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On your MARK: May 2013
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May 30, 2013. 2012 Toyota Fortuner 2.5 G. Riding high on the updated 2012 Toyota Fortuner. March / April 2013 Issue. Before the arrival of the Toyota Fortuner, the SUV market in the Philippines was a premium class segment dominated by the likes of the Ford Expedition, the Nissan Patrol and the Mitsubishi Pajero. In that pre-Fortuner era, true seven-seater SUVs were the exclusive domain of the elite who could afford them. We asked Toyota Motors Philippines for a unit, and TMPI’s ever-accommodating m...
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On your MARK: April 2015
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Apr 28, 2015. 2014 Toyota FJ Cruiser. Retro in the Metro. Through flood and traffic in the nostalgic 2014 Toyota FJ Cruiser. September / October 2014 Issue. The vehicle in my driveway looked something straight out of Voltes V or Mazinger Z. Like an exaggerated caricature of an SUV, the 2014 Toyota FJ Cruiser stared back at me with its Jeep-inspired circular headlamps and the company name spelled out in bold caps on a rectangular grille. Gazing at it after a while, the novelty gives way to déjà vu. The re...
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On your MARK: July 2013
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Jul 30, 2013. Aboard the 2013 Honda Pilot. March / April 2013 Issue. What do you call someone who drives a plane? A pilot. What do you call someone who drives a Pilot? One lucky dude. This writer got to be that guy for a week, driving around town in the surprisingly luxurious Honda Pilot. When Honda Cars Philippines brought in this updated, USDM, second-generation Pilot, we immediately got the sense that this large crossover SUV would compete directly with that other American luxury SUV, the Ford Explorer.
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On your MARK: November 2012
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Nov 15, 2012. 2012 Toyota Camry 3.5 V6. 2012 Toyota Camry 3.5 V6 is a Lexus for Less. What do you do when you’re number one? When the past two models have been the perennial bestsellers in their class for the past eleven years? Toyota Motors Philippines lent us the all new 2012 Toyota Camry 3.5 V6 for a generous two weeks, and we learned a lesson on how a great product can be made even better. While the previous one had a pretty but vanilla body, this one is cut with sharper lines and angular corners.
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On your MARK: 2014 Nissan Altima 3.5 V6
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May 5, 2015. 2014 Nissan Altima 3.5 V6. Nissan makes a comeback with the 2014 Altima 3.5 V6. November / December 2014 Issue. The Japanese are invading again, but in a good way. It feels like the Land of the Rising Sun has been bombarding us with new car models every month. Their attack has been unrelenting in recent years, prompting a local car launch practically every month from Toyota, Mitsubishi, Honda, Mazda, Subaru, Suzuki, Isuzu and others. We were delighted that our friend Dax Avenido had joined t...
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On your MARK: December 2012
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Dec 20, 2012. 2012 Mercedes Benz ML 350 CDI. The 2012 Mercedes Benz ML 350 CDI. November / December 2012 Issue. It is not as utilitarian as the safari-trekking G-Class, not as gargantuan as the GL, yet not quite as petite as the GLK. Mercedes Benz seems to have an SUV for all sizes and seasons, but the M-Class has to be the best all-rounder among the sport trucks of the three-pointed star. If Goldilocks were in the market for a luxury SUV, she would pick this one. Viewed from the side, the silhouette rem...
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On your MARK: October 2014
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Oct 8, 2014. 2014 Honda Accord 3.5 SV. Be the boss in the 2014 Honda Accord 3.5 SV. July / August 2014 Issue. Disclaimer: this writer and his family are huge fans of the previous generation Honda Accord. So much so that right after reviewing it in 2009, I urged my father to buy the top of the line 3.5 V6. It was a decision he is very satisfied with to this day. Immediately noticeable with the new Accord is how strikingly it resembles the previous one. It also has a row of Daytime Running Lights, a trend ...
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On your MARK: March 2014
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Mar 28, 2014. 2013 Ford Focus Sport. The 2013 Ford Focus Sport is ready for its close-up. September / October 2013 Issue. Once popular only in Europe, the Ford Focus has in recent years taken the world by storm. Naturally, in creating this third generation, and signaling the US auto giant’s triumphant exit from the recession, the Blue Oval put its top designers and engineers to work to bring us the best Focus yet. This is more rally car than family workhorse. The throttle provides zesty acceleration in t...
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