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We all went through that phase, that period in our lives when it was time to grow up and start earning a living, to learn the vagaries of the daily commute, to deal with office politics, and to get used to wearing work clothes day in and day out and how to mix and match so we wouldn’t get tired of our look. Well, maybe some of us did. In much the same manner, the Toyota Vios, the most affordable sedan in the Philippine lineup, has just gone through an important phase in its life. [DatePublished] => 2007-11-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1125037 [AuthorName] => Andy Leuterio [SectionName] => Motoring [SectionUrl] => motoring [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 397710 [Title] => A quick look at the Isuzu Alterra – The couch potato’s SUV [Summary] => I’ve always had a soft spot for Isuzu’s Alterra, particularly the range-topping 5.1 Surround Sound-equipped, DVD-playing model. Few vehicles can match its sheer road-gobbling ability, what with its comfy (for a ladder-frame SUV) ride, torquey yet economical 3.0-liter CRDi engine, spacious 7-seat cabin, and that superb subwoofer-equipped dual headrest-mounted 7-inch LCD monitor 11-speaker (!) AV entertainment system.
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It’s easy to see why: sleek styling that’s light years away from its Revo predecessor, a choice of two utterly state-of-the-art engines, and a spacious and well-appointed cabin that wouldn’t be out of place in the much more expensive (P1.7million) Toyota Previa minivan.
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It’s easy to see why: sleek styling that’s light years away from its Revo predecessor, a choice of two utterly state-of-the-art engines, and a spacious and well-appointed cabin that wouldn’t be out of place in the much more expensive (P1.7million) Toyota Previa minivan.
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