Power Wheels Magazine A Notch Above

As often is the case, our almost 6-year-old Power Wheels Magazine Long Term Test vehicle sometimes gets parked and sits unused for a couple of weeks because of the number of media test drive units that we get to review, as well as project cars that we get to drive around every once in a while. When we do need ...

Prestone is renowned in the automotive world as a supplier of quality fluids such as brake fluids and coolants. Recently, Prestone Philippines sent us a sampler package that showcases their expanded range of automotive lubricants and car care products.   Prestone D-Tech 500 Full Synthetic Heavy Duty Diesel Engine Oil Meeting the requirements of API CI-4, ACEA E7, MB 228.3 ...

Your car’s windshield wipers are very important as they serve as your first line of defense when driving under torrential rains. The wipers also instantly get rid of small debris that block your view when driving under any weather condition. Because road accidents usually happen due to poor driving visibility, windshield wipers are considered most vital for safe driving, along ...

The news these past few weeks were downright scary: The price of crude oil has skyrocketed to nearly $130 per barrel after oil producing and exporting countries (OPEC) decided to cut down production. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine curtailed the delivery of oil to Europe, which further limited global supply and increased the prices. Gasoline prices here in the Philippines breached ...

In November 2020, our good friends at Maxus Philippines scheduled a weeklong test drive of their Maxus G10 passenger van during the week that coincided with my wife’s 50th birthday. The 4-row 9-passenger van allowed me to drive several family members, along with some balloons, party décor, cakes and flowers, to our favorite steakhouse for a heavy lunch and a ...

History Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. started marketing the Toyota Celica XX in April 1978 as their answer to the growing popularity of the 2+2 version of the Datsun 260Z and later 280Z. To minimize production costs, Toyota extended the front portion of the production A40 Celica Liftback by about 5 inches to accommodate the longer inline 6-cylinder M-series engine from ...

Suzuki Philippines, Inc. (SPH), the country’s exclusive distributor of Suzuki Automobiles, showcased its lineup of commercial and fleet vehicles that are apt for today’s modern businesses, especially with the spiraling costs of fuel. Suzuki cars are renowned worldwide for their reliability, performance and fuel economy. With the ever-increasing fuel prices brought about by the political tension in Europe, the mandates ...

On March 7, 2022 in a face-to-face event at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Bonifacio Global City (BGC) with select members of the Philippine motoring press, Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) officially launched the all-new Toyota Avanza. TMP is marketing their popular, practical and reliable compact multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) as “fit for the fam, guaranteed to bring the joy of driving ...

Have you ever heard the expression, “My momma told me that there will be days like these”? Well, we’re having one of those days with our 1995 Jaguar XJ6. Astute readers will recall that we drove it home from the Service Department of the Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) Greenhills dealership (All British Cars, Inc. or ABC) on a Friday (January ...

The 4th-generation Suzuki Jimny debuted in 2018 to such high expectation and huge demand around the world that when it was launched here in 2019, the automobile arm of Suzuki Philippines, Inc. (SPH) announced that there was a one-year waiting list. Suzuki Auto had just one media test drive unit, a Kinetic Yellow 2019 Jimny GLX 4AT but because of the ...