The Honda CR-Z compact hybrid electric automobile that is powered by a hybrid gasoline-electric powertrain. Honda is marketing the CR-Z as an eco-friendly sport hybrid coupe.
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Last night, we were invited to the formal launching of the Harley-Davison dealership in the Philippines with its first shop to be opened at The Fort, BGC.
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Technology is slowly changing/improving the way we commute. In the past, we (commuters) are already contented with radio, on-board TV and air conditioner (which sometimes can do more harm than good). But with the boom of wireless technology in our country, other added services like on-board Wi-Fi hotspot and now cashless commuting through wireless payment terminals are now made possible.
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Hyundai Philippines brought us to a 3-day road trip to Baguio so we can experience the ride on their new Hyundai Eon and take it out for a spin.
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Hyundai has been around for quite some time already but has made a fair amount of noise in the car industry recently. The South Korean based car manufacturer has sold more than 3.6 million vehicles last 2010 and ranked 8th largest car manufacturer 2 years before that.
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Microsoft has just recently unveiled a concept car called “Project Detroit†which can be controlled using a Nokia Lumia 800 Windows Phone.
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Last year, Honda Philippines sent us to an overnight strip to Clark along with their 2010 Honda Accord. With the new Honda Accord 2011, they lent us the vehicle for a week to take around the city.
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Folks over at Ford Philippines invited us over for lunch in Tagaytay the other day and they gave each one of us a Ford Fiesta S to drive.
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Was watching Top Gear UK (S17, Ep3) last night when they featured the new 2012 BMW M5 and one of the hosts mentioned the car also runs Facebook and Twitter apps.
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Just had to share this driving experience I had over the week-end with the Nissan Teana. Nissan Philippines lent me their executive/luxury car to test out and I can say this is by far the geekiest car I’ve driven ever (which could also mean I haven’t really driven that many cars in my life).
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Mazda Philippines lent us one of their cars over the week-end, a Mazda 2. Then again, I’m no car expert — I just love driving them — so, just like the previous ones I’ve tried, this isn’t a review but more of a driving experience.
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Was setting up my in-car music system the other day and realized I haven’t been using the CD player for a long time. I used to burn MP3 music into CDs and use them in the car but have switched to the iPod in recent years.
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Launched back in February, Vector is among the very few GPS devices that are available in the Philippines. We’ve been using one for a couple of weeks and bringing it on road trips on occasion.
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For the last 2 or 3 weeks, I have been setting my eyes on this big, sporty motor bike — a Honda CBR 150R so when I learned I’m joining Ford to go to the Bangkok Motor Show, I was pretty excited as it also offered a closer look at the CBR line.
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Spent the whole morning doing the rounds at the hall of the 32nd Bangkok Motor Show. It was pre-opening ceremony to just members of the press so we have a great time taking pictures of the cars to ourselves.
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Ford Motors Philippines flew us in to Thailand to witness the Asian unveiling of their all-new Ford Ranger truck and also attend the 2011 Bangkok Motor Show happening this week.
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So the inevitable has happened and I’m going to cover an event I’m not really very familiar with. Ford Motor Philippines is bringing me to Thailand next week to see the 32nd Bangkok International Motor Show.
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Honda Cars Philippines lent us their new SUV, the Honda CRV 2010, to take out of town and get the hang of driving one of their top of the line sports utility vehicles.
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Ford Philippines finally launched the Ford Fiesta in the country yesterday and one of their PR reps asked me to check out the Voice Control on the Sport model of the Fiesta.
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The Ford Focus 2010 line-up received some upgrades this year yet remained at the Php779,000 starting price. Check out the photos we got during the event yesterday.
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Honda Phils lent me one of their Honda Accord to test out and told me I can take it out of town, we headed out to see how fast it can go on the highway and quickly drove it up north.
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Ford Philippines gave members of the media a sneak preview of the of their new Ford Fiesta last night — and everybody went home with a brand new Ford Fiesta too.
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I’ve seen this for over a month now every time I go to the Fort Bonifacio Global City and at first I thought it was nothing but then I encountered several motorists being flagged down by traffic enforcers.
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Had to wake up very early yesterday (around 4:30am) to head off to Subic for the first Sunshine TV Auto Rally. It was my first time to join such a competition with over 60 cars from 13 brands involved.
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Honda Cars Philippines today unveiled their latest SUV, the Honda CRV 2010 and even before it arrived, over 200 people have made reservations for the model.
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