It seems that many of us, including this writer, felt excited when The Covenant Car Company Inc (TCCCI)—exclusive importer and distributor of Chevrolet vehicles—announced last year the arrival of the new Orlando. At one point, we really thought that the Chevy Orlando would be somehow a replacement of the bigger diesel-fed Chevrolet Captiva. Until […]
After 12 months of testing, the Car Awards Group Inc (CAGI) a non-stock, non-profit organization composed of motoring journalists from various print, broadcast, and online media, has finally announced the Hyundai Elantra as the winner of the 2011-2012 Car-of-the-Year Philippines held at the Philippine Trade Training Center (PTTC) in Pasay City. In search […]
Power in everything! That’s what we got from the all-new Nissan Murano Z51. When Universal Motors Corporation asked me to try their new Murano Z51, I said “yes” right away. Naturally, I was ecstatic when I got the call. After all, who in his right mind would refuse to get behind the wheel of […]
Yes, we all agree that pick up truck is inherently designed to be a basic workhorse. They’re tough, reliable, powerful, and built for those who want to play in muddy ruts on weekends. No doubt, they’ve belonged to the outback family. But nowadays we’ve seen technology makes drastic and radical improvements—much […]
Chevrolet Traverse now in the Philippines The Chevy Traverse is now on display at various Chevrolet showrooms around the Metro. This 8-seater stunning SUV/Luxury vehicle packs a 3.6-liter V6 engine (direct injection tech), six-speed automatic transmission, and 10.203 km per liter fuel consumption. To put that into context that’s like Php48 for going around Quezon […]
Toyota has found a way to offer all that space (with seating for up to five) while still providing decent fuel efficiency on their 2011 Toyota RAV4. Although the RAV4 was one of the older designs in the compact crossover segment, it still convinced this writer right away that the vehicle still appeals to […]
If we talked about vehicle transformation, Kia is always on my top list. It was in 2008 when I first drive the Kia Sorento. Back then I was totally impressed on how Koreans had improved their vehicles. Who would ever forget Kia’s best-selling subcompact car (the CD Pride) early in the 90’s? The diminutive car, […]
Bold, intelligent, and pricey. That’s the Mercedes-Benz GLK sport-utility vehicle. Sharing its platform with the C-Class, the GLK holds a distinct position of rugged-looking SUV that drives like a car and feels much like a tall station wagon. The GLK is for those who want to unleash their inner brutes; those who want to leave […]
Frankfurt Motorshow 2011 Dispatch: Subaru Impreza XV Launched! Subaru officially launched the Subaru XV at the Frankfurt Motorshow and it’s nothing short of amazing! The new Impreza brings style and engineering together wonderfully in the compact crossover segment. This is actually Subaru’s first step into this category. With the new Impreza XV, Subaru is hyping […]
The stories about the “Unintended Acceleration” on Mitsubishi Montero Sports escalates on the Internet addressing safety and reliability issue; stating that the best-selling SUV in the country, has experiencing several glitches from the vehicle acceleration and driver’s brake pedal. The information was gathered from the blog: monteroaccident.blogspot.com. We asked Mitsubishi about this and here is […]
Car Awards Group Inc. (CAGI), the award-giving body composed of motoring journalists, launched their search for the 2011-2012 Car of the Year-Philippines (COTY-PH) last 26 August 2011, at an official launch night held at the Congo Grille El Pueblo in Ortigas Center. “Despite the slowdown in 2011 car sales after last year’s record highs, […]
While everyone else is introducing car-based “Crossover”, Dodge remains to be solid of being more traditional with their mid-size sport-utility vehicle—the Nitro. Sticking to its muscular brand image, the Dodge Nitro stands out with several signature styling cues including an aggressive crosshair body color grille with bright horizontal inserts, fender flares, sculpted lines and chrome […]