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All the headroom in the world

Question: What's the biggest problem with the new G-Wagen?If you're anything like us, it'll be that Mercedes-Benz insists on calling the thing a G-Class, as if it's just another class of vehicle in its

Truly built for off-roading

Better. It's the best version of the best off-roader there is.Okay, it all depends on how you approach these things. But every time I get in a G-Wagen (I still can't get the hang of calling it

Real-world all-electric range is around 32km

Correct. On the outside at least, the new Defender P400e looks almost identical to its combustion-engined siblings. The only giveaway to its electrified nature is the newly sprouted charging flap on the left rear flank.In all other ways, this is

We give it a proper off-road test

The new Land Rover Defender-one side has given it much praise, while on the other side of the fence, there are those picking up torches and pitchforks for a lynching suited for Frankenstein. As a previous-gen owner, I'll hold

You’ll have two units to choose from

Here we go, guys. A reliable source has let us know how much the all-new Toyota Land Cruiser is going to cost when it lands in the Philippine market later this year. Spoiler alert: The vehicle's price has increased by

Sit right down, pretenders

Oi, you. Yeah, you lot. Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini, Aston Martin. You there, with your 500-600hp super-SUVs. Porsche wants a word with you.It seems our pals in Stuttgart are a trifle upset that everyone's forgotten it was they-not

Ready your bank accounts

If you've been holding off from buying a brand-new premium SUV in hopes of the all-new Toyota Land Cruiser arriving soon, well, we have some good news for you.Top Gear Philippines has learned that the next-generation SUV

Once upon a time, SUV-coupes were a strange notion

This is the BMW X Coupe concept, which had the sheets whipped off it at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in 2001. It was a sporty crossover SUV-coupe thing years before anyone had even got to grips with

It won’t be supplanted by the Defender 90 just yet

That's the question, isn't it? The Evoque is the smallest, most affordable route into Range Rover ownership, but it would never have sold in anything like the galactically enormous numbers it's shifted in unless it was a proper looker.

Land Rover’s utilitarian offering is just as refined as the regular Defender

It's Land Rover-speak for a Defender with a load of nothingness where the rear seats ought to be.Available in both short-wheelbase 90 and long-wheelbase 110 body styles, the Hard Top is the new Defender at its most

“It’s a true automotive Swiss Army knife”

The Discovery 5 is the biggest, most luxurious, most off-road-handy Land Rover that money can buy. Want even more than this? Then you're into Range Rover territory.Question is, why would you possibly want 'more car' than a Disco?

Supercharged, with 518hp and some quirky blue brake calipers

Just days ago, JLR announced that Land Rover will launch six all-electric SUVs in the next five years, as the group aims to become entirely carbon-neutral by 2039. And this...isn't one of them. In fact, it's the

Yours from P12.7 million before taxes

This is the Land Rover Defender Works V8 Trophy, which is a long name for a car that celebrates a long history: a V8-powered off-roader built to celebrate the classic Camel Trophy Landies etched into the annals of car lore.

“This is a super-SUV that actually commands some respect”

It's the M car the world wants right now, not the one it needs. The BMW X5M Competition splices the drivetrain of BMW's sublime M5 super-sedan with the body, high driving position and 'move over, I'm running late

Say hello to the Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 392

The move toward electrification is gaining momentum. Many countries plan on banning the sale of gasoline and diesel cars in as little as a decade's time. In that context, this Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 392 appears to represent the dinosaurs roaring viciously

There are improvements inside the cabin and under the hood, though

The Land Rover Discovery has had the facelift treatment, and no, tailgate-gate still hasn't been solved. Land Rover is sticking to the wonky rear-end door treatment. But it has come up with some new LED graphics, fresh wheel designs

P300 or P400? We test both to find out

And it is. It's the version of the new Defender that's fastest on the road, and most capable off it.It's the short-wheelbase 90 body motored along by the new 3.0-liter gasoline straight-six engine, with

The updated SUV is priced at P4.17 million

The Hiace Commuter isn't the only model that Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) quietly updated in its lineup-the Land Cruiser Prado has seen some changes as well. And unlike the van just mentioned, the popular premium SUV gets a pretty substantial

It’s a mixed bag

A statement, that's what this car is-one that says, "I'm doing alright for myself, I don't care what you think, and would you mind getting out of my bloody way? GLE Coupe, coming through."This is Mercedes-Benz'

The company behind the project dubs this a “complete vehicle reengineering”

The Himalaya Summit Series may sound like a cheap tent, but it's actually the name of yet another restomodded Land Rover Defender. Yawn, right?Well, maybe not, because under that iconic hood, the Summit Series is hiding a 6.2-liter