Vehicle

Our addiction to SUVs killed two more unique cars this month

Kia ends production of the Soul after 17 years, and Volvo retires the V90 wagon after 9, as car choices shrink toward boring crossover sameness.

There was also a Turbo Soul with 204 hp, but not here.
The Hipster is, first and foremost, a very small car: only 3 meters long.

Dacia reinvents the affordable electric car: What you’ll have to compromise on

The Nation’s Scooter.

25 years of Israeli choice: How SYM became the nation’s scooter

The eTerron will be less of a "worker's pickup" and more of a "boss's carriage".

Big and green: Are you ready for an electric pickup?


Tesla Stock: Pump and Dump

Stock market.

From NIS 165,000, up to 589 km range: A new electric crossover that isn’t Chinese

The Kia EV3 launched locally against Chinese models, with two battery options and three trims, expected to revive EV purchases by agencies avoiding Chinese cars.

Korean Answer.

Economical 4x4 automatic: Dacia’s Hybrid models with all-wheel drive

Duster and Bigster get all-wheel-drive hybrids with automatic gearboxes, adding a rear electric motor. What’s the fuel consumption and arrival date?

Bigster 4x4 Hybrid Automatic

The cheapest 7-seater vehicle in Israel: From NIS 157,000

Opel launches the new Frontera in Israel with a mild hybrid engine and a breakthrough price. The Defense Ministry will lease 500 units for majors with large families.

Together with the new Grandland (center) and the renewed Mokka (left), the Frontera completes the crossover lineup of Opel

Three-year-old dies after being left alone in Beersheba car

Magen David Adom medics attempted to treat the child at the scene, and transferred him to Soroka Medical Center, but medical staff were forced to declare him dead.

 MDA ambulances

Police arrest suspect in Jaffa car blast, four injured in attempted hit

Police said officers from the Tel Aviv-Jaffa district police arrested one suspect, a Jaffa local, shortly upon arriving to the scene of the explosion.

Israel Police officers seen at the site of a vehicle explosion in Jaffa, central Israel, August 30, 2025

Israeli military vehicle producer signs agreement to manufacture in India's Punjab region

India’s JSW Group has partnered with Tomcar to produce military vehicles in Chandigarh, enhancing local manufacturing and expanding into new markets.

A four-wheel drive Tomcar TX; illustrative.

Feeling underpowered? Volkswagen offers 27 more HP for NIS 76 per month

After Mercedes, BMW, and Polestar, German automaker Volkswagen is the first mass-market manufacturer to offer electric car owners a performance upgrade.

The ID.3 platform. The power upgrade will not shorten the range, according to the manufacturer.

Israeli mistakenly enters Nablus with three children, evacuated unharmed

Preliminary examination of the incident shows the Israeli took his children to a nearby scenic observation post, before getting lost while navigating.

Israeli forces are seen operating in Nablus, in the West Bank, July 30, 2025

Firefighters battle blaze outside Jerusalem, nearby forests amid scorching heatwave

Firefighting planes have been called in as the Fire and Rescue Authority works to extinguish the blaze.  

A fire breaks out from a vehicle on the side of the road spread towards Eshtaol, August 12, 2025.

The police's new electric vehicle: Israeli

Israel Police expands its use of personal transport vehicles and, for the first time, orders the MIA Four from Mia Dynamics.

MIA Four in use by Miami Police