The production E-HS9 was unveiled in the fall of 2020 at the Beijing Auto Show. The vehicle is based on the Hongqi E115 concept car, which was shown at the 2019 International Motor Show in Germany (IAA) and the 2019 Guangzhou Motor Show. This SUV tops the SUV model range, which includes the compact E-HS3, midsize HS... Read more
The Israeli automotive market ended 2022 with a 7.8% drop in new car supply, but the share of electric vehicles exceeded 10% for the first time. We can safely say that electric vehicles and Chinese cars were especially popular in Israel in 2022. According to the Automobile Importers Association, 268,145 new cars wer... Read more
FAW (First Automotive Works) is China’s first car brand, established on July 15, 1953. The company has been producing vehicles since 1958. The creation of the first automobile works in China marked the beginning of the development of the country’s automobile industry. It was FAW that produced the first Chinese truc... Read more
Hongqi is a Chinese luxury car brand owned by public automaker FAW Car Company. Hongqi appeared in 1959 and is considered to be the oldest brand of passenger cars in China. In Chinese, the word ‘Hongqi’ means ‘Red Banner/Flag’. This name is due to the fact that initially Hongqi models were intended only fo... Read more
The Ford Edge Plus is a local car for the Chinese market, based on the popular Ford Edge within the 2020 restyling. The 2019 version, which is sold in Israel, has received a 3-row passenger compartment and modernized equipment, becoming another Chinese Ford Edge. For the sake of decency, the car was given the Plu... Read more
Israel already has one representative of the Wey ‘coffee’ family: the Coffee 01, a premium SUV with a plug-in hybrid system with a capacity of 476 hp and an electric driving range of 149 km, priced from 269,900 shekels. In March 2023, the brand introduced another plug-in hybrid, the Wey Lanshan, the new flagshi... Read more
We are looking forward to seeing the new flagship SUV from Lexus in Israel, the luxurious and large Lexus LX 600. Keep in mind, the ‘600’ index in the SUV’s name does not mean that it will have a 6-liter engine. In fact, the new generation body-on-frame SUV is equipped with a much more modest 3.4-liter engine... Read more
The IM LS7 is an electric SUV from a new Chinese electric vehicle brand, IM, unveiled in late 2022. The name IM stands for Intelligence in Motion. The electric vehicle will be produced by the newly created company Zhiji Auto, founded in 2021 by SAIC (it owns the trademarks Roewe, MG and Maxus) with Internet gian... Read more
The Nio EC7 is an electric coupe-like SUV with 645 hp and a range of 490 to 635 km, depending on battery capacity. In the future, it is going to be equipped with a single CATL solid-state battery, which guarantees a range of 940 km according to the Chinese CLTC standard. This is the seventh model from the Chines... Read more
The DongFeng Warrior MS600 (Mengshi M20 in China) is a full-size body-on-frame SUV introduced on February 18, 2023. It was created thanks to the military experience of Chinese designers. At the same time, the very idea, simple design and American truck diesel engine were inherited from the American Hummer. The Chines... Read more
From February 23, 2023, the large 4.8-meter Chery Tiggo 9 SUV is officially the largest and most expensive model in Chery’s model range. Finally, the manufacturer unveiled the production SUV, which we already reviewed, mentioning that it looks very similar to the stylish Range Rover Velar. At the start of sales, th... Read more
At the beginning of summer 2022, the best-selling SUV by Lexus, the Lexus RX, received a new generation, moved to the new global GA-K platform, acquired improved plug-in hybrid systems, new exterior and interior design, as well as an updated infotainment system and the latest security systems. The 5th generation SU... Read more
The Lexus RZ is the first Lexus electric SUV built on the eTNGA platform, which makes it related to Toyota’s very first “Beyond Zero”, the Toyota bZ4X, and its “twin” Subaru Solterra. But unlike them, the Lexus RZ produces more power (313 hp versus 217 hp) and boasts premium equipment. The Lexus electric vehicl... Read more
The BMW X5 M and X6 M are the most powerful versions of the X5 and X6 SUVs. The current fourth generation BMW X5 was first introduced in 2018, and the premiere of the sports version of the X5 M took place in the fall of 2019. Therefore, the base BMW X5 has already been updated, and now it’s time for the X5 M. As fo... Read more