The Isuzu D-Max LS 2.5L 4×2 MT, at home in the city
BIG as the D-Max is, the iconic high-riding truck is still at home on city streets. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQMr7ufqmTM&w=auto&align=center Rich torque for sprinting and short-shifting: With torque peaking early at 320Nm, this D-Max variant feels…
Taking Suzuki’s all-new Super Carry DOWN the Tagaytay-Talisay road
With a typical SUV’s seven-passenger loadout, we take the new Super Carry UV variant down dense downhill twisties, underscoring the importance of its rugged undercarriage under heavy load. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Vrfiwu2l8U&w=auto&align=center Strong/stable front: Steering is…
The Tata Indigo, a gem of unfashionable overengineering
Built thick and rigid, and powered by a truck’s turbodiesel, the Tata Indigo subcompact sedan is the heaviest in its class. She sounds like a minibus gone throaty, but she’s fast, and she’s…
The new BAIC M20 on its shakedown cruise to Sagada
Set to launch next month and priced to move in the hotly contested compact MPV segment, the new BAIC M20 goes on an in-house, pre-launch test-drive to rustic Sagada through historic Kennon Road…
The Suzuki Jimny, on and slightly off the grid
We spot what makes the scaled down but classically configured Suzuki Jimny 4×4 such an easy fun drive, both on and slightly off city grids. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YOndr122r0&w=auto&align=center
THE PUMP technique on a Crosswind A/T
On an Isuzu Crosswind XUV or Sportivo with an automatic gearbox, crossing the 2000rpm threshold with this tactic gets you smarter, quieter acceleration. For the how and the why, see our full write-up….
Driving the 300hp BYD Qin plug-in hybrid
On the 300hp BYD Qin, using both engine and electromotor in hybrid mode to accelerate spectacularly in quiet Eco or throaty Sport setting, the Dual Mode II plug-in powerplant also charges the battery…
Parking the 300hp BYD Qin hybrid remotely, no driver at the wheel
We drive the BYD Qin with its remote control fob and record what happens inside the powerful, next-generation hybrid. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iABgaSBGJQ&w=auto&align=center
Driving the Tata Vista Ini with its 75ps 1.4L SAFIRE engine
On the Tata Vista Ini with its 75ps 1.4L SAFIRE petrol burner, we discover that the engine from FIAT delivers rich torque at the low end (as expected on an 8-valve SOHC) but…
At the BRC track with Isuzu’s new D-Max 3.0L variant
To answer a reader’s question about the sound of the 3.0L CRDi VGT turbodiesel on Isuzu’s new mu-X and D-Max top variants, here’s the unplugged footage of us taking the D-Max LS-M 3.0L…
Off-road with the Isuzu D-Max 4×4 LS-A 3.0L
We try Isuzu’s off-road challenge with their just-introduced D-Max variant with the bigger 3.0L CRDi VGT turbodiesel. Delivering peak power and torque of 160hp @ 3200rpm and 280lb-ft @ 1800~2200rpm, the new 2,994cc…
Off-road with the Isuzu mu-X 4×4 LS-A 3.0L
We try Isuzu’s off-road challenge with their just-introduced mu-X variant with the bigger 3.0L CRDi VGT turbodiesel. Delivering peak power and torque of 160hp @ 3200rpm and 280lb-ft @ 1800~2200rpm, the new 2,994cc…