Overdrive

In this program 1. Car Sales • Problems with poor data – the curse of Artificial Intelligence (1:06) 2. Second hand car prices (10:44) • What’s happening in an unstable environment 3. Interview with Terry Thompson – President of the Council of Car clubs (16:31) • the upcoming 25th August Shannons Classic • 1500 classic cars on display at Sydney Motorsport park • Includes a story of a car club memb...

In this program • Should we teach young learner drivers to be courtesy • Priorities for Sustainable transport • Road test of the Abarth EV • Feedback • Car Names as Acronyms • Karmann Ghia • Songs for autonomous/electric/Classic vehicles • Autonomous cars – what happens if two crash – is there a programmed road rage function Web Site: Driven Media: drivenmedia.com.au Podcasts iTunes: Cars Transpor...

In this program • Joke of the week – country and western songs that could relate to classic car ownership • Social Media • Feedback on the Nash/Austin post • Feedback on the Lotus (with Chev V8) post • Reference to the video on the Vauxhall we posted • Road test on the Patrol (non the warrior) • Helpful Hint - Don’t leave your medication at home • Interview with the guy from Directed Technologies...

Program Listeners joke An extended discussion on the feedback from our story on unusual gear stick knobs • A gear knob as an element of sculpture • Aussie gear stick knobs • Extreme examples including from a taxi in Fiji • Did you know it is illegal to not have the gear selection pattern on your gear knob • What should a car tell you other than the gear selection pattern Road tests • Subaru BRZ ma...

In this program: News stories • Fisker bankruptcy: SUVs for $3700 each – report (0:45) • Holden’s Hero Torana to be resurrected at a price (3:15) • Private e-scooters to get legal green light (8:06) • Learners falsifying logbooks in significant numbers, survey reveals (11:27) Unintended consequences • High Occupancy Vehicle lanes – fudging the number of occupants (15:55) Feedback – comments from l...

In this program: Interviews • Car sales figures for the first half of the year especially electric vehicles • Road test the Nissan Qashqai – hybrid – it’s a bit different • Clear up some of the frustrations we had with the Great Wall Motors Tank 500 • Discuss some of the crazy trends we have seen in motoring • Comment on some of some great quotes about motoring and travel from the Bill Bryson book...

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive a program that bounces through the world of cars and transport In this program: Listener feedback on • Unexpected consequences of transport projects. Paris is implementing high occupancy lanes – good idea but some experience in Sydney would be helpful to consider • Oil leaks in Morris minors • A unique clock with the face like an old-style Jaguar dial Interviews • Gu...

In this program: • Taking a long time to overtake: The Cruise Control Creep • Noise from windscreen wipers • Original Mini versus modern SUVs – Listeners play homage to Monty Python • Road test – Patrol Warrior • Road test of Genesis GV70 – 3.5 T Web Site: Driven Media: drivenmedia.com.au Podcasts iTunes: Cars Transport Culture Spotify: Cars Transport Culture Or our social pages Facebook Cars Tran...

Overdrive: Past car ads - the good, bad and ugly; Hyundai Kona EV; Misleading hybrid sale figures 1. Joke from a listener 2. An engineer turned comedian gives an example of the poor use of statistics 3. Why two-wheel-drive utes sell in small numbers 4. We review a historic film of road construction. How has the presentation of transport projects changed 5. A review of some specific aspects of the...

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive a cars and transport program where you don’t have to be a rev head to enjoy it. In this program we look at • Some reflections on why switches are better than touch screens and great headlines on car ads • A young person tries a new car • Road Test of the Nissan Navara 4X Pro • Some things from the Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management’s panel sessio...

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive a program that looks at cars and transport from a variety of angles. In this program we look at • Queensland has made Public Transport trips 50c but not zero. Is it a good idea • New road safety ad from South Aust Police – will it do any good • Self-driving vehicles expected on UK roads by 2026 following new legislation • America’s heavy tax on Chinese EVs and China’...

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive a program that looks at all forms of transport from the humble bike through to a rocket powered spaceship. In this program we look at • An adventure in an electric vehicle that did not deliver the range it promised • The government’s approach to the increasing road toll • There’s a motoring link to a survey of the sexiest man in Britain – prepare for a shock • Creati...

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive a program that looks at the different ways we get around, from walking, riding, or in cars, buses, trains or planes and their impact on our culture In the program Paul Murrell and I discuss • Toyota considering an alternative to the Mazda MX-5 • Is the manual gearbox doomed? • Converting classic cars to electric power • 60 years of the Porsche 911 • Volvo launces a n...

G’day and welcome to Overdrive, a program where we look at the wide and wonderful world of motoring and transport and its impact on culture I’m David Brown In the program Paul Murrell and I discuss 1. Tesla downsizing its effort on electric vehicle chargers 2. Euro car designers jumping ship to Chinese companies. 3. More Collective nouns • “a Protrusion of Bristols” 4. Road Test of the Hyundai i30...

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive, a program about all sorts of things to do with motoring and transport and its impact on our culture I’m David Brown In the program Paul Murrell and I hold forth on Ambassadors • Following on from last week, some comments from our young intern regarding the interview we did last week on car brand ambassadors Collective nouns • We know about collective nouns such as a...

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive, a program that investigates matters to do with motoring and transport and their impact on our culture I’m David Brown In the program Paul Murrell from seniordriveraus.com and I pontificate on • Are brand ambassadors worth the effort • Bicycle Day • Road test the Subaru Impreza • MG’s Cyberster – EV convertible For extended version of the program go to Web Site: Driv...

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive, where we take a populous approach to issues about cars and transport. I’m David Brown In the program Paul Murrell from seniordriveraus.com and I deliberate on • Car sales so far this year - Is it a correction or huge on-going trend • There’s a new ute on the Australian market and we don’t mean the KIA • Geographic boundaries and naming your car • Our young intern di...

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive, where we experiment with ideas and activities to do with cars and transport and their impact on our culture. I’m David Brown In the program we are joined by motoring journalist Paul Murrell to ruminate on 1. The gentleman who renovated his house so that he can keep his HQ Holden Monaro in the lounge room 2. The Mazda CX-3 and the image of Mazda that has made it succ...

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive a program that samples as much as it can of the experiences of cars and transport I’m David Brown Social Media Feedback • There has been a suggestion that we do away with the yellow phase in traffic lights altogether – is this a constructive revolution or destructive recklessness Road Test • We road test a large Kia electric vehicle – the EV9 Marcello Gandini – maste...

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive a program that samples as much as it can of the pleasures of cars and transport I’m David Brown Feedback from social media posts • The most verbose press release of the year so far – The Kia K4 Are young people still embarrassed by the car that they are driven to school in? • Is it the car or the parents? • For my son there were only a few cars that I could drive him...

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive, where we mull over issues to do with cars and transport. I’m David Brown Feedback from social media posts • Car of the year • An art installation that has a rock crushing a Tesla Road Test - Great Wall Motors Ora • Electric car • Comment from one of our Interns - a young persons perspective • Comments from Dean Phillip Island Classic • Chat to Fred about the major h...

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive a program that samples as much as it can of the delight of cars and transport I’m David Brown Interview Recently there was an article in a major media outlet on whether the amount of yellow light time at traffic lights is enough. The article had some one-dimensional comments so we thought we would here from an export and in doing so raised issues of real behaviour ch...

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive a program that samples as much as it can of the delights of cars and transport I’m David Brown This week we go from the very small to the very large – is it the sublime to the ridiculous –and if so which is which. It all depends on your approach Road test A road test of the smallest mainstream car in our market the Kia Picanto Interviews And in the middle of that we...

G’day and welcome to overdrive a radio and podcast program that tests cars and the locations who can drive them to I’m David Brown This week we reflect on our road trip to Bathurst Road test A road test of the Mazda 3 Interview And when we get their we look at a bit of history then attend the first round of the V8 super car series. Taking the opportunity to interview with the Vice President of Thr...

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive, a program that seeks simplicity amongst the complexities when talking about cars and transport. I’m David Brown Road test Mazda 2 – a quite small sedan – look at some history of when nippy little sedans were trendy. There practicality should not be lost. Interview We talk to an expert in bicycle and pedestrian planning on being engage with the real problems. For mor...