Overdrive

Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that considers all aspects of cars and transport. I’m David Brown News 1. Next-generation Toyota Mirai confirmed for Australia (1:40) 2. NSW looks to tax electric cars (2:45) 3. Mini creates the Urbanaut (3:41) 4. New contract rules to reduce stress on truck drivers (4:41) 5. Voi e-scooters to include pedestrian detection and satellite positioning (5:43) In...

Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that plays with cars and transport. I’m David Brown News • SA government to tax electric vehicles (1:25) • Hyundai’s ‘Connected Car’ Infotainment And Ai Platform (2:19) • TV campaign on the value of safety features (3:14) • A decade of evolution of electric vehicles (4:14) • Intelligent systems (5:19) Interview • Rob Fraser drives a new car of old design an...

Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that ponders the purpose of cars and transport I’m David Brown News • October 2020 vehicles sales gives a glimmer of hope (1:39) • The new Nissan Navara overview (2:44) • Key stumbling blocks for electric vehicle adoption (3:43) • California gives automakers until end of year to come clean on emissions cheats (4:56) • 1967 Toyota 2000GT sells for $912,500,...

I've just been on a lovely drive down to Akuna Bay in New South Wales in Sydney, where we were having a look at the new 2008 Peugeot small SUV. There I met Peugeot/Citroen Australia’s Managing Director Kate Gillis. Kate has an interesting background in working for companies that place great importance on brand value and produce quality products. Waterford Crystal was one of her former employees. A...

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 Overdrive • News • Announcement of the Yaris cross (1:32) • Peugeot launches a new 2008 light SUV (2:32) • All-new Ford escape achieves 5-star ANCAP rating (3:37) • Implications of Pavement Markings for Machine Vision (4:41) • Welcome to the world’s Sma...

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 motor corporation Australia to deliver connected vehicles with KDDI Australia AND Telstra 2. Brand-new Mazda bt-50 achieves five-star ancap rating 3. Jaguar XE: updated with new connected technologies 4. Fred Racing at Bathurst 5. Nissan Duke – Dean...

Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that ponders the philosophical and the practical aspects of motoring and transport. I’m David Brown News 1. Could your car keep you safe from COVID-19? (1:54) 2. 3 star safety carries through to Jeep Gladiator (2:57) 3. Someone Volkswagen sells $26 million in new vehicles YTD via online ordering (4:05) 4. paid nearly half a million for a Ford Falcon with n...

Hello this is Overdrive a program about the facts, the fun and the fiction of motoring and transport I’m David Brown News • 2020-21 Federal Budget – Infrastructure does well (1:38) • Car Sales for September 2020 (2:47) • Designing the Hilux (3:47) • Volvo XC 40 (4:45) • The Hummer will be back (5:47) Interview Alan Zurvas and I take the small Volvo XC 40 SUV for a spin (8:10) Motoring Minutes • Au...

Hello this is Overdrive a program about trains, planes and automobiles, but mainly automobiles. News 1. Kia Picanto (1:45) 2. Nissan Patrol (2:48) 3. Toyota Australia announces vehicles added to Takata airbag recall (3:55) 4. Nissan re-leaf: power when it’s needed, where it’s needed (5:01) 5. San Francisco investigates congestion pricing with new online game (6:05) 6. Computer games to help the co...

Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that looks at the fantasises and fallacies of anything to do with motoring and transport. News 1. Federal Government’s push for Future Technologies (1:49) 2. Crashtag - Innovative new app to boost motorsport safety (2:53) 3. Mini Australia introduces all-inclusive EV ownership experience with new dynamic mobility package for new electric hatch (2:56) 4. Ne...

Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that looks at the factors affecting our attitude and actions to motoring and transport. News 1. Victoria’s poor car sales figures (1:46) 2. Toyota invests in new performance brand with GR Yaris (2:49) 3. Hyundai motor advances hydrogen strategy with export of fuel cell systems to Europe (3:54) 4. GMC highlights new trailer tech on 2021 Sierra (4:56) 5. Dai...

Molly Taylor has been racing competitively for some time. I recorded a chat with her, not about her later successes, but about the hard grind of giving up other opportunities and leaving the comforts of home to pursue her dream. Items she covered include: • School project of designing a race track • Giving up University to pursue her dream • Traveling to England when she was 20 years old • Moving...

Hello this is Overdrive a program that tries to spread the word about trains, planes and automobiles. News 1. Automotive R&D to Continue at Lang Lang Proving Ground with Vinfast Purchase (1:33) 2. Who is Vinfast (2:38) 3. Car sales for August (3:41) 4. Subaru To Farewell Liberty Line-Up (4:44) 5. V8 Mustang Cobra Jet dragster vs electric Cobra (5:45) Interview Alan Zurvas takes us through the new...

Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program with an infatuation about trains, planes, and automobiles. News 1. Transport for NSW to trial new tech to keep women safe travelling at night (2:05) 2. Toyota Corolla hybrid (3:08) 3. Honda HRV RS (4:11) 4. Toyota Lunar Cruiser could take hydrogen fuel-cell tech to the moon (5:19) 5. The Rolls-Royce Ghost Is The Luxury Marque s Most Important New Car (6:19)...

Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that pushes the parameters in discussing motoring and transport. News 1. Toyota success is clearly with hybrids (1:28) 2. Details of the new Hilux announced (2:25) 3. Mini Anniversary (3:24) 4. Lunaz – Electrifying Rolls Royce Phantom V (4:26) 5. Road Safety into the Next Decade: Greater commitment and actions in LMICs (5:30) Interview Rob Fraser talks abo...

Welcome to Overdrive, a program that ponders the particulars of motoring and transport. News 1. New Yaris Overview (1:34) 2. New Yaris Safety (2:49) 3. New Yaris Engines (3:46) 4. Kia introduces all-new carnival, offering unrivaled style, space, and comfort (4:53) 5. How many litres of petrol can you buy with one Australian salary (5:56) Interview Terry Thompson gives us an update of the historic...

In November 2019 I met John Mann at the Island Magic meeting at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in southern Victoria. John has a long and illustrious career in motorsport so it was great to have a chat. John, who is now eighty and despite a battle with cancer, is still racing. In the chat John covered • His first car, an open wheeler, he made himself • The many cars he raced • He nursed abou...

Welcome to Overdrive, a program that ponders the particulars of motoring and transport. News 1. Audi S4 and S5 (1:50) 2. New Toyota Fortuner (2:53) 3. New Toyota Hilux (2:53) 4. Jaguar teaches driverless cars how to reduce motion sickness (2:51) 5. Active Driving Assistance Systems Do Less to Assist Drivers and More to Interfere (2:59) Interviews We spent a couple of days driving some new Audis th...

Testing cars is not just about their features and performance. It is about how well you travel in them and what you can do when you get to a destination. On a trip to the Highlands for the launch of some new Audis, we passed through Picton. We sat in a park just near St Marks Anglican Church and Pioneer Cemetery. One tombstone hints at the tragedy of Janet Robinson's life. Born in Scotland and die...

Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that looks at the purpose of and the passion for trains, planes and automobiles. News 1. VFacts Cars sales figures show a slight relapse (1:34) 2. Audi have announced their new A4 and A5 (2:36) 3. Audi is researching bidirectional charging technology (3:41) 4. Nissan accepting electricity as payment for parking (4:40) 5. Ventilation in buses help reduce inf...

Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that puts a magnifying glass to the role of cars and transport in our society and ends up burning a hole in it. News 1. Hyundai develops new air-conditioning technologies (1:45) 2. Jaguar Land Rover’s touchscreen you don’t have to touch to fight bacteria and viruses (2:44) 3. Suzuki Baleno – priced to succeed (3:48) 4. The new Audi R8 Coupé and Spyder arriv...

Welcome to Overdrive, a motoring and transport program where facts are important but so is passion and opinion. News 1. VW – to make electric classics (1:32) 2. 3-D printing makes manufacturing complex or limited number of parts possible (2:43) 3. Nissan Pathfinder (3:45) 4. Electric charging standard – Nissan goes for the common approach (4:44) 5. Establishes ‘purple m’ start-up to accelerate EV...

A few years before his death, I spoke to Sir Jack Brabham. The obvious start was to get him reminiscing about the old days. To my surprise he almost immediately said “you should speak to Ron Tauranac”. Ron had a long friendship with Brabham and Ron helped him no matter which team he was in and then held the official position of the design expert behind the cars that carried the Brabham name. Sir J...

Welcome to Overdrive, a program that pontificates on the issues of motoring and transport News 1. Nissan introduces the Ariya, a 100% electric crossover (1:48) 2. Audi TT Coupe 45 TFSI quattro S tronic (2:41) 3. Expanded Hino 300 series provides solutions for a growing market (3:46) 4. Kia Stinger 3.3l GT (4:46) 5. Subaru XV 2.0Is AWD vs Kia Seltos GT Line (5:46) Interview 1. Alan Zurvas runs thro...

Welcome to Overdrive, a program that ponders on the issues of motoring and transport News 1. Car Sales Figures for June 2020 bounce back a bit (1:30) 2. Nissan leaf industry-first vehicle-to-grid charging technology launched in Australia (2:26) 3. World’s first fuel cell heavy-duty truck, xcient fuel cell, heads to Europe for commercial use (3:25) 4. Go electric or go off road: customers choose wi...