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 ...
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Refined and More Intelligent Updated Mercedes-Benz E-Class Now Available
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 ...
Read More »1995 Jaguar XJ6 4.0 SWB Part 7: Debugging Our Big Cat
After our 1995 Jaguar XJ6 was cleaned and detailed by our good friends from Meguiar’s Philippines at the end of August 2021, we left our now-elegant and shiny Power Wheels Magazine project car at the workshop of JSK Custom Paint and Auto Works in Marulas, Valenzuela City for their technicians to continue retracing and fixing the wires that were chewed ...
Read More »General Motors Launches New 2022 Chevrolet Colorado Z71 in Chile
After its regional debut in Brazil in October 2021 and after its introduction in Columbia, General Motors (GM) has just launched the 2022 Chevrolet Colorado Z71 in Chile, the fastest growing automotive market in South America. The Colorado pickup truck is marketed as the Chevy S10 in other markets in the region where the Chevy Silverado is marketed as the ...
Read More »Volkswagen Trucks and Buses Enter the Philippine Market in Partnership with MAN Automotive Concessionaires Corporation (MACC)
Volkswagen trucks and buses are now here in the Philippines. After three years of careful planning and hard work, MAN Automotive Concessionaires Corporation (MACC) partnered with Brazilian automaker VW Truck and Bus (VWTB) to provide Filipino businesses with heavy-duty trucks and mass transit solutions that boasts of German technology and reliability, which are tested and proven in the tough tropical ...
Read More »Our Reaction to “Some Very Interesting But Also Scary Predictions”
A few days before the New Year, a good friend sent us an online message regarding “Some Very Interesting But Also Scary Predictions” about the future. We were interested and somewhat amused with most of the predictions, especially those that refer to the future of mobility. However, we tend to disagree with some predictions and got scared by the others. ...
Read More »Power Wheels Magazine Top 10 Drives for 2021
Even though in 2021 the world was still reeling from the devastating effects of COVID-19, the mutation of the Delta and Omicron variants, and the uncertain pandemic economy, we were very fortunate that we were still able to test drive and review several cars, crossovers, MPVs, SUVs, and pickup trucks, as well as join road trips and long drives. For ...
Read More »1978 Toyota Celica XX Supra Part 2: We Take a Closer Look at Our First-Year, First-Generation Supra Project Car
In Part 1 of this Power Wheels Magazine Project Car series on our recently-acquired 1978 Toyota Celica XX Supra, we narrated how we found the car on Facebook Market Place and became intrigued with its low asking price that we were compelled to see it on December 19, 2021 despite the gloomy weather and holiday traffic. We saw that it ...
Read More »1978 Toyota Celica XX Supra Part 1: We Got Ourselves a First-Year, First-Generation Supra Restoration Project!
It wasn’t just the car that caught our eye when we were browsing the vehicles for sale on Facebook Market Place but the seller’s asking price: P120,000 is far too cheap for a 1978 Toyota Celica XX Supra. Based on the article “Here’s What The 1978 Toyota Celica Supra Costs Today” posted at hotcars.com last December 17, 2021, the prices ...
Read More »2021 GAC GN8 2.0L A/T GT Luxury: Flying First-Class on the Highways and City Streets
When Legado Motors, Inc. came up with an online media event to announce an exciting new outlook from GAC Motor – redefining the G-A-C acronym to mean “Go And Change” – the company itself was an agent of change as well. GAC now has an exciting line up of vehicles in the Philippines from compact cars (GA4 sedan) to crossovers ...
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