Power Wheels Magazine A Notch Above

On a sunny Sunday morning in July 2022, Ferdi Raquelsantos, started his classic American muscle car, a 1970 Pontiac Firebird Formula 350, to warm it up while waiting for his family in front of their house in an exclusive gated village in Alabang. As the Chairman Emeritus of the Electric Vehicle Association of the Philippines (EVAP), Ferdi usually drives his ...

Porsche AG officially celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the Porsche 911 Turbo in 2024, counting from its unveiling at the Paris Auto Show in October 1974, where it was introduced simply as the Porsche Turbo as a 1975 model. European sales actually started in early 1975, thus 2025 marks five decades that the has been available to the motoring public. Known ...

The 2-Wheels Festival round of the Clark International Festival of Speed (CIFOS) set a new record when it was held for three days on November 28 to 30, 2025. The first day (Friday, November 28th) saw CIFOS media participants participating in a karting workshop and enjoying several laps around the CIS Small Track in the morning. Then, the media participants ...

Ford Philippines promotes its Ranger 4-door crew cab midsize pickup trucks with the slogan “You Can’t Fake Tough”. The tagline wants to emphasize the Ranger’s inherent toughness, durability, and various capabilities, especially with features like a powerful engine, robust chassis, and advanced technology. To see if the tagline matches the truck and actually determine if its advertised ruggedness is real ...

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (NML) has announced that its joint venture in China – Zhengzhou Nissan Automobile Co., Ltd. – will introduce their all-new midsize Frontier Pro pickup truck with internal combustion engine (ICE) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) versions. The Nissan Frontier Pro is the Japanese car brand’s first pickup truck that is designed, developed, and manufactured in China for ...

This year’s running of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, which is officially known as the Formula 1 Heineken Las Vegas Grand Prix 2025, was held on November 22, 2025, at the Las Vegas Strip Circuit in Paradise, Nevada, United States. It was the 22nd round of the 2025 Formula One World Championship. Lando Norris of McLaren-Mercedes took pole position but ...

MG Motor Philippines launched their latest electrified sport utility vehicle (SUV) – the all-new MG HS Hybrid+ – at the BGC Amphitheater on November 21, 2025. Powered by an advanced 1.5-liter turbocharged hybrid dedicated inline 4-cylinder engine paired with a high-output electric motor that promises to deliver a combination of power, efficiency and reliability, the all-new HS Hybrid+ represents Morris ...

“Testa Rossa” is Italian for “red head” and it does not refer to people with a head full of red or ginger hair. Rather, it refers to the famous line of high-performance Ferrari sports cars with red-painted cam covers on their powerful engines. The nameplate has been used on several Ferrari models, from the mighty 250 Testa Rossa (TR) race ...

BYD Cars Philippines expanded its reach into Southern Luzon, specifically Cavite and neighboring towns, with the opening of BYD Carmona. Owned and operated by the Pure Motion Group, BYD Carmona is located along the growing “Automotive Row” on Governor’s Drive in the City of Carmona, Cavite. The expansive showroom, fully-equipped multi-bay service workshop, and well-trained sales, service and parts personnel ...

While crowds were gathered at several points around the country to protest against corruption in government, a separate smaller but more focused crowd gathered in Quezon City to observe the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims or WDR 2025 on November 16, 2025. Spearheaded by the Department of Transportation (DOTr), Land Transportation Office (LTO), and the Motorcycle Philippines ...