Toyota Motor Company chair Akio Toyoda is perhaps one of the most charismatic automotive executives in recent memory. The 67-year-old scion of company founder Kiichiro Toyoda impressed Filipinos with his immense driving talent during the Toyota GAZOO Racing (GR) Festival on August 2023 at the Quirino Grandstand. A keen racer (using the name "Morizo"), Toyoda was also a development driver for Toyota’s high-performance vehicles like the Toyota GR Yaris. But in a recent video posted on X (formerly

Toyota Motor Philippines offers a wide range of hybrid-electric vehicles for car buyers who aren’t quite ready to go full-electric. But another Japanese carmaker plans to enter the local hybrid market – one that has been developing these types of cars for almost as long as Toyota. Honda Cars Philippines Inc. (HCPI) assistant vice president Misa Abe told AutoFun Philippines that the company plans to offer more than one hybrid model starting 2023. She also mentioned that these will be hybrids that

Disclaimer: Honda Cars Philippines Inc. very kindly lent me a 2022 Honda HR-V V Turbo for one week full of fuel and RFID cards with enough load for a trip to the moon and back. AutoFun Philippines paid for a car wash and some fuel for the trip back to the HCPI plant in Santa Rosa, Laguna. “Nahulog ata sa likod ng kotse yung earphones ko nung nag-drifting.” [Translation: My earphones might have fallen in the back seat when we went drifting.] So was the rather harried message that I got from my de

If you’re eyeing the all-new Honda BR-V, which was officially launched on Nov. 21, 2022, you should have no troubles getting one. Honda Cars Philippines Inc. (HCPI) said in a press conference that there are complete stocks of the BR-V, which is manufactured in Indonesia. This came after the carmaker showed off on November 2022 a photo of hundreds of BR-Vs waiting for new owners. However, the carmaker noted that delivery issues with the HR-V crossover have not yet been fully addressed. “We cannot

Back when Honda Motor Company first introduced the HR-V as their subcompact crossover SUV, people were hesitant about the idea of crossovers in the late 90s. But the company knew back then that this is going to be one of the most sought-after car types ever built. They weren’t wrong, as the HR-V has been one of the most remarkable subcompact crossovers introduced internationally. As Honda HR-V comes back for its third generation, the ever distinct car model evolves into a more handsome and sophi

For those who don’t know, Toyota Rush uses the same engine as the Toyota Avanza. It’s a 1.5L 4-Cylinder Dual VVT-i Gasoline-Powered Engine mated to either a 4-speed automatic transmission or a 5-speed manual transmission depending on which variant you’ll be buying. In this article, we’ll be going through the strengths and weaknesses of each configuration and hopefully, help you pick out which one works best for you. The Toyota Rush is an RWD or Rear-Wheel Drive. That means the Rush gets its powe