Toyota Philippines is bringing the heat this April with its stellar deals and promos for its local lineup vehicles. From April 7 to 30, 2023, customers can enjoy low monthly plans, trade-in rebates and more when they purchase a brand-new Toyota from any authorized dealer nationwide. Free periodic maintenance All brand-new Corolla Altis, Raize, Veloz, Rush, Fortuner and selected variants of the Vios, Avanza, Innova and Hilux purchased during the promo period are entitled to a free periodic mainte

Once a novelty in the slushbox segment, continuously variable transmissions (CVT) are getting increasingly popular. This is because of the multiple forward ratios that the transmission presents to the driver, instead of a set number of gears. In the Philippines, this particular tranny saw national attention when it was part of the original equipment for the mid-2000s Honda City subcompact sedan and Honda Jazz subcompact hatchback. The tranny was deemed a good alternative to a market that still p

Have you ever wanted to have your brand-new Toyota Wigo, but you can’t handle heavy monthly payments? Toyota Motor Philippines said in a January 2023 press statement that you can bring home the Wigo 1.0 E M/T at just ₱6,256 a month through its Pay Light option, which requires a 50-percent downpayment and 60 months amortization. The same financing plan means you can also have a Toyota Veloz 1.5 G CVT at ₱13,210 a month or a Toyota Rush E 1.5 M/T at ₱10,724 a month. The Pay Light option is availab

(Image from Toyota PH) The Vios is the quintessential sedan in the country. It is so ubiquitous you probably must have lived on Mars for two decades and just got home yesterday if you don't know what it looks like. It is used as a private car, as a taxi cab, as a TNVS car, and even as a company car. Fleet purchases have made the Vios garden variety since its introduction in 2002. Recently, it has even been given a Gazoo Racing badge to hype its sporting credentials. And it even features its own

Looking back when the Hyundai Accent was just first introduced in 1994, a lot has improved and changed throughout the years. Back then, Hyundai offers the Accent in hatchback and sedan. But for this year, Hyundai has decided to launch the model in a subcompact sedan type of vehicle only. This South Korean-made car model has gained popularity in the Philippines along with its competitors in the automotive market. This may not be the best in its class, but its twenty-eight years of existence on th

Electrification is the future and Toyota is well aware of that. The Japanese manufacturer is reportedly planning to electrify the next-generation Toyota Vios, codenamed D92A. A recent report from Philippines media AutoIndustriya mentioned that Toyota has plans to fit the Daihatsu-developed e:Smart Hybrid powertrain into the next-generation Toyota Vios, as well as the equally-new Toyota Avanza. Why Daihatsu’s e:Smart Hybrid and not Toyota’s THS? The next-gen Toyota Vios will adopt the simpler, le