Posts Tagged ‘4×4’
Written by THE aSTIG on 08 July 2010
Following last year’s win in the Electric Winch Category of the China-Sanya International 4×4 Challenge with their Land Rover Defender 90 which we’ve previously featured here at CustomPinoyRides (Land Rover Defender 90 by Team Land Rover philippines), the team is once again ready to face this year’s challenge. Let’s Full Article
Written by THE aSTIG on 05 July 2010

When you hear the name “Suzuki Vitara”, you picture a tiny capable little 4×4 that blends well in city traffic and, well, doesn’t really stand out in the foray of CRV’s and RAV4′s that cruise the metro. But when you hear the name “199 Offroad House”, you instantly get pictures of crazy monster Full Article
Written by THE aSTIG on 20 June 2010

So you think only rock stars and celebrities can roll in a pimped-out Hummer H2? You’re dead wrong! A Girl Racer can also play this game. Who? Well, no other than Irene Busque of the Girl Racers Club. And when she rolls, she does so in attention-grabbing style that would put envy to the hearts Full Article
Written by THE aSTIG on 18 February 2010

How can you make something as hot as this: From something as ordinary as this? Take it to Pitstop Customz and Bombilyaz! Pitstop Customz took a standard run-of-the-mill 2nd Generation Mitsubishi Pajero and began work on the front doors. Try having your driver roll down the Greenbelt driveway to pick you up and open the Full Article
Written by THE aSTIG on 30 January 2010

The original Toyota Tamaraw FX was named after the Tamaraw – the largest native terrestrial mammal in the Philippines. The vehicle is known for its ruggedness and ease of maintenance. But somehow, the name “Tamaraw” still doesn’t seem to fit the vehicle, as the animal’s preferred habitat is tropical highland forested Full Article
Written by THE aSTIG on 18 January 2010

THE aSTIG is the name given to the mysterious custom-vehicle connoisseur of CustomPinoyRides.com. He is not to be confused with The Stig of Top Gear, though attribution goes to The Stig. THE aSTIG’s name is derived from the Filipino word “ASTIG” – a slang for “TIGAS”, which, when used as an adjective, translates Full Article
Written by THE aSTIG on 07 January 2010

Previously, we’ve shown you that the Chinese Hummer H1 called the Dong Feng EQ2050 Series – High Utility Mobile Vehicle (HUM-Vee) is already on sale in the Philippines. Now, we’re just showing you that apart from having different configurations, it doesn’t just come in camo or olive drab paint, but it also comes in a Full Article
Written by THE aSTIG on 31 December 2009
Written by THE aSTIG on 24 December 2009

What do you get when you mix a Tank and a Subrau Impreza STI? You get Ken Block’s TRAX STI Car. It’s Christmas season, and in other parts of the world, we have snow, snow, and more snow. So watch Ken drive the car in typical gusto you will only see in Icelandic glacier going Full Article
Written by THE aSTIG on 15 December 2009

In case you don’t know it yet, the original Hummer H1 a.k.a. High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV, or Humvee), has already been discontinued. But the thing is, vehicles like these are keepers. They are already timeless classics in their own right. Owning one will always make you feel like “the man”. Now if you Full Article