Fiat Abarth Punto Evo esseesse launched
One of my frustrations is that we don't plenty of the European automakers have completely ignored the Philippine market. Forget the upmarket marquees, I'm talking about the ones that build daily drivers like Citroen, Renault and Fiat. And particularly because they...
2012 Ford Focus Estate
The Ford Focus has been the definitive family hatchback worldwide. In a country where Toyotas, Mitsus, and Hondas are the go-to car marquees for family cars, the Focus has managed to gain a solid footing in the market. Now, even the Fiesta and their large SUVs have...
Seminary, anyone?
As far as work and cars go, I still think that being a Top Gear presenter is the best job in the world. Second best would probably be being a priest since priests can get luxury SUVs for free from the government. I should not have pinned my hopes on my skill at...
Top Gear Series 17 Episode 2
Episode 2 just aired and in this episode, Jeremy Clarkson finds a bicycle in a river, James May annoys a dog and Richard Hammond jumps over a dike. Spoiler alert! Aston Martin Virage James May gets to the track with a selection of sporty Astons - a DBS, a V12 Vantage...
Motoring Aspilet
Screw chicken soup. That's for pasty white people living in temperate climates. When I was a kid, every kid ailment from fevers to headaches was treated with Aspilet and a reassuring hug from mom. Though in my case, if my parents had the case of modern day...
Audi R8 V8 Limited Edition
The Audi R8 with the V8 engine sort of became a "blah" version of the R8 ever since the V10 version was unleashed. So perhaps to breathe some life into the original warhorse, Audi decided to come up with this limited edition model. Meet the Audi R8 V8 Limited Edition....
F1: Vettel Wins the European GP
This kid can't be denied - Sebastien Vettel powered on through in the latest European Grand Prix to clinch his 6th win of the season. Pretty impressive stuff from F1's latest wonder kid and defending champion. Joining Vettel on the podium are Ferrari's Fernando Alonso...
Top Gear Series 17 Episode 1
Yes! And Top Gear's back on the air with its 17th series. In this episode, Richard Hammond buys a cup of coffee, James May slips on some snow and they show a picture of Steve McQueen. Semi-spoiler alert ahead! Marauder Review Richard Hammond kicks things off with a...
Lotus V8 to spawn four-cylinder
Lotus is really moving forward with their upmarket directions. Instead of sourcing engines from their usual supplier - Toyota - Lotus has decided that they'd be developing engines on their own. Engine development isn't cheap so Lotus will try to maximize the results...
Mini Coupe revealed
And the Mini gets another twist. Hardcore fans would argue that the best Mini is the old one and that the new one's basically an accessory. Well, the John Cooper Works variant of the Cooper would probably stand as a good argument against that and I think the new Mini...
Jackass Ryan Dunn killed in his Porsche
Not really a huge fan of Jackass but I know that those guys have struck gold in doing some crazy stunts for you viewing pleasure. Enough dough, actually to buy stuff like a Porsche 911 GT3 as with the case of Ryan Dunn. Too bad for Dunn, though, his days of Jackassery...
Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG breaks drifting record
The Guiness Book of World Records has to be re-written yet again as Mercedes-Benz demonstration driver Mauro Calo broke the record for longest drift ever. Calo drifter his Mercedes C63 AMG around the Mercedes-Benz World's outer perimeter for a total of 8.5 laps - a...