The electric compact crossover comes with a choice of two powertrains
There’s more to bikes in Vietnam than just chaos and commutes
Vietnam has been known mainly for a few things: coffee, banh mi, pho, and motorcycles. A weird collection if you know nothing about the country, but it makes perfect sense if you've been there.I recently paid a visit to its
*That’s if you’ll purchase one with a battery subscription
Here it is: The VinFast VF3 is officially available on the Philippine market, and as promised, it's very competitively priced.You may already be familiar with VinFast Philippines' pricing scheme for its electric vehicles. If not, here's a quick summary:
Another brand has landed, this time from Vietnam
Talks about Vietnamese carmaker VinFast entering the Philippine market started brewing earlier this year. Now, those talks are finally materializing, as VinFast has officially launched in the country.The brand will be holding an event with the media on May 31, while
The latest entry in a competitive market
After much speculation and rumors, Vietnamese carmaker VinFast has announced its arrival in the Philippine market this year. At the current state visit of President Marcos in Vietnam, the latter met with officials from VinFast who announced their intent to open not
How did Vietnam's homegrown car company come about?
Noodles aren't the obvious seedling from which to germinate one of the world's most ambitious car companies. It has happened, though, and it's quite a story.In the early 1990s a brilliant Vietnamese mathematician, Ph?m
by Paul Horrell
Think this brand has a shot?
Vietnamese car manufacturer Vinfast is expanding its reach to North America and Europe.According to a recent report by Reuters, the company has already opened offices in the two markets and its US CEO has already relocated from Vietnam to the US.
by Drei Laurel
The inaugural race has to be postponed yet again
The current Formula 1 season isn't even over yet, but we already know a lot of the changes we'll be seeing come the 2021 season. Fernando Alonso will be back, Honda will be exiting the championship at the end of
The country’s auto industry has come a long way
Anything past a cool P4 million is a lot for an SUV around these parts-that's about the range for the likes of the Toyota Land Cruiser and the Nissan Patrol. If you're willing to climb past P5 million, you
by Drei Laurel
A rollicking drive in Vietnam cements its hallowed off-road status
Many of us have lusted after the Ford F-150 Raptor from the first time we saw that massive V8 behemoth gracing our TV screens on Top Gear. Here was a Baja race truck in road trim, and available to us mortals.
The demand is crazy
People just can't seem to get enough of the Mitsubishi Xpander.The seven-seat MPV is selling so well, in fact, that the Japanese car manufacturer had to considerably ramp up production at its plant in Bekasi, Indonesia, by investing ¥4
by Drei Laurel
The Vietnam War wasn’t won with firepower—it was down to one extraordinary road
Two in the morning. Dead of night.The mission, should I choose to accept it, is to relieve myself behind the nearest bush. Stopping me is a profoundly sweaty back welded to my tent, a perilous ladder descent in flip-flops, blackout
by Jack Rix
Lynn Sanchez was part of a group of Pinoy riders who conquered Northern Vietnam’s mountain roads
Few things nowadays immediately evoke raw freedom and adventure. Traveling through a foreign country with nothing but a motorcycle, the gear on your saddle, and a group of close friends? That definitely counts as one of those things.From February 19 to
There are several factors
Narrow at the front and bulbous at the rear, with swept-back handlebars resembling the antennae of a wasp-una vespa. These design elements are essential to the DNA of the Vespa scooter.They are as distinctive now as they were in
The Vietnamese GP will be held in Hanoi from April 2020
Vietnam is a nation on the rise in the automotive realm. Just last month, local car brand VinFast debuted its first two models at the Paris Motor Show. This week, the country again made headlines with the announcement that the Vietnamese GP
This is not a half-hearted effort
David Beckham is an icon in Vietnam. We know this because VinFast, Vietnam's newest and actually only carmaker, brought Beckham on stage at the launch of its first two cars at the Paris Motor Show.Along with Miss Vietnam. And
by Paul Horrell
Ahead of the vehicles' global launch at the Paris Motor Show
Auto-industry upstart VinFast means business, having chosen no less than the Paris Motor Show to unveil its two debut models. The company is a subsidiary of Vingroup, Vietnam's largest private corporation, and claims to be the country's "
Including the soon-to-arrive CX-3
I love epic road trips. I live for them. A huge part of it has to come from being on the move. There's something very special about seeing the scenery blur past, feeling the road underneath the tires of your vehicle,
