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TransSportShow Opens May 23rd at SMX

The car show that spans generations of car enthusiasts is back on May 23-26, 2019 at the SMX Convention Center near the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City. The 2019 TransSportShow is being presented by Phoenix Pulse Technology and is anticipated to be another grand exhibition of restored and customized show cars by the leading automotive shops in the country. Now ...

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2019 Vios Autocross Challenge Round 1: Experiencing Waku-Doki Despite a Bad Back

I’ve always savored the chance to compete in motorsports. Be it four wheels or two, on road or off-road, street or circuit, wheel-to-wheel or time trials, speed contests or economy runs. I’ve always known that motorsports is a rich man’s game and that I’m not a wealthy man. When an opportunity arises to join a race for free as a ...

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Do You Have What It Takes To Race A Toyota Vios?

Do you have what it takes to be a race car driver? Are you itching to speed through an actual race track and push the “pedal to the metal“? Can you really “walk the talk” or are you just “all show and no go“? If you own a second-generation 2007-2013 Toyota Vios (XP90/NCP90) or a third-generation 2013-present Toyota Vios (XP150/NCP150) and you’re raring ...

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A Short Stroll Around the 2019 MIAS

Traffic around the World Trade Center in Pasay City became very heavy the whole day yesterday, April 4, 2019, as thousands of vehicles carried thousands of car enthusiasts who came to witness the 2019 Manila International Auto Show (MIAS). Before we come out with our full in-depth report and numerous photographs taken by freelance photographer Roy Eusebio, here’s a preview ...

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Toyota Upgrades Motor Sports Program with Vios Racing Festival 2019

Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP), a Philippine motor sports advocate for quite some time, has announced it’s plans to elevate its homegrown motor sports program this year with the launch of the Vios Racing Festival 2019, an event slated to continue the trailblazing five year legacy of the Vios Cup. Toyota Motor Philippines aims to show off the thrills and cheers ...

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Engineered Beyond Tough: The New Mitsubishi Strada

January 26, 2019, Saturday morning found members of the local motoring media (including yours truly) trooping to the Pradera Verde Resort in Lubao, Pampanga, to join officers and personnel of Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corporation (MMPC) and members of various Mitsubishi 4×4 clubs to witness the launch of the new Mitsubishi Strada. For those who don’t speak Italian, strada mean “street”, which ...

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The First Global Model of the GR Series New Toyota Supra Premiers at Detroit Auto Show

  The much-anticipated all-new Supra was launched by Toyota Motor Corporation during the 2019 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The new Supra is the first global model of TOYOTA GAZOO Racing’s GR sports car series. Ever since first competing in Germany’s 24 Hours of Nürburgring endurance race in 2007, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing has been aiming through its motorsports activities to ...

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2020 Lexus RC F and RC F Track Edition Debut in Detroit

Freshly updated for the 2020 model year, the Lexus RC F coupe now boasts improved performance, revised styling and an all-new, limited production Track Edition. With the introduction of the Lexus RC F Track Edition, hard core driving enthusiasts no longer have to decide between a luxury car for the street and a serious performance car for the track. Blending the luxury ...

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Toyota Guardian Demo Safely Reenacts Three-Car Crash at CES 2019

Toyota Research Institute (TRI) opened its press conference about the Toyota Guardian automated safety system at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2019 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada with a reenactment of a three-car crash on a California Interstate using onboard cameras, sensors and 3D animation. “We know what happened because we were in the thick of ...

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Faster and Sustainable Racetrack Caymans

Stuttgart. Porsche recently unleashed their latest assault on the race track, the new 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport. The race car was developed as the track-only near-standard mid-engine racer and are available in two versions from the factory: the Trackday model for ambitious amateur racing drivers and the Competition variant for national and international motor racing. Powering the 718 GT4 Clubsport ...

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