Editor’s Note Neil Pagulayan

Neil Pagulayan Managing Editor

EDITOR’S NOTE

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s we make it to the final quarter of 2021, we mourn the loss of another of our own. Dino Directo, our Aftermarket Editor recently passed away and is now probably having a burger party with our Managing Editor Earl Manalansan, who also passed on earlier this year. We miss them both dearly, and continue our work here with them in our minds and our hearts.

Despite the pandemic and constant increases in fuel prices, Pinoys continue to buy cars both brand new and used, and car companies continue to launch new cars and expand into new areas with new dealerships. Life must go on, and with more and more of our population getting vaccinated, we’re getting closer to kicking COVID-19’s butt and hopefully life getting back to somewhat normal.

In this issue, our New Cars section features a quick look at the All-New Mercedes Benz S-Class, the Geely Coolray Sport Limited, the All-New Isuzu mu-X, the New Lexus ES, the New GAC GN8 Master’s Edition, the MG ZST and the All-New Nissan Almera. CTEK introduces new products to the local market.

In First Drives, we take the Mazda CX-30 AWD Sport for a spin and we see how it feels like to be top management in the Toyota Camry 2.5 V A/T. In Motorsports, Tuason Racing’s GITI Formula V1 is back, and we check out Audi’s Electric rally car which they’ll debut in next year’s Dakar Rally. Our Road Test features an in-depth look at the Next Gen Rolls-Royce Ghost and we try to make sense of BMW’s new look. Our Used Car section features the 1980 Ferrari Mondial, how much is it worth now and the ownership experience. Retro Drives features the Renault 5 GT Turbo and we ask why it hasn’t been bestowed legend status along side the Peugeot 205 GTi and the VW Golf GTI. We hope you find this issue a great read and remind you to take care, and continue to take all the necessary precautions despite the drop in daily infections of covid cases and the lowering of restrictions in different parts of the country. Be safe and hope we can all see this through to the end.

We hope you find this issue a great read and remind you to take care, and continue to take all the necessary precautions despite the drop in daily infections of covid cases and the lowering of restrictions in different parts of the country. ❞

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