OVER THE LAST month or so, you might have caught a glimpse of a vehicle (chances are it was on EDSA headed for Manila, or from Manila to BGC), and you just couldn’t make out what it was.

BEYOND the seemingly interminable task of comparing fuel prices across brands (and even individual stations), does it even matter what fuel goes into your car? The answer, if you didn’t already know, is of course.

AFTER THE LOCAL launch of the latest iteration of Shell’s “best-ever performance fuel,” Velocity talked exclusively to Shell Global Solutions Fuels Scientist Andreas Schaefer and Pilipinas Shell Head of Mobility Marketing Arvin Obmerga. Here are the excerpts of our interview.

VEHICLE SALES figures continue to trend upward, per the latest joint report of the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Inc. (CAMPI) and Truck Manufacturers Association (TMA).

IMAGINE BEING served a thick piece of medium-rare porterhouse steak, illuminated by the flickering of a couple of full candelabra and soft incandescent lighting. You can smell the perfect char of the slab and hear a slight sizzle of its juices — but then instead of focusing on the gastronomic delight, your gaze is diverted to the shiny blue Bentley Flying Spur on the showroom floor below.

WITH THE RELEASE of the DBX in 2020, Aston Martin formally joined the ranks of luxury marques deigning to put out sport utility vehicle — make that high-performance SUV — models to a global market that can’t get enough of them.

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THE CONTEMPORARY iteration of iconic British marque Morris Garages (or MG) made its bones in the Philippines with the very popular ZS SUV, which resonated in the market on account of its value-for-money propositions.

SINGAPORE-BASED Mini Asia Head Kidd Yam, in town last week, underscored the importance of the Philippines to attaining the brand’s aspirations in the region.

Where is the growth coming from in terms of models?