The all-new 2024 Toyota Wigo made a huge splash when it was launched in the Philippines on July 14, 2023. Aside from the new chassis, transmission, and styling, the pricing really grabbed people’s attention. Starting at ₱609,000, the all-new Toyota Wigo undercuts its major rivals, such as the recently refreshed Honda Brio and the rather dated Mitsubishi Mirage hatchback. But the base-model 2024 Toyota Wigo J also takes on one of the biggest names in small cars – Suzuki. And at this price, its ri

The updated 2024 Honda City made waves ahead of its July 13, 2023 launch for having the Honda SENSING active-safety suite as standard in all variants. But apparently, it’s not the only revamped model that’s coming out that day. Honda Cars Philippines Inc. (HCPI) announced that it is also officially debuting the facelifted 2024 Honda Brio hatchback. Like the City, the revamped Brio will be on display at the SM Megamall Mega Fashion Mall in Mandaluyong City from July 13 to 16. The timing is intere

The all-new Toyota Wigo, along with its Perodua Axia and Daihatsu Ayla siblings, has stolen the subcompact hatchback spotlight over the last few months. Even amid issues about the integrity of its crash-test results, Toyota's littlest car has generated a lot of buzz about its new styling, stronger engine and improved features. But rival Honda Cars isn’t just sitting pretty – the company debuted updates to its Brio hatchback on May 5, 2023 in Indonesia, and our colleagues from AutoFun Indonesia w

The all-new 2023 Toyota Wigo has made its debut in the ASEAN, with Malaysia getting the Perodua Axia and Indonesia getting the Toyota Agya and the Daihatsu Ayla. While all three versions are the Wigo, with slightly altered specifications for their respective market, they each bring something unique to the table. The arrival of these new models got us thinking, how does this compare to the Toyota Wigo we currently have in the Philippine market? Are they better because they are more modern, or doe

What is the most impressive car for you? The ones that are capable to take you on an off-road adventure, or maybe a high-functioning SUV? Lately, I find the 2022 version of the Honda Brio impressive as the model has successfully broken its boundaries as a small car. Sometimes we tend to ignore the beauty and the capabilities of a small car like the Brio. But little that we know, its Japanese automaker is capable of intelligently upgrading it to become more attractive than before. It has been aro

Just to clarify, we are talking about the Mitsubishi Mirage and not the Mirage G4, as the latter has had some updates in the past months. The Mirage, however, has had updates few and far in between. Let’s read on the pros and cons of owning a Mitsubishi Mirage. PROS The Mitsubishi Mirage is a very versatile and fuel economical car. Its sleek design makes it nimble enough to cut across traffic and navigate tight spaces and corners on Metro Manila highways and side streets. It’s a great first car,