cannon seeks to take on established names, such as the Toyota Hilux, Isuzu D-MAX, Nissan Navara, and the Ford Ranger. However, the question remains, how will the Cannon separate itself from the res

No doubt one of the hardest things about driving a car is staying in your lane. Naturally, one-to-two tons of steel will move around due to any number of reasons: wind, road imperfections and even bad wheel alignment. So what does any sensible driver do? Make small adjustments to the car’s steering wheel to keep the vehicle in lane. But what if we didn’t even need to do that anymore? Part of the technological revolution happening in cars right now is the introduction of active safety systems. On

If you thought that Toyota's Innovative International Multi-purpose Vehicle (IMV) ladder frame platform was dead with the introduction of the unibody 2023 Toyota Innova last month, think again. To celebrate the 60th anniversary of Toyota operations in Thailand, which is now known as the "Pickup Capital of the World," Toyota unveiled a prototype of a multipurpose pickup truck under the name “IMV-0 Concept" and an electrified rendition of its Hilux range, the Hilux Revo BEV Concept. IMV-O Concept

When it comes to certain specifications and features; no two Toyota Hilux are built exactly alike (much like the veritable snowflake) which can be proven when you zero in among the smallest of details largely exhibited by a Philippine-spec 2022 Toyota Hilux GR Sport 2.8 DSL 4x4 AT and a 2022 Toyota er, Hilux, one that was largely built to accommodate European specifications. Moreover, when spot-checked from a certain angle, both these two aforementioned Hiluxs rather appear like two peas in a po

With claimed fuel consumption for all these newly-introduced B-segment sedans hovering below the 6-litre/100 km mark (2020 Toyota Vios: 5.8-litre/100 km, 2020 Honda City: 5.4-litre/100 km, 2020 Nissan Almera: 5.4-litre/100 km), which one of these non-national B-segment sedans will offer the best fuel consumption under real-world conditions? Fuel Economy (Claimed, L/100 km) Nissan Almera 5.4 Toyota Vios 5.8 Honda City 5.4 To find out, we pitted all three models through our Autofun instrumented te