Overdrive

Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program about cars and transport I’m David Brown The times each story appears in the program are noted (mm:ss) 1. Hyundai Mighty electric truck (00:30) 2. Peugeot electric van confirmed for Australia (~) 3. New Lexus RZ adds innovative heating (~) 4. Quirky Classics at Shannons’ Auction (5:38) Features: - Our artist residence Dean Oliver critiques the distinctivel...

Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that samples as much as it can of the experiences of cars and transport I’m David Brown The times each story appears in the program are noted (mm:ss) News 1. Vehicle sales start the year on a positive note (1:19) 2. Mitsubishi installs Australia’s first V2G bi directional chargers (2:53) 3. Hyundai Streamliner (4:16) 4. Ford to go back to Formula 1 (5:27) F...

Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that samples as much as it can of the experiences of cars and transport I’m David Brown The times each story appears in the program are noted (mm:ss) News (1:23) 1. Toyota gives their side to the electrification debate 2. To get delivery drivers to be considerate, charge them per minute they delay traffic 3. Making Uber and other ride services go electric 4...

Overdrive: Toyota 86; Peugeot 308 GT; Car sales in 2022; Heated seatbelts could increase EV range Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that looks at performance and community issues related to cars and transport. I’m David Brown The times each story appears in the program are noted (mm:ss) News (1:10) 1. Vehicle sales numbers for 2022 2. Polestar aims for vehicle performance 3. Can heated sea...

Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that dabbles in the mystical world of cars and transport. I’m David Brown The times each story appears in the program are noted (mm:ss) News 1. Nissan Launches a new X-Trail (1:36) 2. Peugeot 308 passenger car launched in Australia (3:24) 3. Road resiliency inquiry launched (4:23) 4. UK begins noise camera trials (5:33) Features • Our Evan Jones went to th...

Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that takes an expansive look at the world of cars and transport. I’m David Brown The times each story appears in the program are noted (mm:ss) News 1. Hyundai launches Santa Fe Hybrid (1:21) 2. Hot Fiat 500 all electric model launched in Europe (2:55) 3. Ford sounds off about the new Raptor (4:28) 4. Sebastian Vettel Retires from Formula 1 (6:05) Feature (...

Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that canvases issues related to cars and transport. I’m David Brown The times each story appears in the program are noted (mm:ss) News 1. New Zealand proposed speed limit change (1:34) 2. Safety testing looks at a range of people and technologies (3:05) 3. Renault and Geely to work together (4:19) 4. Superblocks for Melbourne? (5:13) Features 1. In our fea...

Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that contemplates issues related to cars and transport. I’m David Brown The times each story appears in the program are noted (mm:ss) News • Toyota Corolla gets an upgrade • Sydney seeks operators for city centre bike hubs • Saudi Arabia to produce electric cars • Mini Moke goes Electric Features • Two years ago we road tested the Toyota Granvia (the repla...

Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program about motoring and transport where we try to explain the jargon and PR spin that manufacturers use to describe their vehicles I’m David Brown The times each story appears in the program are noted (mm:ss) News 1. Some upgraded models for Australia from Kia, Mazda CX-8, Alpha Romeo (1:19) 2. Geely to launch an SUV with new battery technology (3:18) 3. Toyota...

Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that luxuriates in the realm of cars and transport. I’m David Brown The times each story appears in the program are noted (mm:ss) News • Ampol and BYD make a deal (1:24) • BMW Australia announces pricing for electric iX1 (2:33) • Nissan announces Juke modest makeover (3:50) • Ford Australia Expands its Everest Lineup (5:19) Feature We talk to the man who h...

Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that considers all aspects of cars and transport. I’m David Brown The times each story appears in the program are noted (mm:ss) News 1. Local distributor of new cars sets up used car network 2. Great Wall embraces electrification 3. New Nissan Qashqai gets five-star safety rating Features We test the Haval Jolion small SUV from Great Wall Motors I also caug...

Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that plays with cars and transport. I’m David Brown News 1. Hyundai’s IONIQ 6 will have good range performance 2. An app to help the vision-impaired catch buses 3. Audi to enter formula one 4. Australia’s F1 driver Daniel Riccardo weighs his options Features • With the sale of the contents of a major toy museum going ahead which includes some car, boat and...

Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that practices what it preaches, most of the time, on the subject of cars and transport. I’m David Brown The times each story appears in the program are noted (mm:ss) News (Timed from 1:13 1. Suzuki has invested in a Melbourne startup that makes software for self-driving vehicles 2. Ford pitches at the commercial vehicle sector with new e-Transit 3. Volvo...

Welcome to Overdrive, a program that proudly gives you the alternative facts to all aspects of motoring and transport. I’m David Brown News 1. Toyota launches new GR86 eight months after the Subaru BRZ 2. Land Rover Defender’s special 75th Anniversary model 3. BMW and MINI go for vegan interiors 4. Hyundai gets its first 1-2-3- in WRC 5. The Queen’s Unusual cars Features • The Hyundai i30N more th...

Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that ponders the philosophical and practical aspects of motoring and transport. I’m David Brown The times each story appears in the program are noted (mm:ss) News 1. August shows positive signs in car sales 2. ANCAP five stars for three EVs 3. Skoda goes for seven-year warranty 4. Electric car survey Road tests • Nissan Patrol • BMW ix xdrive 40 You can fi...

Overdrive: Kia Stinger –can it be a sports car with four doors?: National Transport Research Centre Hello this is Overdrive a program about the facts, the fun and the fiction of motoring and transport I’m David Brown The times each story appears in the program are noted (mm:ss) News (1:19) 1. BMW iX xDrive40 – telling it like it is 2. Subaru Outback gets a turbo boost 3. Big Toyota Tundra ute is b...

Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program about trains, planes and automobiles, but mainly automobiles. I'm David Brown News (1:20) And in this program we have some news stories, including: 1. ANCAP says talks of environmental targets should not come at a cost of safety. 2. A new hybrid Haval 3. Genesis goes all electric with a G80 luxury sedan. 4. And Volkswagen hails progress on electric vehicles...

David Lange is in segment management, the Michelin for East Asia and Oceana, particularly for their larger passenger car tires, which involves tires for performance vehicles, but also for electric vehicles. He is stationed in Thailand where I caught up with him on the line and asked him, what are the major factors that need to be considered when making tires for electric vehicles or EVs?

Brian Jubb has done a beautiful restoration of a 1923 Peugeot Van. In our conversation he revealed: The block and the head in the engine are one solid lump of iron, not separate castings. An engine that does not have an exhaust manifold, petrol pump, oil pump and the petrol is drip feed into the motor. Maximum Speed 60-65 km/hr First gear is very low but is needed to be especially if the engine is...

Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that looks at the fantasises and fallacies of anything to do with motoring and transport. I’m David Brown The times each story appears in the program are noted (mm:ss) News (1:18) 1. Ford gives up on selling sedans 2. Mercedes introduces another EV 3. Polestar electric roadster set for production 4. A better way to create trails on disused rail lines. Feat...

Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that looks at the factors affecting our attitude and actions to motoring and transport. I’m David Brown The times each story appears in the program are noted (mm:ss) News (1:06) 1. Hertz offers Polestar electric vehicles 2. BMW expensive subscriptions for car features 3. Industry approach to climate change 4. Need for tax reform Features In our feature sto...

Hello this is Overdrive a program that tries to spread the word about trains, planes and automobiles. I’m David Brown The times each story appears in the program are noted (mm:ss) News (1:09) 1. Vehicle Sales for July 2022 2. Free e bike offer gets Green Square residents rolling 3. New Managing Director appointed to drive transformation at Jaguar Land Rover Australia 4. Advancing Transportation Eq...

Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program with an infatuation about trains, planes and automobiles. I’m David Brown The times each story appears in the program are noted (mm:ss) News (1:26) 1. Automotive organisations reach agreement on transition to electric vehicles 2. New BMW 7 series including first-ever fully electric model 3. Historical Heroes show the benefits of good data Toyota Landcruiser...

Welcome to Overdrive, a program that ponders the particulars of motoring and transport. I’m David Brown The times each story appears in the program are noted (mm:ss) News 1. Hyundai’s next batch of Ioniq 5s have some upgrades 2. GWM Haval bring in a GT version of its H6 medium SUV 3. Kia mid-size SUV joins the five-star safety rating group 4. Should we de-spec cars to reduce dependence on semi-con...

Hello, and welcome to Overdrive, a program that looks at the purpose of and the passion for trains, planes, and automobiles. I’m David Brown The times each story appears in the program are noted (mm:ss) News (1:24) 1. Major report calls for tax concession to businesses when buying electric vehicles 2. Hyundai Tucson makes it to second place in June 3. Nissan hangs out for their new Qashqai 4. Why...