Toyota finally throws its hat in the ring
by Dinzo Tabamo
Courtesy of ACMobility
After setting up its northernmost charging station in Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte, ACMobility headed south and opened a brand-new hub in Lucena, Quezon.Located at PTT Lucena, just across the Lucena City Government Complex, the new station features a single 120kW DC
Command and conquer
Luxury SUVs may seem like a grand experience from the outside, but driving a near-six-hundred-horsepower Rolls-Royce through Philippine traffic is absolute torture. Trading paint with tricycles in an SUV that costs as much as a small mansion out
by Niky Tamayo
Watch out, world
A Porsche Cayenne that accelerates to 100kph in the same time as a brand-new 911 Turbo S-that's 2.5sec, stat fans-and weighs 2,700kg? Sounds fairly unbelievable. Until you find out that the new Cayenne Turbo Electric has
by Tom Ford
The Wrangler has its electric sibling
Meet the new Jeep Recon. It's a proper rufty tufty off-roader-as you'd expect from Jeep-that just happens to run on electric power. And-at least for now-it's coming to the United Kingdom and the United
This base version we tried out has *only* 1,288hp
The Yangwang U9 is an electric supercar from BYD's luxury brand. It's also big, pointy, and, if you're in the 2,937hp Xtreme version, able to hit 495.6kph. The base version we drove isn't quite as punchy,
by Alex Goy
The fully electric SUV is expected to arrive in December
The Toyota bz4X is set to debut sometime before the end of the year, and there seems to be some concern about its country of origin. For those who don't know, this fully electric SUV is manufactured in Japan, Indonesia, and
by Billy Caluag
The program applies to the entire VinFast lineup
VinFast Philippines has launched an in-house residual value guarantee program, ensuring that its electric vehicles will hold most of their value over time.Under this program, all newly purchased VinFast vehicles will be placed on a fixed depreciation schedule, spanning the
Can the electric pony find itself in Melbourne, Australia?
Even before it ran its first production miles, the Ford Mustang Mach-E had faced a mountain of criticism. It all stemmed from its name: Mustang. Why would Ford add a fully electric crossover to the six-decade heritage and history of
by Billy Caluag
We try out the revived coupe and the prototype sedan
Honda couldn't have chosen a better name for the latest Prelude.According to company director, president, and representative officer Toshihiro Mibe, the coupe was already deep in development when they began thinking of what to call it. "It was beyond anyone'
It can still be spec’d with a turbodiesel
At long last, it's finally out: Ladies and gentlemen, say hello to the all-new Toyota Hilux.This next-generation model is the first of the IMV triumvirate to get a full model change for this generation. The design has been
The Brits know a thing or two about light sports cars
Remember British EV startup Longbow Motors and its "featherweight" Speedster electric EV? We first got word of it earlier this year, and just six months later it's now unveiled a fully functional prototype.In the world of car manufacturing that's
Toyota now has a full EV in its local lineup
The first time we heard about Toyota's plans to launch the all-electric bZ4X in the Philippines, we still had to wear face masks if we wanted to be out and about. It was only recently, though-more than three years
We expect to see more NEVs from the brand in the region in the coming years
Hyundai has, without a doubt, one of the most impressive EV lineups across the globe, and we consider ourselves lucky that we have plenty of them to choose from here in the Philippines. But while they're nice and all, there's
They will be the core of the carmaker’s business until 2030
No, Honda isn't turning its back on fully electric vehicles. In a roundtable discussion with automotive media, Toshihiro Mibe, the Japanese carmaker's director, president, and representative executive officer, stressed that they still see EVs as the "optimal solution toward carbon
The zippy electric hatch will have more than 64hp, Honda confirms
Okay, our guess was off the mark.Remember the Honda Super-One Prototype unveiled at the 2025 Japan Mobility Show? One of the little electric hatchback's key features is something called 'Boost mode,' activated via a nondescript button labeled 'boost' on
The brand has two other electric kei cars in the pipeline
The electric kei car segment seemed to have gained some serious momentum at the 2025 Japan Mobility Show. Chinese automotive giant BYD unveiled the fully electric Racco-or Sea Otter-while Honda brought out the prototype for the Super One. Both releases
by Billy Caluag
Can BYD do it better than the Japanese?
Well, BYD did it. The Chinese automotive juggernaut has officially thrown its name into Japan's kei car segment with the fully electric BYD Racco-or Sea Otter, in English.The Sea Otter's full specs have yet to be released, but
by Billy Caluag
The brand’s local lineup is about to get very interesting
To the Prelude fans and aspiring EV owners out there, we finally have confirmation: Honda Cars Philippines will be bringing in the Prelude and the 0 Series line to our market beginning next year.The Prelude will be arriving first sometime within
As well as ‘simulated’ gear shifts and engine sounds
We love us a zippy little Honda hatch, and this latest one making its debut at the 2025 Japan Mobility Show looks particularly feisty. It's called the Honda Super-One Prototype, and if it seems familiar to you, that's because
The ‘gateway’ to the brand’s dedicated EV line
Not content with making us put colons in the names of its electric models and tech (N-One e: will never not be awkward in our eyes), Honda is now having us find keyboard shortcuts for Greek characters. This is the Honda
