Fourth (week) of July fireworks - Inquirer.net
Ford Philippines raised the curtains to this all-motoring week when, on the final weekend of July, it brought about two dozen Pinoy motoring scribes to Chiang Rai, Thailand, to drive the tech-laden all-new Ford Everest 4×2 and 4×4 in anticipation... READ: All-new Ford Everest first drive. READ: Tech features of the all-new Ford Everest. Fresh from its one-million-sales celebration on July 9, TMP introduced an all-new Hilux (finally. ) at the Fontana Convention Center in Clark on July 27. The next day, the motoring media and representatives of car clubs (such as the Toyota Auto Club of the Philippines and the Hilux Club of the Philippines) put the Hilux through its paces. The highlight of the new Hilux is its new GD diesel engine (2. 8- or 2. 4-liter, four-cylinder, 16-valve VN Turbo Intercooler), which provides a maximum output of 174 horsepower/3400 revolutions per minute, and maximum torque of 450... TMP president Michinobu Sugata described the eighth-generation Hilux as “gentle, yet commanding, the new engine considerably more quiet in practical use—vibrations and road noise are. Source: motioncars.inquirer.net
