VW Golf GTI still too tame? Add ABT parts
WHILE the Volkswagen Golf GTI can’t claim it started the hot hatchback genre -- some special Minis (Cooper), Fiats (Abarth) and Renaults (Gordini) have...
KTM adds 250 F to Freeride range
IT’S the “ultimate all-rounder for run trails, trials and enduro,” KTM bills its freshly released Freeride 250 F.
The latest addition to KTM’s Freeride range...
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...