Power Wheels Magazine A Notch Above

I was quietly working on my stories for Power Wheels Magazine when I received an online message from Vegas Cars in the USA about a 1968 Chevrolet Corvette convertible that they have on sale. I’ve been subscribed to numerous online newsletters here and abroad that sends me an email whenever an interesting collector car becomes available. Even though I don’t ...

In the go-go era of the Eighties, youthful aggressiveness was predominant in the business community and many young urban professionals or “yuppies” gravitated towards European automobiles as their chariots of choice.  When BMW became the signature yuppie-mobile, the engineers and designers at Mercedes-Benz didn’t just sit still. They built a car that was flaunted in their ad campaigns as “engineered ...

While digging through the Power Wheels Magazine archives, we found a Driven article about the 2011 Mazda MX-5 with the PRHT or power retractable hard top. Former Power Wheels Magazine Editor-in-Chief Dino Directo III, who’s now the Motoring Editor of Manila Times and Editorial Director of Autocar Philippines, wrote about his time behind the wheel of Mazda’s phenomenal roadster that put a smile on his ...

We were supposed to turn over our finished project car, a 1973 Volkswagen Beetle 1300 S, back to its owner, Ildefonso “Fons” Caluag, on Sunday, June 23, 2019 the day after the World Beetle Day. Unfortunately, the day before we were supposed to drive it out of the workshop of JSK Custom Paint and Auto Works in Marulas, Valenzuela City, their shop ...

After successfully penetrating the local market for affordable three-row subcompact multi-purpose vehicles (MPV) with their BAIC M40/M45 series, Bayan Automotive Industries Corporation, the Philippine distributor of BAIC automobiles, is setting its sights on a loftier goal – the Asian utility vehicle (AUV) market. This pseudo-sport utility vehicle (SUV) cum MPV cum mini-van segment of the automotive industry is currently being dominated ...

Honda Cars Philippines, Inc. (HCPI) unveiled the new and refreshed Honda BR-V compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) on June 25, 2019 at the Grand Ballroom of the City of Dreams Hotel in Paranaque City. Before unveiling the vehicle, HCPI President and General Manager Noriyuki Takakura reported that they have sold more than 14,500 BR-Vs since its introduction at the 6th ...

When Ford Philippines unveiled the minor updates on their Ford Explorer midsize SUV in October 2018, we knew that it was just a matter of time before the all-new next-generation model was coming out. We took a sneak peek at the all-new 2020 Ford Explorer and it looks as if the Ford Motor Company has augmented the Explorer’s Range Rover-like ...

Auto Asia recently opened its new dealership in Sta. Rosa, Laguna that offers the best of Asian automotive technology, which is slated to make waves in the country’s growing motoring landscape. The dealership wants to carve a niche for itself as the “center for quality world-class vehicles either for business or for pleasure” by offering Korean automotive brand SsangYong and Chinese ...

Ferrari has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the 36th time. The win was taken by the 488 GTE fielded by AF Corse and driven by Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado and Daniel Serra. The victory is the 27th class win for the Prancing Horse, in addition to nine outright wins, the first one clinched 70 years ago ...

Residents and tourists of Boracay Island will not only get to enjoy one of the world’s best beaches, they will now also get to travel around this tropical paradise in utmost comfort, convenience, and safety on board the modern Isuzu public utility vehicles (PUVs). Isuzu Philippines Corporation (IPC), the country’s manufacturer and distributor of Isuzu commercial vehicles and trucks, turned over ...