How We Rate Cars
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Philkotse Car Reviews

Buying a brand-new car is one of the awesome rewards you can give to yourself or to someone. The Philippine automotive market offers a lot of brand-new cars for sale that could confuse you as to which car best suits you and your needs.

As such, Philkotse is driven to help car buyers have an informed decision before purchasing a brand-new vehicle. Philkotse's editorial team composed of experienced motoring journalists provides comprehensive, in-depth, and unbiased car reviews of brand-new vehicles available in the Philippine market.

How do we review cars?

We start doing our initial assessment before the car test unit is delivered to us. We do it by looking at the car's spec sheet to familiarize ourselves with its features and see how it stacks up against its segment rivals. Upon getting the actual car test unit, we begin our in-depth assessment by looking at it from all angles. We evaluate its exterior styling, interior layout, cabin space, luggage compartment, and engine performance. We also look into the functionality of the car's tech features and assess how it contributes to the overall driving experience. Moreover, we take into consideration the car's standard retail price and determine if it's justifiable. As a whole, we want to share all the important details about the car to help buyers choose the right vehicle.

Where do we test drive the cars?

We test a car by driving it within the city, out on the open highway, and occasionally on provincial roads. The main objective of our test drives is to take the vehicle on places or roads where it would most likely be driven by the potential car buyer once the purchase has been made. Through this, we can give our honest assessment of how a certain car test unit performed in terms of power delivery, handling, and overall ride comfort.

How do we test the car's fuel economy?

Fuel economy is a crucial detail when you're on the lookout for a brand-new car. As such, we take into account how the car test unit performed in terms of fuel efficiency. In the city, we deliberately prefer to drive the car out during the weekday rush hour traffic. From time to time, we do early morning strolls around the city to see the car's fuel economy when driven at a more relaxed pace. On the other hand, we test the car on the open highway while driving at an average speed of 90 km/h. We use the car's onboard fuel economy meter to determine the fuel economy rating for each run.

How do we score car reviews?

We use a 5-point scale system, 1 being the lowest, 5 the highest, along with 0.5 increments. We based our scoring system using five categories: Aesthetics, Safety & Technology, Performance, Comfort & Practicality, and Value for Money. Of note, Philkotse's editorial team based the vehicle's score in comparison with its direct competitors or segment rivals.

What does each car review score category evaluate?