Power Wheels Magazine A Notch Above

In 2000, Roland Gumpert, the former president of Audi Sport, proposed a new generation of sports cars. He wanted to create a sports car that is street-legal yet ready for the racetrack. Gumpert was approached by automobile designer Roland Mayer to assist in building a prototype sports car. Audi allowed Gumpert to get involved in the project, on the condition ...

Honda Cars Philippines, Inc. (HCPI), the automobile business unit of Honda Motor Company in the Philippines, is celebrating its 30th year of operations in the country this month of October. Since its entry into the automotive industry in 1990, HCPI has become one of the top industry players in the Philippine automotive scene. From legacy models like the Civic, City, ...

When we last saw our Power Wheels Magazine Project Car at the workshop of JSK Custom Paint and Auto Works in Marulas, Valenzuela City, it was freshly painted in glossy red. Most of the major components like the 1600 cc engine, 3-speed automatic transmission, front and rear suspension, front disc brakes and rear drum brakes, and power-assisted steering system have ...

If you think that electric vehicles (EVs) are unexciting soul-less conveyances that are designed merely to transport passengers from Point A to Point B without any harmful emissions, think again. After Jaguar and Porsche threw their hats into the sporty EV ring with their iPace and Taycan, respectively, another up-and-coming manufacturer is joining the gunfight with a canon! Meet the ...

If you consider yourself an enthusiast of American cars from the ‘50s, then “Christine” should be in your bucket list of movies to watch. The horror novel, which was written by Stephen King and published in 1983, tells the story of a 1958 Plymouth Fury that was apparently possessed by supernatural forces and could magically restore itself after it gets damaged ...

As Honda Cars Philippines (HCPI) celebrates their 30th anniversary this month of October, we got to drive a Honda BR-V, the company’s 7-seat compact crossover sport utility vehicle (SUV). The abbreviation BR-V stands for Bold Runabout Vehicle, which Honda designed specifically for the Asian market to satisfy the demands for an affordable SUV that has a sleek design, high ground ...

(Editor’s Note: This story was first published in the Man Cave section of Power Wheels Magazine Volume 2 Issue 6.) I was a college student when I saw my first Porsche 911 in 1988. It was a silver 930 Turbo with a whale tail that a student borrowed from his dad. I was a bit disappointed when I heard the air-cooled ...

In Part 7 of our series of Power Wheels Magazine Project Car stories, the green light was given for our 1976 Mitsubishi Celeste 1600ST project car to undergo a full restoration. It was disassembled to the last nut and bolt by the technicians at JSK Custom Paint and Auto Works in Marulas, Valenzuela City, who found more corroded parts hidden ...

Mercedes-Benz Philippines recently premiered the exciting new Mercedes-Benz GLA compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) via Facebook Live. As the entry-level SUV and the eighth new model in the Mercedes-Benz lineup, the GLA utilizes the brand’s Modular Front Architecture (MFA). It combines the best traits of a compact car and an SUV, and embodies the perfect synergy between beauty and functionality, ...

In Part 6 of our Power Wheels Magazine Project Car series, the technicians at JSK Custom Paint and Auto Works have stripped the donor car of our 1976 Mitsubishi Celeste 1600ST project car to bare metal. After its restoration, the Celeste was supposed to be a birthday gift from our good friend, Aldous Rex Alingog, to his father, Roberto “Bob” ...