GWM Philippines recently concluded its ‘Go 1000 More’ fuel economy run, a two-day challenge validated by the Automobile Association Philippines (AAP). The challenge featured three of the Chinese brand’s models—the Cannon Lux 4×4, the Haval H9 Lux 4×4, and the Haval H7 Hi4 PHEV—attempting to cover a 1,000km+ route on a single tank of fuel. The Haval H7…
Without meaning to, Denza is the litmus test of whether Filipinos are ready to embrace Chinese luxury vehicles. Before its entrance into the local market, Chinese cars often use the word, “premium” to describe themselves, but almost never the word, “luxury.” Calling something luxurious comes with much higher standards and expectations. At the same time,…
The recipe’s a simple but effective one: take one small car, bolt in a massive engine, strap in, hold on tight. This is the Rocketeer NC, a Mk3 Mazda MX-5 with a Ford V6 stuffed in its nose. You’ll know this recipe from Rocketeer’s NA (Mk1 MX-5) and NB (Mk2) cars, of course, so it’s only…
Remember Alpina? Not the new BMW iteration, but the old one that did stuff like this. Old Alpina is now called Bovensiepen—after the man who started the original company—and continues to knock out modified BMWs. Like this one. It’s called the Bovensiepen Spider, and as thine eyes will attest, it is a modified BMW Z4….
“Urus is definitely a competitor. DBX definitely. Purosangue, I’m not sure,” says McLaren Automotive’s COO Michael Straughan as he gives us our best steer yet on what to expect from the Brit carmaker’s upcoming SUV. “The Ferrari concept is very different to the rest of the competitive set. Wait until you see the styling of…
