Power Wheels Magazine A Notch Above

  With the elegance of a four-door luxury coupé,  the practical versatility of a large SUV, richly equipped and tough enough for off-road duty, it is a confident companion for business and leisure; That is what is what the Audi Q8 radiates.  Versatile, sporty, elegant: the exterior design The Audi Q8 exudes sporty dynamics and upscale prestige like no other SUV ...

The country’s number one automotive company, Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) once again pioneers the crossover SUV segment as they launched the All-New RAV4 last February 8, 2019 at the Bonifacio High Street Amphitheater. Now on its fifth generation, the all-new 2019 RAV4 banks on its upgraded, more premium design paired with better performance and capability made possible by the Toyota ...

MINI celebrates the brand’s 60th anniversary with an exclusive design model – Specific design features for the exterior and interior emphasise the authentic background and agile character of the original in the small car segment –special edition as MINI 3 Door and MINI 5 Door, each available in four engine variants. An original that constantly reinvents itself – firmly rooted in tradition yet always ...

The all-new 2019 Honda Passport is designed for adventure-seekers who want the superior off-road capability of Honda’s available i-VTM4™ torque-vectoring all-wheel drive, the power and towing capability of its 3.5-liter i-VTEC® V6, and the more personal and rugged character of a five-passenger SUV. Within the Honda SUV lineup, in size and price, it slots between the refined and compact-size CR-V and ...

Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP), a Philippine motor sports advocate for quite some time, has announced it’s plans to elevate its homegrown motor sports program this year with the launch of the Vios Racing Festival 2019, an event slated to continue the trailblazing five year legacy of the Vios Cup. Toyota Motor Philippines aims to show off the thrills and cheers ...

During the 2018 Dealer Appreciation Night, FOTON Motor Philippines, Inc. (FMPI) President Rommel Sytin asked all the FOTON dealers, personnel and staff if they can make it to the Top Ten spot in the Philippine automotive market. “Kaya ba natin? (Can we do it?)”, he asked. At the time, FOTON Philippines had landed on 11th place and Sytin’s dream was ...

Our 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe LS sat almost undisturbed for a couple of months while we test drove and reviewed a string of brand new cars such as the Ford Ranger Raptor, GAC GA8, BAIC M50S and BJ20, Porsche Cayman and Macan Sport. We started our Tahoe once in a while to charge its new Hitachi car battery, which we installed ...

After more than two decades of being distributed in the Philippines by the Columbian Motor Group, the Kia brand was re-launched last January 30, 2019 during a grand “unboxing” event at the Rizal Ballroom of the Makati Shangri-La Hotel. Henceforth, Kia Philippines will now operate under AC Industrials (ACI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Ayala Corporation (AC). Kia Philippines is ...

After having successfully marketed their product line of family-oriented 3-row 7-seat multi-purpose vehicles (MPV), Bayan Automotive Industries Corporation (Bayan Auto), the Philippine distributor of BAIC Automotive Group Co., Ltd., introduced their first crossover sport utility vehicle (SUV), the 2019 BJ20 on September 28, 2018. A few days later, on the 8th of October, Bayan Auto invited a select group of ...

January 26, 2019, Saturday morning found members of the local motoring media (including yours truly) trooping to the Pradera Verde Resort in Lubao, Pampanga, to join officers and personnel of Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corporation (MMPC) and members of various Mitsubishi 4×4 clubs to witness the launch of the new Mitsubishi Strada. For those who don’t speak Italian, strada mean “street”, which ...