18 June 2012
Hyundai strikes gold; May sales up by 29%
Hyundai Asia Resources, Inc. (HARI) has done it again. In just the five months of the year, the exclusive distributor of the Korean automaker in the Philippines managed to sell 10,395 units, which is a whopping 29% jump over the 8,062 they achieved in the same period last year. Looks like they're really giving Mitsubishi a run for their money.
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Industry Update
Words by Hans Gerard Chua | Photos courtesy of Jaguar Cars Limited
Remember our story about a new concept roadster from Jaguar, the C-X16? Well, guess what? The big cat have confirmed that this concept, launched at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, will finally become a reality. Given the official name F-TYPE, it's scheduled to enter production very very soon and we should be able to see it in the sheet metal later this year. The only difference we can see in this early prototype from the concept is that they've turned the coupe into a soft top roadster.
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Concept
16 June 2012
FREE fuel from Michelin until June 30, 2012 only
With today's ever-increasing gas prices, Michelin has got good news for us motorists. From April 1 to June 30, 2012, they're giving away free gas credits every time you purchase Michelin tires from their dealers in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
Any single-receipt purchase of Michelin passenger car or light truck (PCLT) tires, of the same pattern and tire size, entitles the consumer to a FREE fuel card from Petron. Get a P1,000 fuel card for every purchase of four (4) tires, or a P500 fuel card for every purchase of two (2) tires. The fuel cards are transferable, but not convertible to cash.
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Contest and Promos
On the 80th running of the most prestigious endurance race in the world, a hybrid qualified on pole for the very first time in history. Bearing car number “1”, the Audi R18 e-tron quattro driven by André Lotterer achieved the fastest lap of 3m 23.787s in the final qualifying session of the 24 Heures du Mans 2012 last Thursday. Lotterer will share driving duties with Marcel Fässler and Benoît Tréluyer - the same group who won the race last year.
"The car was running like it was on rails, simply incredible," said the 31-year-old German, which allowed him to improve on last year's best time by nearly two seconds.
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Motorsports
15 June 2012
Moving the Masses | 2012 Honda City 1.5S AT
Words by Ferman Lao | Photos by Christopher Kho
The Honda City has been around for quite some time now. Since it was launched locally in the mid 90’s, it has become one of the most ubiquitous vehicles around. Back then, the model was only offered with an eco-miser 1.3L engine that came with either an old school carburetor or a more respectable electronic fuel injection system. Then a couple of years later, a 1.5L EFI version came along, which gained the City a much bigger following, as it was one of the most reliable and affordable cars available at the time.
Come the turn of the millennium, the SX8 (as it was fondly known to a huge number of its owners) had grown a bit long in the tooth and was given a complete revamp. Launched in 2003, the second generation City was a marked departure from the outgoing model and featured numerous avant garde improvements. Among them were a Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT), Electronic Brake force Distribution (EBD), and an innovative and highly flexible rear seats dubbed as ULT (Utility, Long, Tall) seating. These innovative features had never been available before in a local subcompact until the Honda City came along, showing people what a compact urban people mover ought to be.
So to see if Honda has kept its winning formula intact, we got our hands on a newly face-lifted third generation for a quick test drive.
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Subcompact
Words by Jopet Tocino
Although it's true that electric-powered cars have been around for quite some time now, the common misconception about them is that they aren't as good as their gas-powered counterparts. Well, at least in terms of performance. Enter the Mitsubishi i-MiEV Evolution.
The i-MiEV Evolution is the latest Frankenstein to come out from the workshop of Mitsubishi Motors Company (MMC). Set to compete in the upcoming 2012 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb this July, this is surely one electric car that's made to give petrol-power a run for their money.
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Motorsports
Photos by Lester Shih
The GT Radial - Circuit Showdown returned to the Clark International Speedway (CIS) in Pampanga last June 2, 2012 to stage the 4th leg of its 2012 season. 60 drivers signed up to put on their fastest lap in the Time Trial event, while 32 brave souls went wheel-to-wheel in the three Grid races. The high speed West Course was used once again in the six Time Trial Brackets and two Grid races. The main Grid A race, however, upped the ante and ran the full course in CIS.
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Circuit
Words by John Luther Garcia and Jade Lu | Photos by Christopher Kho
There was a time when BlueWave along Macapagal Blvd. was THE place to go, before a certain mall around the corner opened. Still, the place has survived thanks to free parking and a handful of good restaurants serving those who don’t want the hassle of finding a pay parking slot and doing a 3K marathon just to eat. And Papa J’s Wiches n’ Wings perfectly fits the bill with their affordable sandwiches and chicken wings as their come-on food. And as the full crew of Kotse.com was at hand, we made sure that we picked from their all-time favorites to give you a hint of what to expect from them.
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Food Trip
