Auto Focus Multi-Brand Test Drive Festival Set for Nov. 12-15 at SM Mall of Asia
Key Takeaways
- •The Auto Focus Multi-Brand Test Drive Festival runs Nov. 12 to 15 at the SM Mall of Asia Concert Grounds, open daily from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- •Twenty-one automotive brands spanning Japanese, Korean, American, and Chinese marques will be available for comparison and test drives in one venue.
- •Admission and participation in test drives, covering gasoline, diesel, hybrid, and fully electric models, are free of charge.
- •Attendees are advised to reach the venue via EDSA to the MOA Globe or NAIAX to Macapagal Boulevard, with parking at the North Parking Building and the Three, Four, and Five E-Com Centers.
- •The MOA Complex remains accessible despite heightened security for the 49th ASEAN Summit, with estate marshals and the MMDA managing bay-area traffic as official convoys pass.
PASAY CITY, Philippines — The Auto Focus Multi-Brand Test Drive Festival will take place at the SM Mall of Asia Concert Grounds from Nov. 12 to 15, open daily from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. The single-venue setup lets shoppers sample competing vehicles from many brands in one trip, rather than arranging separate test drives at individual dealerships.
Addressing access to the venue, Auto Focus said in a release: “SM authorities say the MOA Complex will remain fully open and accessible despite heightened security for the 49th ASEAN Summit. Amid strict security perimeters expected around the CCP Complex, PICC, and World Trade Center, estate marshals and the MMDA will manage bay-area traffic, with brief stop-and-go controls expected as official convoys pass.”
To avoid summit checkpoints, attendees are advised to head south on EDSA directly to the MOA Globe, or to take the NAIAX and exit onto Macapagal Boulevard. Parking is available at the North Parking Building and the Three, Four, and Five E-Com Centers. With summit security operations overlapping the event dates, bay-area traffic remains the main variable for attendees to monitor across the four days.
The festival will bring 21 automotive brands together in a single venue, giving visitors the chance to explore and test-drive vehicles from BAIC, BYD, Chery, Dongfeng, Ford, GAC, Geely, GWM, Hyundai, iCAUR, Jetour, Lexus, Lynk & Co, Kia, MG, Nissan, Omoda and Jaecoo, Riddara, Subaru, Toyota, and XPeng. The roster mixes long-established Japanese, Korean, and American nameplates with a strong contingent of Chinese brands — several of which, including BYD, XPeng, and Riddara, are known primarily for electric vehicles — offering a snapshot of how many marques now compete across both conventional and electrified segments.
Under the theme “Drive What’s Next,” the event offers back-to-back test drives of gasoline and diesel models, hybrids, and fully electric vehicles. Admission, as well as participation in test drives, is free. That zero-cost format gives car shoppers a low-friction way to weigh powertrain choices — gasoline, diesel, hybrid, or full-electric — side by side before stepping into a showroom.
