Toyota Motor Philippines has just celebrated its 35th anniversary in the country. To emphasize this momentous occasion for the Japanese brand, it held the 2024 Toyota Gazoo Racing Festival, a celebration of all things Toyota and speed. The Japanese automaker held several displays and events at the festival to showcase its Gazoo Racing performance vehicles lineup. That said, we will discuss the highlights of the first day of Toyota’s anniversary celebration. Akio “Morizo” Toyoda strutting his stu

When you’re the number-one automaker in the Philippines and you’re celebrating your 35th anniversary, nothing less than the best will do. In the case of Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP), it’s kicking off over three decades of local operations with the Toyota GAZOO Racing Festival, which will be held on Aug. 23 to 24, 2023 at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila. GAZOO Racing (GR) is the Japanese automaker’s motorsports division, producing not only championship-winning racing cars, but also high-perfor

Something important to many families now is stretching every peso, and that includes fuel expenses. If you’re a family of seven, and you need a new hauler, then instead of big heavy SUVs, the MPV is a viable option. Here are some of the most fuel-efficient ones on the market today. Haima 7X - 9.8 km/L City, 16.4 km/L Highway The Haima 7X starts off our list as the fifth most fuel-efficient MPV on the market, coming in at 9.8 km/L in the city, and 16.4 km/L on the highway, which sets quite a high

As the updated 2023 Mitsubishi Xpander Cross is set to be unveiled at the end of this month, it brings with it a whole slew of notable mechanical, exterior, and interior changes. While the exact specifications of the local unit have yet to be announced, one of the major updates that our local spec unit reportedly won’t get or fail to have is a Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT). If inputs from our dealer sources are correct, the 2023 Mitsubishi Xpander Cross will be unlike the one that was

Hyundai Motor Philippines, Inc., the new exclusive distributor of Hyundai vehicles in the country is steadily regaining lost ground for the brand. After the recent introduction of new models in key market segments, it now announces an all-new entry that will surely rock the establishment. Today, October 19th, marks the start of pre-booking activities for the South Korean brand’s small MPV contender, the Hyundai Stargazer. HMPH has indicated that the core 1.5 GL variant will have a net price of P

The first time the Nissan Grand Livina entered the Philippine market in 2008, it was a three-row hatchback based on the Nissan Tiida platform. It was ahead of its time in many ways, as it offered car-like handling and seating for seven. Typical of what crossovers provide today. As head of the marketing team of Nissan Motor Philippines, Inc (NMPI) at that time, I was tasked to find ways to slot such a strange vehicle concept into the MPV-crazy consciousness of Filipino car buyers. The 2008 Nissan