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Maxus Launched As The 6th Automotive Brand Under The Ayala Group

AC Industrials, the most aggressive component of the Ayala Corporation group of companies, launched Maxus Philippines on June 5, 2019 at the Blue Leaf Filipinas in Paranaque City. Maxus Philippines also introduced its flagship model the Maxus G10 multipurpose vehicle (MPV) and the Maxus V80 passenger and utility vans. Maxus Philippines is the sixth automotive brand partner under AC Industrials’ wing, which includes ...

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2019 Suzuki Vitara GLX A/T: Ideal Food Trip Companion

The Suzuki Vitara has been winning hearts and minds across the globe since 1988. The original Vitara became popular as a “lifestyle vehicle” – a compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) designed to fill the slot above the subcompact Suzuki Jimny. The Vitara became so popular that General Motors sold it as the Geo Tracker in the United States and as ...

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Ferrari Takes PHEV To Another Level With The SF90 Stradale

Derived from lessons learned in Formula One (F1)while keeping an eye towards protecting the environment, Ferrari recently introduced the SF90 Stradale, the first series production plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) from Maranello. While an extreme super car on every level, the SF90 Stradale represents a true paradigm shift as it delivers unprecedented performance numbers for a production car. The SF90 Stradale ...

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Toyota Banks on Hybrid Technology to Promote Electric Vehicles in the Philippines

Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a naturally occurring greenhouse gas, along with water vapor, methane and nitrous oxide (NOx). These greenhouse gases help keep the Earth warm by absorbing the sun’s energy and by redirecting energy back to the Earth’s surface. However, an increase in the amount of carbon dioxide creates an overabundance of greenhouse gases that trap additional heat in ...

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FOTON Offers Big Discounts and Freebies with “Kayang-Kaya” Promo

Looking for a new vehicle for both family and business travels this rainy season? FOTON Philippines makes owning one easy as the car and truck brand showers big savings and discounts with FOTON’s Kayang-Kaya Promo for the whole month of June.       “One vehicle could transform a small business, whether it may be for delivering cargo or moving ...

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5 Lucky Toyota Owners Will Race The Toyota Vios At Clark On Saturday June 8, 2019

Share your thoughts online and get a chance to drive a race-ready all-new Toyota Vios during the Toyota Vios Racing Festival this weekend. Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) continues to promote waku-doki by taking the races back to the Clark International Speedway. Catch the action this weekend as celebrities, car club members, Toyota owners, and motoring media personalities take it pedal-to-the-metal in two exciting formats: the ...

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Porsche goes CO2 Neutral with Biogas Cogeneration Plant in Zuffenhausen

Porsche has launched two new cogeneration plants in operation in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen to enhance its environmentally-friendly energy mix and close the remaining gap to CO2 neutral production of the fully-electric Porsche Taycan in Zuffenhausen, a production site with a long history. The heat and power plants, each of which has an output of around two megawatts (2MW), run exclusively on biogas and ...

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Camaro Outguns Mustang In Motor Trend Comparison Tests Over The Years

The rivalry between the Chevrolet Camaro and the Ford Mustang, while fierce, has driven General Motors and Ford Motor Company to constantly build better versions of their respective pony cars in order to win in both the showroom and on the racetrack. Motor Trend magazine recently reflected on every single comparison test it has conducted between a Camaro and a Mustang ...

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1973 Volkswagen Beetle 1300 S Part 5: Some Assembly Required

When we last visited our 1973 Volkswagen Beetle 1300 S project car, its paint was being buffed and polished to perfection. Between now and then, the Beetle’s four fenders were painted and polished, and then installed along with the fender beads, or fender liners as they are more commonly known here in the Philippines. The mechanics at JSK Custom Paint ...

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2016 Suzuki Ciaz 1.4 GLX A/T Part 7: Change the Battery, Check the Tires

It’s hard to believe that our Power Wheels Magazine Long Term Test 2016 Suzuki Ciaz 1.4 GLX A/T is now more than two years old. It seems like only yesterday that we picked it up from the Suzuki Philippines, Inc. (SPH) factory in Canlubang, Laguna. After an informal but fun “vehicle turn-over” ceremonies, we got the keys of our brand-new ...

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