Power Wheels Magazine A Notch Above

In November 2020, our good friends at Maxus Philippines scheduled a weeklong test drive of their Maxus G10 passenger van during the week that coincided with my wife’s 50th birthday. The 4-row 9-passenger van allowed me to drive several family members, along with some balloons, party décor, cakes and flowers, to our favorite steakhouse for a heavy lunch and a ...

History Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. started marketing the Toyota Celica XX in April 1978 as their answer to the growing popularity of the 2+2 version of the Datsun 260Z and later 280Z. To minimize production costs, Toyota extended the front portion of the production A40 Celica Liftback by about 5 inches to accommodate the longer inline 6-cylinder M-series engine from ...

Suzuki Philippines, Inc. (SPH), the country’s exclusive distributor of Suzuki Automobiles, showcased its lineup of commercial and fleet vehicles that are apt for today’s modern businesses, especially with the spiraling costs of fuel. Suzuki cars are renowned worldwide for their reliability, performance and fuel economy. With the ever-increasing fuel prices brought about by the political tension in Europe, the mandates ...

On March 7, 2022 in a face-to-face event at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Bonifacio Global City (BGC) with select members of the Philippine motoring press, Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) officially launched the all-new Toyota Avanza. TMP is marketing their popular, practical and reliable compact multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) as “fit for the fam, guaranteed to bring the joy of driving ...

Have you ever heard the expression, “My momma told me that there will be days like these”? Well, we’re having one of those days with our 1995 Jaguar XJ6. Astute readers will recall that we drove it home from the Service Department of the Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) Greenhills dealership (All British Cars, Inc. or ABC) on a Friday (January ...

The 4th-generation Suzuki Jimny debuted in 2018 to such high expectation and huge demand around the world that when it was launched here in 2019, the automobile arm of Suzuki Philippines, Inc. (SPH) announced that there was a one-year waiting list. Suzuki Auto had just one media test drive unit, a Kinetic Yellow 2019 Jimny GLX 4AT but because of the ...

Encouraged by their 2021 milestone sales achievements, Kia Philippines takes bold and inspired steps to forge ahead with the recent launch of the all-new Kia Carnival. With a design that brings it at par with the looks and the feel of a sport utility vehicle (SUV) and the space, comfort and convenience of a passenger van, Kia aptly calls the ...

It’s a well-known fact that everything has to evolve to remain relevant in this ever-changing world. Automobiles, for instance, evolve with the times and the tastes of the market. Some car models, such as the Nissan/Datsun Sunny/Sentra, start as small subcompact sedans and eventually grow to become compact or midsize sedans, or even crossover vehicles. Some car models keep their ...

After Isuzu Philippines Corporation (IPC) launched the Isuzu MU-X in September 2014, our family doctor and good friend, Dr. Wilson Cua, placed an order with the Isuzu Inteco dealership. The good doctor thoroughly enjoyed driving his first-generation RF-series MU-X with its 2.5-liter 4JK1-TCX turbodiesel 4-cylinder engine that pumps out 134 horsepower and 320 Newton-meters of torque. He felt that this ...

Auto Nation Group, Inc. (ANG), the official distributor of Mercedes-Benz automobiles in the Philippines, held an online virtual launch of the new updated version of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class last February 2, 2022. Internally known as the W213, the midsize German premium luxury car has undergone a comprehensive update, with new intelligent features, enhanced dynamics and a fresh appearance. With its ...