New cars drive better, but there’s no replacing the character that classics have
What’s your favorite car name?
Read part one here and part two here.The concept of utopia is fairly indefinable, and likely varies a lot from person to person. Certainly, it's not an idea that it's easy to imagine actually existing in the real
Cool titles are everywhere, from Lamborghini to Hyundai
Read part one here.For British people, the name 'Thunderbird' is more likely to conjure up images of fantastical jet-age rescue vehicles piloted by freakish dead-eyed, slack-jawed puppets than a big personal luxury car, but for a certain generation,
What’s in a name? Lots of coolness, undoubtedly
You probably couldn't live much of a nomadic lifestyle in Ariel's hilarious dune-buggy-stroke-sports-car mashup, what with the entire lack of luggage space and sleeping quarters and whatnot, but it's an entirely apt name for a
Marching into the modern-ish age
Read part one here.For years, most developed car markets were largely dominated by their domestic brands, but that began to change in the '60s, and no more dramatically than in the way Japanese manufacturers began to get a foothold in other
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It all started here
Right-hopefully, we don't need to explain this one. While there were some semi-viable attempts to build self-propelled carriages as far back as the 1760s, the fact is that before the 1886 debut of Carl Benz's Patent-Motorwagen,
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Here’s the definitive top 10
As the first ever mass-produced electric car, the Leaf was, understandably, a tad crude. Range was better measured in metres than kilometers, battery degradation was catastrophic, and the design... well, there wasn't one. But we had to start somewhere. And
We're getting closer to the top 10
Not the first rotary-engined production car-that accolade goes to the NSU Spider, developed by Felix Heinrich Wankel, who invented the technology and gave it that definitely-not-funny name. But the Cosmo was the first to make it work. It
It shares the same driving characteristics with the more modern Bimmers
In September of last year, the all-new BMW iX3 was revealed as part of a series of new electrified vehicles meant to make individual mobility more intelligent, more human and more responsible. The all-new BMW iX3 and the following series
A deep dive into this timeless icon
The year 1961 turned out to be quite an eventful year, starting with Russian Yuri Gagarin becoming the first human in space, followed by American Alan Shephard a few weeks later. The construction of the Berlin Wall began, OPEC was formally constituted,
Pendong peace, kotseng kuba!
1938 to 2003-that is the production period for the Volkswagen Type 1, or what we affectionately call the Beetle. That's the longest run for any car built on a single platform, and it's arguably one of the most recognizable
A thing of beauty
We all have that one car that we really connect with. It doesn't matter how fast or powerful, how rare, or how popular it is. Regardless of what other people think about it, we feel like that specific car calls to
A true testament to the golden era of Mercedes-Benz
If there is one premium car brand that has the deepest roots here in the Philippines, it definitely has to be Mercedes-Benz, which can trace its introduction 75 years ago when businessman Charles Lee ventured to Stuttgart to secure the distribution
Welcome to the world of Art Racing
What if I told you there was a place in Japan where your wildest fantasies could be brought to life? Not that one. I'm talking about the one where the car in your garage looks as good as a 250 Testa
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Updating the ’90s icon with 21st century performance
The Civic EG hatchback from the early- to mid-'90s has become a legend despite being Honda Cars Philippines' entry into the People's Car Program. The local version of the three-door variant only came with a 1.2-liter engine,
It was a meaningful gift from his girlfriend, Jordyn Woods
The most memorable car isn't always the oldest or the prettiest. It's one thing I wrote about when I was still new at Top Gear Philippines, and it still rings true on so many occasions.Take NBA superstar Karl-Anthony
Are classic 911s really worth the hype?
Maybe it was because the first one I saw had a surfboard on the roof. I'm not even sure how I saw it. My memory says there was a backdrop of Californian coast, which means six year old me definitely saw
And why he’s content with his old Range Rover and Jag
It's one of the biggest questions for gearheads the world over: Have cars already peaked? With new models persistently getting heavier, packing in more tech-including active safety assists-and massive touchscreens to contain it all, it often feels like things
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They don’t make cars like this anymore
It's not often a segment becomes extinct. Sure, there are some classes that aren't as popular anymore, but they hang around in one form or another. But totally gone? Well, there's one we can think of.If you've
The latest member of the old-school club
Sometimes, we're in denial that a good chunk of the 2000s has been 20 years ago. Yes, that means cars that debuted in 2005 are now officially part of the old-school club. Feeling old yet, millennials?The latest car to
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Seiko has designed and produced three watches that allow you to wear a rally hero on your wrist. Sort of. Here are the new, limited-edition Prospex Speedtimers, which shed their modern cases to honor both the old Speedtimer and the Datsun
