Cometh the hour, cometh the car. The original Citroen 2CV arrived into a diminished postwar world. As the carmaker notes, it was never intended to become an icon, but accepted that status because of what it made possible. It democratized transport and travel, a car that embodied joie de vivre and other notions that somehow sound…
Be still, thine beating hearts: The eminently sensible Hyundai Bayon has been updated and transformed from a weeny humdrum hatchback into an angry little SUV. The headline here is the Bayon’s newfound ambition to punch above its weight, bringing stuff you’d normally find on posher, more expensive wares down to the ‘compact’ class. Also the whole ‘bigger…
Chinese carmaker GAC has just unveiled the adorably rugged Aion UT Cross at the 2026 Paris Motor Show. Off the bat, it doesn’t look too different from the fully electric hatchback we have in the Philippines, but there are a few key modifications. The most important one is its new height, which now stands 20mm…
Earlier today, Toyota Motor Philippines previewed the Tamaraw MPUV Class 1 conversion at its Santa Rosa, Laguna manufacturing plant and headquarters. The conversion uses the long wheelbase utility van configuration of the Tamaraw, which received approval to be used as a modernized PUV from the DOTr in May this year. The Tamaraw MPUV conversion adds…
Ford has been cooking with the Ranger MS-RT. If this is your first time hearing of the variant, it’s basically Ford’s limited-edition street truck made in collaboration with specialist brand MS-RT (M-Sport Road Technology). It was first launched in 2024 and has since sold in Thailand and across Europe. This, ladies and gentlemen, is the…
