High 5: 7.9M BMW 5 Series owners can’t be wrong
By Kap Maceda Aguila
Before Bayerische Motoren Werke (yes, BMW) started adding more numerical prefixes, the 5 Series was effectively the midpoint -- ensconced between...
Porsches top J.D. Power quality ratings
PORSCHE announced its 911 and Macan models have topped their segments in 2017 J.D. Power Initial Quality Study (IQS). The car maker noted the...
Special Ducati Panigale pays tribute to SBK-winning V-twin
Handle Bar
DUCATI has bared the 1299 Panigale R Final Edition, which pays tribute to the brand’s legendary twin-cylinder engine that has won in World...
Where machines get a make-over
After-Market
WRAPPING a car, whether with special vinyl stickers or spray-on vinyl, is the best way to transform its looks, according to Foilacar Industries, which...
Dashboard (07/12/17)
Toyota tech school produces 200 graduatesTOYOTA Motor Philippines School of Technology (TMP Tech) announced it held its 4th commencement exercises for the largest batch...
The trouble with driving a BMW
Don’t Drink and Write -- Vernon B. Sarne
If you’re a fan of stereotypes, here’s one from the motoring world: BMW drivers are jerks.
Now, before...
New (volt)age
By Aries B. Espinosa
IN a landmark event that could possibly jump-start the industry for electric-powered vehicles into the mainstream in this part of the...
DRIVES | Honda BR-V 1.5 S Modulo
THE Honda BR-V is shorter, narrower and lower than its more upscale CR-V stable-mate. But the former’s three-row seating, as opposed to the latter’s...
Green with envy
Don't Drink and Write
By Vernon B. Sarne
Nearly six years ago, in December 2011, I drove the Chevrolet Volt electric-hybrid car on public roads in...
All-New Honda BR-V Boldly running about in Baler
IT TOOK LESS THAN 500 kilometers for Honda Cars Philippines, Inc. to convince a group of journalists that the new Honda BR-V compact SUV...
Mazda6 2.2 SkyActiv-D
AMONG JAPANESE CAR makers Mazda boasts of an above-average record when it comes to penning pretty cars -- think Cosmo, the sundry RX generations,...
Mitsubishi adds GLS 2WD variant to Strada stable
MITSUBISHI Motors Philippines Corp. (MMPC) announced it has added a new variant to line of Strada pickup models. Called the Strada GLS 2WD, the...