Power Wheels Magazine A Notch Above

A month ago, I had a strange dream. I dreamt that a tiger was crouching in our garage, waiting to pounce upon unsuspecting passers-by. I woke up in a huff and hurried downstairs to our garage to make sure the gates were locked so the tiger won’t be able to get out and harm anyone. Then, I realized that there ...

The Aston Martin Vantage GT3 will make a welcome return to the legendary Nürburging Nordschleife for Round 8 of the 2021 Nürburgring Endurance Series (NLS) this weekend as it competes at the German venue for the first time since the car made its formal competitive debut there three years ago. A full-time entry in the NLS is a prerequisite for ...

The Electric Vehicle Association of the Philippines (EVAP), together with the Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) in partnership with the Department of Energy (DOE) is facilitating the 9th Philippine Electric Vehicle Summit (PEVS) today and tomorrow (September 23 and 24, 2021). The two-day online event with the theme “Accelerating the Switch to Electro-Mobility in the Philippines” focuses on fast-tracking electric vehicle ...

The 1976 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow I once owned by the late English actor Sir Roger Moore (October 14, 1927 – May 23, 2017) was recently sold in a charity auction to benefit Canvasback Missions, Inc., a non-profit organization that serves remote Pacific islands with much-needed health care and health education. The bidding ended on September 20, 2021 after the winning bid of ...

September 2021 marks the 55 years since the introduction of the Chevrolet Camaro. Known inside General Motors (GM) circles as the F-Body platform, the Camaro was officially marketed starting in September 29, 1966 for the 1967 model year. It was GM’s entry into the then-new segment of the American car market – the pony car – or sporty 2-door coupes ...

Our featured Japanese Old School classic car, the 1968-73 Datsun 510, is often referred to as the “poor man’s BMW 3-series”. Inspired by contemporary European sedans, its sheet metal design is attributed to Datsun in-house designer, Teruo Uchino. Known internally as the P510 for the right-hand-drive (RHD) and as the PL510 for the left-hand-drive (LHD) markets, it was part of ...

Are you a huge fan of the Volkswagen Type 2 passenger/commercial van, which is more popularly known as the Kombi? If you are, then you’re in for a treat as Power Wheels Magazine follows its evolution from the first generation air-cooled rear-engine, rear-wheel drive Kombinationskraftwagen, which is German for “combined-use commercial vehicle”, to the sixth generation liquid-cooled front-engine front-wheel drive ...

This 2nd week of September 2021 marks 50 years since my 1971 Chevrolet Camaro RS has been assembled at the General Motors (GM) plant in Norwood, Ohio, USA.  I bought the Camaro as a project car in 1996, restored it and displayed it in the Trans Sport Show in 1998, stored it from 2003 to 2008, revived it in 2009 ...

The last time we wrote about our 1995 Jaguar XJ6 project car was in March, when the technicians at JSK Custom Paint and Body Works were checking the drivetrain more thoroughly after they got it started and running. The 4.0-liter double overhead cam (DOHC) 24-valve (24V) AJ16 inline 6-cylinder engine started easily and was running smoothly while the ZF 4HP-24 ...

In the 80s’ and 90s’, BMW claimed the title of “The Ultimate Driving Machine” primarily because of the driving dynamics of their sports sedans, particularly the 3-series and M-badged models. These days, because of electronic traction control, torque vectoring, and other modern technology, a lot of new vehicles – not just sports sedans but even tall SUVs – can give ...