Category: TopGear


The Slate Truck officially starts at $24,950 and here’s what you get

Posted on 06/25/2026 by in TopGear

It’s official: Slate Auto’s premiere vehicle (the Truck, obviously) will cost a mere $24,950 (around P1.53 million). We reported on this just last week when a curious busybody leaked it after a nose around Slate’s preorder website code, discovering the price in a line of text meant to go live, er, now, we suppose. While decidedly more than…

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Report: Honda could bring back the Element with a hybrid engine

Posted on 06/25/2026 by in TopGear

Remember the Honda Element? We wouldn’t blame you if you don’t. After all, this odd-looking crossover never debuted in the Philippines, and it was completely discontinued almost 15 years ago. Still, it remains one of Honda’s more interesting products, thanks to its peculiar shape and target audience. You see, the Element was built for younger…

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Honda and Nissan are teaming up to develop software for future models

Posted on 06/25/2026 by in TopGear

Japanese newspaper The Yomiuri Shinbun reports that Honda and Nissan plan to enter a technological partnership with the goal of jointly developing a new ECU for software-defined vehicles (SDVs). Cooperation between the two automakers comes as a result of intensifying competition from Chinese and American rivals, particularly in the field of EVs. A software-defined vehicle…

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Geely’s Galaxy Cruiser 700 is a 1,114hp plug-in hybrid 4×4 SUV

Posted on 06/25/2026 by in TopGear

In case you haven’t heard, Geely has been working on a big and burly plug-in hybrid SUV called the Galaxy Cruiser 700. The Chinese carmaker has remained coy on details and specifications, but it recently released more production-ready photos. These new images should give us a better idea of what the Galaxy Cruiser 700 will look…

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