Mitsubishi reveals route to renewal
Text and photos by Brian M. Afuang
CONCEPT vehicles rule the stands at the ongoing Tokyo Motor Show (TMS) -- the 45th edition of Asia’s...
Smarter, cleaner, more compassionate Toyotas
Text and photos by Kap Maceda Aguila
TOKYO, JAPAN -- The 45th staging of the Tokyo Motor Show (TMS) was once more a chance for...
Peugeot: High demand crimps supply of new 3008
PEUGEOT’s new 3008 SUV GT Line was introduced in the Philippines on Oct. 27, but already the brand’s distributor in the country announced the...
Mazda isn’t quitting on the internal-combustion engine just yet
By Vernon B. Sarne
Last week, I attended the 45th Tokyo Motor Show as a media guest of Mazda Philippines. The car fan in me couldn’t get enough...
Days of future present
By Kap Maceda Aguila
FIRST held in 1954, the Tokyo Motor Show (TMS) was a yearly spectacle of mobility until 1973, when it started to...
Aston Martin DB11 sheds roof, earns Volante name
“VOLANTE,” in Aston Martin-speak, is reserved for the brand’s topless models -- a practice that can be traced back to 1965. On Oct. 13,...
Limiting trucks’ need for speed
By Aries B. Espinosa
FUELED by the Duterte administration’s directive to “build, build, build” more infrastructure and road networks, the construction industry and all other...
Dashboard (10/25/17)
BMW to debut MPV in mall exhibit
THE seven-seat version of BMW’s MPV will be introduced on Oct. 27 during the opening of the BMW...
How I covered my first Tokyo Motor Show 20 years ago
By Vernon B. Sarne
By the time you read this, I will have arrived in Japan for the biennial Tokyo Motor Show (TMS), whose theme for its 45th...
Optimus omniscient
By Kap Maceda Aguila
IT’S no longer, well, a fleet of fancy. The arc of improvement of connectivity and the ever-increasing power of computers and...
All-new Audi Q5 appears on cue
Text and photos by Kap Maceda Aguila
YOU could very well say that the Q5 arrived on cue, this Q4 of 2017.
This is an important,...
California set to allow cars sans driver
CALIFORNIA, which always leads globally in implementing new auto laws and adopting new auto technologies, last week set into motion regulations that would allow...




