TOP GEAR PHILIPPINES' 3RD ANNUAL GREEN ISSUE (JULY 2009) OUT NOW!

For the third straight year, Top Gear Philippines has released its annual Green Issue, this time with the new Toyota Prius on its verdant cover. What used to be a special issue published in August is a month early, as the editorial team opted to time it with the introduction of the very first hybrid car in the Philippine market.

Top Gear gets an exclusive test drive of the third-generation Prius. EIC Vernon B. Sarne drives the car straight out of the port and ponders on its significance in a world beset by both global warming and economic recession. Associate editor Paulo Subido, for his part, pitted the Prius against the Honda Jazz and the Ford Focus TDCi in a battle of fuel economy. The results are amusing.

For Top Read, features editor Dinzo Tabamo enumerates the 10 most effective ways you can be an eco-friendly motorist. We guarantee you can easily apply most of them as soon as now. For A Day In The Life, consumer editor Botchi Santos goes for a joyride in the fully electric Reva mini hatchback. For someone madly in love with high-powered sports cars, the experience can be intriguing to say the least.

In The Big Test, four diesel pickups (Ford Ranger, Mazda BT-50, Mitsubishi Strada and Toyota Hilux) duke it out for the honor of being the best in an ultra-competitive segment.

Also in this month's issue are such environment-friendly cars as the Suzuki Celerio, the Nissan Qazana, the Dodge Circuit EV, the Honda Insight, the Tesla Roadster and the Mini Diesel.

Get a copy of Top Gear Philippines at your favorite newsstand/bookshop/convenience store/fuel station. Still at P150 per copy.