Category: TopGear

ICYMI: Salcedo Village is going car-free every weekend this month

Posted on 08/03/2026 by in TopGear

The start of August saw the Weekend Shared Street initiative kick off in Makati. Throughout the weekends of the month—August 1 to 2, 8 to 9, 15 to 16, 22 to 23, and 29 to 30—certain streets in Salcedo Village will be closed off from 12:01 AM on Saturdays to 11:00 PM on Sundays to create…

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Should Honda make the Prelude Cabriolet a reality?

Posted on 08/03/2026 by in TopGear

After experiencing the Honda Prelude’s backseat and its limited headroom, 3D artist and virtual tuner Theottle decided to render the coupe with the second row entirely removed. Instead of a backseat,  the space behind the first row fits a convertible mechanism, turning the coupe into a cabriolet.  Theottle’s 3D model features the Prelude with a…

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Japanese automakers bracing for disruption after recent earthquake

Posted on 08/03/2026 by in TopGear

Tuesday last week, the Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan was shocked by a magnitude-7.1 earthquake, causing widespread structural damage and power disruptions. Kumamoto is located on the island of Kyushu—one of the Japanese automotive industry’s production hubs. As reported by Nikkei Asia, the region accounted for over 10% of vehicles built in Japan last year. In the…

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DOTr: Unified Grand Central Station partial operations to begin Q1 2028

Posted on 08/03/2026 by in TopGear

Interim operations of the Unified Grand Central Station, also known as Common Station, are expected to start in the first quarter of 2028. This was confirmed by the Department of Transportation secretary Giovanni Lopez in an interview with 105.9 True FM. Lopez further explained that the concourse, platform, and an access way to the Metro…

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