BMW Philippines shows off the XM, their largest and most powerful SUV to date. Whether it’s beautiful or not is debatable but in person, its sheer size makes it a very imposing sight. The styling reflects BMWs current experimental trend featuring quad headlights, supersized kidney grilles and very boxy proportions. The hybrid badge may fool people into thinking that this has a smaller 6 cylinder engine. Those same people might be pleased to know that this comes with a 4.4L Twin Turbo V8 that puts out 482hp and 650Nm of torque. The electric motor alone puts out an additional 194hp and 281Nm of torque. All in all, the XM has a combined 644hp and 800Nm of torque on tap Power is sent to all 4 wheels via an 8 speed transmission. It can sprint from 0-100kph in just 4.3 seconds and it has an electronically limited top speed of 250kph Its 25.7kWh battery is good for 88km of range in pure EV mode As for amenities, it comes with: Bowers & Wilkins Diamond Surround Sound System with an ove...

 Honda Launches the facelifted Brio and City on the same day. HONDA CITY The styling changes to the new city are very subtle. It gets a different grille and slightly different bumpers It will come in 4 variants. All variants will come with the same 1.5L naturally aspirated engine that puts out 89hp and 140Nm of torque. All variants come with a CVT transmission. There is no manual variant. A Push start button comes standard on all variants as well as power adjustable side mirrors. All variants except for the base E variant will come with an 8in screen with wireless apple carplay and andriod auto. The base model gets a 2din head unit. The V gets a leather wrapped steering wheel, the top of the line RS variant gets leather seats The most significant improvement to the new city is the inclusion of Honda sensing to all variants. Honda sensing includes: Adaptive cruise control, Collision Mitigation Braking System (Automatic Braking) Lane Keeping Assist System Lead Car Departure Notifica...

 The GAC GS3 Emzoom has finally been launched with specs and pricing that may just disrupt the market. It will come in 3 variants which will occupy one of the most competitive price brackets in the market, the 1-1.2 milion peso price bracket All 3 variants will get the same 1.5 liter engine which puts out 174hp and 270Nm of torque. It’s the same engine that powers the Empow and if the Empow is any indication, the Emzoom may be one of the quickest if not the quickest crossover in this price bracket. Also standard on all variants are a 7 speed dual clutch transmission, a 10.25 in screen with apple carplay and android mirroring, GAC's new design language is very angular The base model 1.5GS will sell for P998,000 and will hold the distinction of having the most powerful engine of any vehicle under 1 million pesos by a significant margin. It will come with a polyurethane steering wheel, fabric seats, 18in wheels, cruise control, rear parking sensors but no reverse camera. The Middle-...

GAC and distributor Astara are on an aggressive launching streak. Just months after launching the GS8, the Empow and the Emkoo, they're launching a new 5-seater, subcompact crossover, the GS3 Emzoom. We're starting to see a pattern in their naming convention but we're still clueless as to how they come up with these names Like the Emkoo, the Emzoom also features very angular exterior styling. It has a bold grille flanked on both sides by sharp looking headlamps. It has an aggressive looking front diffuser. It appears to have large wheels, probably 18s with low profile tires.  It will come in 3 attractively priced variants: GS3 Emzoom GS: P998,000 GS3 Emzoom GB: P1,098,000 GS3 Emzoom GL: P1,198,000 It will officially launch on June 30, 2023. By then, we'll get the full specifications Aside from announcing the imminent launch of the Emkoo, they also announced that Dingdong Dantes will be their new brand ambassador. #gacemzoom

Mitsubishi Unveiled the XFX Concept at Newport Mall, Manila. Unlike a lot of concept cars, this one has a full interior with working displays and fully upholstered seats. It even has brakes and what seems like a suspension system. It looks like you could actually drive it off the display stand. The futuristic looking 5-seater crossover has 20 inch wheels which fill its muscular haunches quite nicely. It has cameras for side mirrors and illuminated faux exhaust tips As it is a concept vehicle, there is no information regarding the powerplant but according to Mitsubishi, there will be a production model that’s based on the XFC and we might see it as soon as late this year. That’s something that we’ll definitely be looking forward to

Many have touted Mazda as the BMW of Japan as both brands focus heavily on the driving experience. Mazda's vehicles tend to be more driver-focused than their Japanese mainstream competitors. But from a BMW driver’s point of view, there's one important thing that differentiates Mazda from BMW and other premiere German brands. Most BMWs are rear-wheel drive or rear biased AWD. Mazdas, with the exception of their dedicated sports cars, are front-wheel drive or heavily front biased all-wheel drive. That affects their driving dynamics as it’s hard to get them to oversteer under power. It also affects the balance of the car as most of the weight is at the front. That changes with Mazda's current generation of crossovers. Mazda just launched the CX60 in the Philippines, their first rear-wheel drive biased crossover with a longitudinally mounted inline 6 engine and near 50/50 weight distribution. The CX60 will come in diesel and petrol variants. Both have 3.3L 6-cylinder engines. T...

For the first time since the E46, the 3 series will again come in touring configuration. BMW Philippines, launches the the 318i Touring, 340i Msport Touring, and the M3 touring The 318i touring will come with BMW's 4-cylinder, 2.0L B48 engine, the same as the 318i sedan. It should put out 156hp and 250Nm of torque. It comes with 18inch wheels, BMW's Hifi loudspeaker system, electrically adjustable seats The 340i Msport will come with BMW's 3.0L, 6-cylinder B58 engine. Currently, we don't have information on the output but if it's the same as what they get overseas, it should put out close to 370hp and 500Nm of torque. It comes with 19-inch wheels, Msport brakes adaptive LED headlights, shadowline trims and more aggressive Msport bumpers. The M3 touring will come with the high performance version of the B58, the 3.0L, 6 cylinder S58 which should put out 510hp and 650Nm of torque. Power is sent to all four wheels via an 8 speed transmission. The new grille has definit...