By Botchi Santos
So the car market is heating up next year, which means more choices for the car-loving market. We’ve seen certain segments grow this year, particularly high-end, sports and luxury cars. Though this segment might make up for a small percentage of the overall market, it shows just how much more sophisticated the local market is becoming, as high-end cars with high-end features will soon slowly start trickling down to other more affordable mass-market cars. It’s also a segment I’m excited to see prosper, because come on, let’s face it, the most desirable, most fun-to-drive cars are in the upper echelon of the industry.
Posted: December 20th, 2011 in Columnists,Featured Columns,Featured Gallery,Headlines,Inquirer Features,Motoring,Photos & Videos | Read More »
By Botchi Santos
So Porsche has come out with a new 911 model, internally code-named 991. The changes from the 993, to the 996, then the 997, and now back to 991 don’t seem to make sense.
Posted: November 29th, 2011 in Featured Columns,Featured Gallery,Inquirer Columns,Inquirer Features,Motoring,Photos & Videos | Read More »
By Botchi Santos
I haven’t been to the United States for 15 years, so coming back was going to be a big shock. Thankfully, Porsche chose the hilly, seaside Santa Barbara Region for the launch of the Porsche 991 Carrera S. When I asked Dieter, a historian working in the Porsche Museum why Porsche chose California, he said [...]
Posted: November 22nd, 2011 in Columnists,Motoring | Read More »
By Botchi Santos
Covering the Subaru Impreza Challenge Asian Face-Off is more like a lifestyle than a true motoring event. But the chance of someone winning an exciting car such as the Impreza is always worth watching out for, particularly if it’s in a special, tourist-friendly venue such as Singapore. With 10 Filipino qualifiers accompanied by members of [...]
Posted: November 8th, 2011 in Columnists,Featured Gallery,Photos & Videos | Read More »
By Botchi Santos
Last week I found myself in Kuala Lumpur and the rest of Selangor Province in Malaysia for the Malaysian MotoGP. It was unfortunate that Marco Simoncelli of Ducatti tragically passed away doing what he loved most: going flat out on two wheels. May his soul rest in peace as he joined our Creator and is probably now going flat-out somewhere in the great race track with the best bikes and even better company. Kuala Lumpur took the best approach to keep their city vibrant, progressive, clean and orderly: by building new cities outside of the old city center to help decongest and decentralize government and society.
Posted: November 1st, 2011 in Columnists,Featured Columns,Headlines,Inquirer Features,Motoring | Read More »
By Botchi Santos
The current W204-chassis C-Class debuted in 2007 and has been Mercedes-Benz’s best-selling luxury sedan in the entire history of the German firm. Now approaching its mid-year life cycle, Mercedes-Benz has face-lifted and improved on the current C-Class to deliver a much more efficient, engaging and attractive entry-level luxury sports sedan.
Posted: August 23rd, 2011 in Columnists,Featured Columns,Featured Gallery,Inquirer Columns,Inquirer Features,Motoring | Read More »
By Botchi Santos
Two hundred seventy six! My friend and companion Andy Leuterio calmly called out to me as we sped merrily, serenely and happily along Germany’s famed Autobahn.
Posted: August 2nd, 2011 in Columnists,Inquirer Columns,Inquirer Features,Motoring,Photos & Videos | Read More »
