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In celebration of The Philippine STAR’s 29th anniversary, I figured I’ll give you a different sort of test drive report; one that actually takes into consideration your very busy day when you probably have less than five minutes to read through this entire piece.

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If only winning a Sedan is as easy as this!

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The local distributor of Hyundai vehicles is keeping its 25 percent growth target for total sales next year.

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Hyundai Asia Resources Inc. (HARI) announced yesterday a 26-percent decline in August sales to 1,419 units from 1,921 units a year ago due to supply limitations.

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When people buy a midsize sedan nowadays, they almost always go for a Toyota Camry, a Hyundai Sonata or a Honda Accord.

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The Bureau of Customs has issued a warrant of seizure and detention against six used Korean vehicles that were found smuggled into the Cebu International Port by a Manila-based accredited importer.

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At 33 years old, I should not be overly excited about cars that are “soft” and “luxurious” at the expense of being “fun to drive”.

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This is not the first time that Nissan Motor Philippines (NMPI) launched the Teana, but this time, the gloves are off. It was back in December of ’08 when I was given the first drive of this car, which if you will recall, was roughly the same time that the world was going through a heavily publicized economic meltdown and most people needed to reach up just to touch the bottom.

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In celebration of The Philippine STAR’s 29th anniversary, I figured I’ll give you a different sort of test drive report; one that actually takes into consideration your very busy day when you probably have less than five minutes to read through this entire piece.

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If only winning a Sedan is as easy as this!

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The local distributor of Hyundai vehicles is keeping its 25 percent growth target for total sales next year.

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Hyundai Asia Resources Inc. (HARI) announced yesterday a 26-percent decline in August sales to 1,419 units from 1,921 units a year ago due to supply limitations.

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When people buy a midsize sedan nowadays, they almost always go for a Toyota Camry, a Hyundai Sonata or a Honda Accord.

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The Bureau of Customs has issued a warrant of seizure and detention against six used Korean vehicles that were found smuggled into the Cebu International Port by a Manila-based accredited importer.

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At 33 years old, I should not be overly excited about cars that are “soft” and “luxurious” at the expense of being “fun to drive”.

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This is not the first time that Nissan Motor Philippines (NMPI) launched the Teana, but this time, the gloves are off. It was back in December of ’08 when I was given the first drive of this car, which if you will recall, was roughly the same time that the world was going through a heavily publicized economic meltdown and most people needed to reach up just to touch the bottom.

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