Power Wheels Magazine A Notch Above

In Part 1 of this Power Wheels Magazine Project Car series, we were approached by Aldous Rex Alingog who asked for our help to restore his father’s beloved 1976 Mitsubishi Celeste 1600ST after he saw our own restored yellow 1977 Celeste Project Car in the 2018 Manila International Auto Show (MIAS). Aldous hoped that restoring their Bone Red Celeste would be ...

As a motoring enthusiast first and a journalist after, I’ve driven, ridden, and evaluated hundreds of vehicles. I’ve seen the transition from carburetors to electronic fuel injection, the digitalization of formerly analog automotive components, the rise and proliferation of electronic driving aids, and the gradually changing direction towards electro-mobilization. With 12 years in the auto industry and 20 years in ...

During the 2018 Manila International Motor Show (MIAS), we displayed our 1977 Mitsubishi Celeste 1600ST Power Wheels project car at the JSK Custom Paint and Auto Works display pavilion. It took us 4 years and a lot of blood, sweat and tears to turn our tired-looking and rust-infected blue Celeste into this yellow show car, which was not entirely finished ...

We have to admit that we have a soft spot for the older Jaguar flagship sedans. We’ve always admired the classic elegance and graceful shape of the 1968-1992 Jaguar XJ (Series 1, 2 and 3) with their quadruple round headlamps, chrome grille, thin pillars, tapered rear, and eloquent overall design. This elegant design lineage remained intact up to the 2003-2009 ...

In early April 1964, two weeks before the official introduction of the all-new Ford Mustang on April 17, Captain Stanley Tucker, a pilot for the Canadian Eastern Provincial Airlines, was out for a drive when he spotted the new Mustang convertible, finished in Wimbledon White, at the George Parsons Ford dealership in his hometown of St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. Captain ...

There was a recent trend in social media where you are asked to name 10 vehicles that influenced your love for cars. It made us look back to the vehicles that we lusted after, or used to have, or what our family members or friends used to drive. It also made us realize that some of us were influenced by ...

Before he played Bond – James Bond, British MI6 Agent 007 with a license to kill, from 1994 to 2004 – Pierce Brosnan played the role of Remington Steele, in an American crime drama television series that ran from October 10, 1982 until February 17, 1987. In the highly-popular TV series, he played a former thief and con artist whose ...

After the successful launch of the Ecooter E1+, E2L and E2R electric scooters models in August 2019, Sobeler Corporation continued to gather the feedback of satisfied customers and prospective buyers about their electric scooter offerings. The company noted that the 2.5 kilowatt E2L (shown above) generated more sales among riders because of its dual battery capability and sub-P100k price of ...

Last August 25, 2020, the Electric Vehicle Association of the Philippines (EVAP) hosted a virtual pre-event press conference on the 8th Philippine Electric Vehicle Summit (PEVS) with the theme,  “Moving Forward to an Electrified Mobility in the New Normal”. Members of the EV Summit Steering Committee composed of officers from EVAP and Manila Electric Company (Meralco) were joined by representatives ...

During a virtual digital launch held last August 25, 2020, Maxus Philippines introduced their compact multi-purpose vehicle (MPV), the Maxus G50 that is designed to take MPVs “To The Max”. The G50 epitomizes the “do-it-all” attitude of MPVs and is infused with 124 years of Maxus heritage, global expertise and experience in light commercial vehicles (LCVs). As the MPV that ...