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The BMW X3 is ready for battle: should you get one?

Angelo Puyat
Updated as of Sep 25 08:45 AM

The BMW X3 asserts its position in the ever-lucrative luxury SUV/Crossover market Read more »

The KTM as perfect companion for getting lost on purpose

Karlo N.B. Samson
Posted at Sep 23 10:28 AM

The European brand's history of adventure travel is apparent in their current models. The 390 Duke and the 1290 Super Adventure bikes beckon you to take them on an adventure-filled spin. Read more »

VIDEO: How to start collecting bikes, according to Kim Atienza

ANC-X
Updated as of Sep 23 10:21 AM

The avid rider and serious bike connoisseur dispenses necessary advice for the aspiring collector. Read more »

Bantayan on a Ducati flown in by a Pilatus PC-12

Iñigo Roces
Updated as of Sep 20 06:17 PM

With much of the world already charted and development creeping into its farthest fringes, many would think that the call for exploration has lost its allure. It hasn't. Read more »

Renault-Nissan-M'bishi alliance ties up with Google on in-car services

Kyodo News
Posted at Sep 18 09:09 PM

The Nissan Motor Co., Renault SA and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. alliance said Tuesday it has teamed up with Google to offer advanced information services from 2021 using the US tech giant's operating system. Read more »

Volkswagen to end production of the Beetle next year

Arunima Banerjee and Joseph White, Reuters
Updated as of Sep 14 07:54 AM

Volkswagen said on Thursday it would stop producing its Beetle compact car in 2019, ending a model that looked backward to the 1960s counterculture as the automaker prepares for a leap toward a future of mass-market electric cars. Read more »

The menacing facade and invisible sorcery of the 812 Superfast

Angelo B. Puyat
Updated as of Sep 23 07:00 AM

This is the Italian carmaker's new flagship production sports car, and it promises to further raise the already atmospheric performance set by its predecessor Read more »

The Volvo S90: a Swedish comeback worth noting

Angelo B. Puyat
Updated as of Sep 13 02:08 PM

Instead of being more Teutonic than the established marques, Volvo instead conjures what Scandinavian flair on four wheels can be like Read more »

The 2018 Ford GT Mustang in full gallop

Angelo B. Puyat
Updated as of Sep 23 06:59 AM

Equipped with a six-speed automatic, the Mustang can be clocked to 100 kph from stop in the mid four-second mark, and roar to a top speed in excess of 260 kph Read more »

Of Vespas and Lambrettas, and Kim Atienza’s passion for vintage scooters

Karlo Samson
Updated as of Sep 16 08:51 AM

“It’s like a change of clothes, or a friend that you hang out with,” says the weather anchor.“It’s a piece of art, a piece of sculpture with history and provenance.” Read more »

Hyundai may soon sell China-made vehicles in PH

Reuters
Updated as of Aug 29 10:43 PM

Hyundai Motor Co plans to ship China-made cars to Southeast Asia, its China joint venture and two people familiar with the matter told Reuters, as a plunge in Chinese sales has left much of its massive local manufacturing capacity idled. Read more »

007 carmaker Aston Martin announces stock market float

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 29 03:21 PM

Full details of the initial public offering will be published on September 20, Aston Martin said in a statement, with reports noting that the company could be valued up to £5.0 billion ($6.4 billion, 5.5 billion euros). Read more »

The LC 500 is a Lexus for grand tours

Angelo B. Puyat
Updated as of Sep 13 03:45 PM

Best enjoyed with a heavy dose of motorway and countryside roads with occasional sprinkles of canyon carving. Read more »

Startup delivers groceries in self-driving cars

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 28 07:36 AM

AutoX services will kick off this month in parts of the California city of San Jose in a partnership with e-commerce company GrubMarket.com which sources food from producers as well as retail shops such as Amazon-owned Whole Foods. Read more »

Toyota pours $500 million into driverless car tie-up with Uber

Anne Beade and Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 28 12:02 PM

The deal, which reportedly values Uber at about $72 billion, aims at 'advancing and bringing to market autonomous ride-sharing as a mobility service at scale,' Toyota said in a statement. Read more »

IN PHOTOS: Presidential cars on display in new QC museum

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 20 07:57 PM

A museum showcasing vehicles used by past Philippine presidents officially opened Sunday at the Quezon Memorial Circle. Read more »

'Singles' not allowed on EDSA

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 15 10:59 AM

MMDA enforcers manually list violators during the dry run of the driver-only car ban or High Occupancy Vehicle traffic scheme along EDSA Read more »

ALAMIN: Ano ang gagawin kung lulusong ang sasakyan sa baha

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 14 03:28 AM

Sa dami ng binahang kalsada nitong linggo, paano ba malalaman kung kakayanin ng isang sasakyan ang lalim ng baha at ano dapat ang gawin sakaling tumirik ito? Read more »

Ford celebrates 10 millionth Mustang while banking on car's draw

Joe Szczesny and Nova Safo, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 09 08:33 AM

Ford marked the occasion for the car, celebrated in American song and film and recognized the world over as a quintessentially American cultural export, with a big party and parade at the Michigan headquarters -- complete with a flyover from World War II-era P-51 Mustang fighter jets that are the car's namesake. Read more »

Elon Musk weighs go-private deal for Tesla

John Biers, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 08 08:18 AM

Going private would take the company out of the quarterly reporting cycle, making it "free from as much distraction and short-term thinking as possible," Musk said in a blog post. Read more »