Shock value
JAPANESE automotive parts company KYB, known for shock absorbers, has added the New SR Special to its product lineup in the Philippines. The newly...
Dashboard (10/04/17)
Honda to start delivering Civic Type R
THE first batch of the 100 Honda Civic Type R cars earmarked for the Philippines has arrived.
Honda Cars...
Let me tell you about my dinner with Maria Ozawa
By Vernon B. Sarne
Last month, Lexus Manila executive vice-president Ichiro Suzuki (yes, same name as the baseball player) sent me a text message, wishing to plan a...
‘Cayenne do’ attitude
Text and photos by Kap Maceda Aguila
GREVENBROICH, GERMANY -- Amid the seemingly unending, beautiful countryside tableau, the ADAC Fahrsicherheitszentrum (a driving safety center) juts...
Hyundai H350: All the space you need
IN a time when subcompacts are larger than what were considered three decades back as compact cars (and in turn compacts now out-sizing the...
Handle Bar (09/27/17)
Filipino riders to take part in BMW off-road tilt
ARIS CUEVAS, who took the top spot in the 2017 BMW Motorrad GS Trophy Southeast Asia...
Briefs (09/27/17)
Diesel-powered Honda CR-Vs arrive in PHL
THE first batch of the new-generation Honda CR-V that’s powered by a diesel engine has arrived in the country,...
Seriously, why are we still carrying car keys?
By Vernon B. Sarne
The other day, I had an emergency that needed the humble mobility of my personal car. Alas, my key was somewhere else, unwittingly forgotten...
Nissan enhances the X-Trail
Text and photos by Aries B. Espinosa
FOR a compact crossover that has employed the latest in automotive technologies to spot things a driver cannot...
New Ford PHL head expects ‘challenges’
FORD Philippines on Aug. 1 received a new chief, who entered the company just as automobiles sold in the country are set to get...
Audi plays out sci-fi role in new A8 sedan
AUDI teased its R8 in the 2004 sci-fi flick I, Robot, in which the then upcoming supercar packed a number of future technologies like...
Continuously reinventing the wheel
A 2009 calamity changed the vehicle preference -- along with wheel selection -- of a number of car enthusiasts in Metro Manila.
Samuel G. Liuson,...