The refreshed 2024 Honda Brio was officially launched in the Philippines on July 13, 2023. Although the updates were largely cosmetic, such as new bumpers, there are also new colors available for all Brio variants. The prices of all the models have also gone up, which may make potential subcompact hatchback buyers look elsewhere. So we’ll do the obvious comparison now – is the 2024 Honda Brio V CVT a better buy than the venerable 2023 Mitsubishi Mirage GLX CVT, which is ₱55,000 cheaper? It’s the

Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) is 35 years old this August 2023. The country’s top automaker in terms of sales is celebrating this milestone in typically spectacular fashion, ranging from promos on its latest models to its two-day Toyota GAZOO Racing Festival at the Quirino Grandstand. We take a look at five of the Japanese company’s most iconic vehicles since 1988. But why not cars from before this year? The pre-Cory years First, a little history lesson. Older car enthusiasts will know that Toy

Disclaimer, Honda Philippines lent us the 2020 Honda City RS with a full gas tank and access to its two RFID cards. When the 2020 Honda City first came out, it was a radical redesign from its older version, as the newer one looked more like a much bigger Honda Civic that had been shrunken down to meet the subcompact sedan classification. I was lucky enough to be one of the few to experience the new City a few weeks after its initial launch during a media drive event. I was excited to test its ha

The next-generation 2023 Toyota Vios recently encountered serious controversy after Daihatsu, Toyota’s partner brand, allegedly falsified crash test results for the sedan. This is related to notches in the door sidings of the Vios and Wigo crash-test units that help prevent injury to occupants in a side impact. However, this modification was not included in the production models, leading to a temporary stoppage of sales in Thailand. However, good news is on the horizon as Thailand’s road transpo

If you want to do something exciting this weekend, the 2022 Toyota Gazoo Racing Vios Cup's final round will be on November 19, 2022, at Clark International Speedway. In a press statement, Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) said there will be three Circuit Championship classes, along with the Autocross Challenge races, in the long-running one-make racing event. “These race events will feature seasoned and celebrity racers along with influencers and members of the media who will either defend their pl

Plenty of desirable traits is to be found in the Nissan Almera over the past years. And for this year’s version, it is expected to change for an update better than last year’s, obviously. The exterior and the interior of the new version got a sharper and more sophisticated-looking update. Over the looks, functionality comes first, right? The Nissan Almera has a pretty decent engine and transmission track record over the years. Its power gives its users confidence on the road. And its sophisticat