Driving

Sit tight for a moment, Honda has announced the ZR-V price in Israel

Honda’s hybrid answer to the Kia Sportage and Hyundai Tucson will be about 15% more expensive than them. In Europe, the gap stands at 5%.

Honda ZR-V.
A manufacturer that produces almost everything in-house, from engine to frame. Zontes 703RR.

A Chinese expert once said: That’s it, jokes about Chinese motorcycles are over

Many of the SUV-style cues associated with this car are about as meaningful as the rear spoiler. It’s mainly about standing out.

This is the car that explains why BYD overtook Tesla in sales

Tesla Model Y Performance.

The new Tesla Model Y Performance has arrived in Israel and is NIS 45,000 more expensive


Omoda 9 Plug-in: When the Chinese stop being shy

Omoda, Chery’s third brand, launches soon in Israel with its large, powerful model set to challenge the Sorento and Santa Fe - at an affordable Chinese price.

Umuda 9 Plug-in.

Toyota launches hybrid, electric, and Hydrogen Hilux: What will we get in Israel?

The ninth generation of the popular pickup receives safety upgrades, a new front design, and new powertrain options, though mostly theoretical for us.

The body is based on the previous model, the single cab was discontinued, and there is a new front

Mitsubishi continues to shrink: ASX import discontinued

Mitsubishi stops the Japanese ASX; worldwide it’s replaced by a Renault Captur twin, which won’t come to Israel. Only Outlander and Eclipse Cross remain locally.

Mitsubishi ASX.

Good news for plug-in and hybrids: Benefit-in-kind value will not change

The Finance Ministry kept company car tax rules for 2026 unchanged; electric car benefits won’t rise despite falling sales. Will the purchase tax increase at year-end?

MG EHS Plug-in. Category under almost full Chinese control.

A Volvo straight from the factory for NIS 164,000: The importers’ 0-Km sales

Just before the end of the year, car importers are launching another wave of sales and discounts in an effort to clear out their storage lots. Prices - lower than ever - inside.

EX30. Tens of thousands of shekels below the new list price.

Chinese IM launches in Israel: From NIS 205,000, competing with XPeng and German brands

SAIC's luxury division arrives with electric sedan and crossover models. What it offers that competitors don’t, and its ambitious sales target.

Solid and restrained design.

French taxi driver asks King Charles III for unpaid €1,550 fare after Italy ride

On RTL the driver claimed, "he refused to pay, and left me unpaid for three days of transport".

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5 for 50,000: Economical and reliable used cars

A family car, two crossovers, and two used superminis that are reliable and economical. No flashy designs or high performance, but all offer practical mobility, with one option for drivers.

Corolla. Safe even for this year.

675NK CFMOTO: Danny Kushmaro rides the bad boy of the block

CFMOTO, formerly reliant on European partners, built this bike entirely alone - a fun, agile machine for roads, rough trails, and even the racetrack.

The dusty Arad track tried to challenge the bike (and us), and even there the CF simply danced from corner to corner.

JAC 8 in Israel: 7-seater plug-in 4x4 for NIS 230,000

The Chinese manufacturer launches a crossover twin to the Chery Tiggo 9 in Israel, but NIS 15,000 cheaper. The target: Škoda Kodiaq, and customers of Sorento and Santa Fe.

As usual, a pair of 12.3-inch screens with almost no physical control switches.