The 2023 World Car of the Year finalists have been revealed: a jury of 100 automotive journalists from 32 countries selected the top 10 models from 30 entries. The winners will be announced at the New York Auto Show on April 5, 2023. We remind you that in 2022, one of the most popular Korean electric vehicle...
The BMW 2 Series is a passenger car that has been produced since 2014 in coupe and convertible bodies. In 2019, the range was expanded with the Gran Coupe sedan. In 2021, the manufacturer announced the second generation. This is a full-fledged change of generation, required thorough preparation from the manufacturer...
The BMW 2 Series is a compact car C-class manufactured by BMW since 2014 in coupe, cabriolet, minivan, and sedan versions. The market currently offers the first generation BMW 2 Series after the 2017 restyling, which can be purchased in Israel (as of 2020)....
The cost of Toyota models in Israel will increase: the website of Union Motors, the exclusive supplier of Toyota in Israel, has published an updated price list for 2023. Let’s make it clear from the very beginning that the increase is insignificant. For example, the popular Toyota Corolla sedan will increase in pric...
The price increase in 2023 will touch almost all the most popular models of Kia presented in Israel: the Kia Picanto will rise in price by 4,000 shekels, the Kia Sportage plug-in hybrid SUV will become 11,000 shekels more expensive, the Kia Niro Plus EV will rise in price by 10,000 shekels, and all other models wil...
In January 2023, BMW introduced its new super sedan, the BMW M3 CS, based on the M3 Competition xDrive all-wheel drive model. This is a full-fledged 5-seater car for everyday driving, offering a power of 550 hp. The new CS version of the BMW M3 will be launched in March. The price will be 146,000 euros, which is abou...
Knowledge of the past and its analysis help to look confidently into the future. Even though the Israeli automotive market ended 2022 with a 7.8% drop in new car shipments, the share of electric vehicles in total sales exceeded 10% for the first time. We hope that this positive trend will continue in 2023. Rememberin...
The Suzuki Ciaz is a compact car, a classic C-segment sedan, produced since 2014. In India, this is the most popular C-segment sedan: since 2014, Maruti Suzuki India Limited has sold more than 220,000 units. In 2018, the car underwent a scheduled restyling, after which it was slightly updated again in 2020. The mode...
The Lexus RC is a beautiful Japanese quality coupe, produced since 2014. The Israeli market offered the 2-door sports compact car in the Lexus RC300 restyled in 2018 version with a 2.0-liter turbo engine producing 245 hp, and an 8-speed automatic gearbox. And if you think the time has come for a new generation, yo...
The Toyota Corolla is a compact model produced by Toyota (Japan) since 1966. It has been at the top of the sales charts throughout its long life often without the slightest mercy for competitors. Recently, Toyota celebrated a milestone as its hit received further recognition in the form of a 50 millionth customer...
The Israeli market offers the second generation Land Rover Defender 2019. In 2023, we will have two new versions of the legendary British SUV: the Land Rover Defender 110 P400e powerful plug-in hybrid with a 404 hp engine, offering an electric driving range of 46 km for fans of fuel-efficiency and ecology and th...
As a rule, automakers compete with each other for profits. But sometimes they unite and show the world a ‘new’ old model. This is exactly what Suzuki and Toyota did. They have built the Suzuki Swace, whose entire appearance shows the Corolla’s reproduction technique… The new model is actually a slightly modifie...
The main income of automakers comes from C-segment cars, but almost every company can offer its own executive car, which occupies a special place in the model range. As a rule, F-segment cars (according to European classification) feature the best and most technically advanced systems. Executive cars are not onl...
