Lotus Esprit: Better experience than Ferrari?
Lotus is ramping up its efforts in moving upmarket to compete with the mainstays of the supercar market - the likes of Ferrari, Lamborghini and Porsche. The Lotus Esprit is currently in the works and CEO Dany Bahar claims that the Esprit will offer a more "authentic"...
Roads We Hate: Marcos Highway (Katipunan to Sumulong)
I don't even pass by this road on a daily basis but I hate it as hell particularly the stretch of road from stretching from Marikina to Masinag in Lower Antipolo. Traffic is truly horrendous concern. Choke points include the Santolan LRT station, E. Amang Rodriguez...
Forget the MMDA, fear Hammurabi
For a country of Roman Catholics, we sure have plenty of drivers doomed to hell. Philippine roads are clearly no place for the "Do unto others..." thing preached by the iconic Jew. When I come into power, I'd definitely redefine the way people drive. Forget about...
Men with sports cars not hubby material?
Just yesterday, a friend and I passed by a Hummer H2. The handsome blokes that we are, we laughed heartily at the ugly guy behind the wheel. Then my friend quipped about how many more chicks would he have scored if he drove a Hummer. Well, sure. My pal sure has some...
Volkswagen Beetle Black Turbo Launch Edition
Many Pinoys love the old Beetle for all its novelty. (Pendong! Peace!) Personally, I fancied driving one before but as my motoring taste sort of evolved, I found it rather annoying as a machine. The engine's in the wrong place. You can't have air-conditioning without...
Third-gen Toyota Yaris revealed
The Toyota Yaris hasn't been quite as popular as it used to be in the small car market compared to the Honda Jazz and the Ford Focus but this latest update might give it a better fighting chance. The European market will get theirs come summer. The European variants...
Aston Martin, Maybach to build concept
Unlike other supercar makers like Ferrari and Lamborghini, Aston Martin seems to carry an air of sophistication with their cars. And a great deal of sexiness. Part of their direction is to distance themselves just a tad more from common peasants and third-world...
F1: Button wins Canadian GP
Last season made McLaren's Jenson Button look like a fluke after failing to contend seriously despite being the defending champion. This win in Canada, at least earns him a few credibility points that he seriously needs. Wonderkid and defending champion Sebastien...
What makes a cool car
We Filipinos do have a totally different take on what's a cool car. Being sort of a maverick when it comes to preferences, I do (now) have a distaste for all that Banawe culture of slapping on all possible plastic body panels, useless dash instruments, mile-wide...
Motoring megalomania
Yesterday was a pretty bad day for me as a motoring - one of those days when I wished that I was driving a much better car or not having to drive at all. So curse you, Hyundai dealership service and the MMDA. I am dealing with a bad case of quarter-life crisis these...
More of the bad of casa maintenance
I'm revisiting my take on casa maintenance. I'm adding a few more entries to the con part. Particularly because of what I experienced today. Now irritated by the noises being made by my Hyundai i10, I scheduled my car for servicing this morning. Only thing is, after I...
My speedometer is broken
At least that might be according to the MMDA I still don't get how the MMDA properly enforces the 60 kph speed limit along Commonwealth Avenue. They have this no-contact and contact policy in place that you just wouldn't know if you've erred or not. Not until you get...