The all-new Toyota Agya (known in the Philippines as the Toyota Wigo) has been on sale in ASEAN since it was launched on February 2023. However, all of these models (including its siblings, the Daihatsu Ayla and the Perodua Axia) are in right-hand drive – until now. Toyota launched the all-new Wigo in Vietnam on June 2023. Because they also drive on the right-hand side, this makes it the first version of the subcompact hatchback to be sold in left-hand drive. 1.2-liter engine Much like the Agya

Unless you’ve recently come back from a tech detox, you’ve no doubt heard of a little snafu happening with Daihatsu and Toyota, where they committed a bit of an alleged cheat in crash safety tests. While full details are still making their way down the pipeline, the general story is that Toyota’s small-car division Daihatsu, which makes the Raize, Vios, Wigo and the Avanza/Veloz twins, had allegations of fraud lobbed against it because of a modification on the Vios and Wigo units that it produce

The all-new Perodua Axia was previewed in Malaysia on February 8, 2023, with uncamouflaged photos coming out the same day. The hatchback is the Malaysian sibling of the upcoming Daihatsu Ayla and our very own Toyota Wigo, the latter launching globally on February 13, 2023. Our colleagues have also been able to drive the new hatchback, which uses the Daihatsu New Global Architecture platform and replaces the old 4-speed automatic with a continuously variable transmission. Ahead of the Axia’s Vale

The Toyota Lite Ace returned to the Philippine market on July 2022, this time as a small pick-up or panel van for businesses. The latest company to add the Lite Ace to their fleet is House of Fruitas. If that sounds familiar, it is the firm that handles popular food and beverage brands like Fruitas House of Desserts and De Original Jamaican Pattie Shop and Juice Bar. Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) in an October 2022 press statement announced that it turned over three units of the Lite Ace FX to

What are your considerations in getting a vehicle? Is it the capacity? Technology? Its aesthetic presentation? Affordability? Whatever your criteria in choosing a vehicle may be, the decision comes down to whoever's using or getting it. The 2022 Suzuki S-Presso is the most affordable model you could get today at around half a million pesos. But what's beyond that a little more than half a million-peso S-Presso? Pros It is the most affordable car on the Philippine market. Not just nowadays, but w

The Honda Jazz is a popular B-segment hatchback entry from Japanese automaker Honda Motor Company, which has been a best-selling car in its class for the past years. Since its first appearance in the Philippine automotive market in July 2004, Jazz has received several approvals for its outstanding overall outcome in its segment. For this year, Honda announced that they would discontinue the manufacturing of Honda Jazz. Although this model is one of Honda’s well-loved cars, the company has decide