F1: Vettel Wins Monaco GP
Luck has got to be on the young German's side this season. Red Bull's Sebastien Vettel won his fifth race out of six races in the recently-concluded Moncao Grand Prix. Vettel drove a great race but the real turning point was a safety car period that allowed him to pip...
Mitsubishi Montero Sport tops SUV Q1 sales
See my case against expensive SUVs that aren't really SUVs (like the Subaru Forester and American ones)? I believe that a decent mainstream Japanese-made SUV is cheaper and more practical to run and own than the more "luxurious" SUVs. As I've said before, in a country...
Fifth Gear Series 19 Episode 6
Here's another episode for British second stringer motoring show - Fifth Gear. It's the 6th episode into the 19th series of the show. I have to swear this the show has become stale and boring. Still, here's the recap. Spoiler alert! Aston Martin V8 Vantage S The first...
Killer highway?
So perhaps dubbing Commonwealth Avenue as a killer highway's unfair to the road itself. The people kill people part of Atty. Te's argument's pretty reasonable but isn't it also valid to say that highways can kill people? Just the physical structure and geography of a...
Commonwealth Avenue voices out
Lawyer and law professor Ted Te wrote this piece (writing as Commonwealth Avenue) titled "Highways don't kill, people do" and it's trending quite well on Facebook. Atty. Te makes some great proposals: impounding buses, suspending licenses, making buses run on time,...
Moron-free roads
I spent much of my formative driving years plying the length of Commonwealth Avenue so I know it's really a dangerous road to be on since the volume of vehicles on that road means you're surrounded by a lot of morons. And I'm sure that the many deaths have involved...
MMDA chief: Speed guns still work at night
It's pretty acceptable for government agencies especially the chiefs to go on the defensive if their handle of things get questioned. So the MMDA was in an embarrassing spot when one of their top officials said that the speed guns they have on Commonwealth Avenue...
New Hyundai Accent hatchback
Seems like it's a Hyundai day today with all the news concerning them. I sort of experienced buyer's anxiety when I purchased my i10 a few months before the updated version came out. Had I not need the car right then, I would've held out until I got a bigger budget to...
East-West Bank Hyundai Mastercard
Hyundai's really piling it on. Part of creating brand loyalty is the perks that loyal customers get. Here's an interesting combination - a automaker-brand credit card. Hyundai Asia Resources, Inc. (HARI/Hyundai Philippines) and East-West Bank partner to offer the...
Hyundai and Kia to outsell Toyota in the US
Remember when back in nineties when Hyundai was characterized by the Starex and Kia was embodied by the Pride? Not anymore. Our roads are filled with Hyundai and Kia cars, and they're not particularly pedestrian at that. The new Hundais, the Sonata and the Accent are...
Mugen Honda Jazz in the works?
So Honda's tuning arm already confirmed the details on the hot hybrid hatch that is the Mugen CR-Z. Now, Mugen is now setting its sights on creating a hot version of Honda's supermini - the Jazz (Fit in the Japanese market or on some pretentious douche's Jazz). Mugen...
MMDA: Alternative routes to flood-prone areas
Thank goodness the government has embraced the use of technology. Okay, so we can forget about the technological shortcomings of the MMDA. Let's give them a bit (only a bit) of slack. Their updates on Twitter and Facebook come as very nice non-fascist people relations...