Overdrive: Towns & car names; Nissan Patrol – lounge music or rock and roll; Victorian COVID car sales
18 September 2020
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that looks at the factors affecting our attitude and actions to motoring and transport. News Victoria’s poor car sales figures (1:46) Toyota invests in new performance brand with GR Yaris (2:49) Hyundai motor advances hydrogen strategy with
Molly Taylor: Giving up home comforts & travelling solo around the world to become a rally driver
11 September 2020
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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:
Overdrive: Kia Sorento and a country adventure; Vietnamese Vinfast buy proving ground; EV Drag Car
11 September 2020
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Hello and welcome, this is Overdrive a program that tries to spread the word about trains, planes, and automobiles. News Automotive R&D to Continue at Lang Lang Proving Ground with Vinfast Purchase (1:33) Who is Vinfast (2:38) Car sales for August (3:41) Subaru To
Overdrive: Rolls Royce Owner reflects on electrified 1967 Phantom; Trucking future; Spike’s Mini Ad
5 September 2020
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program with an infatuation about trains, planes, and automobiles. News Transport for NSW to trial new tech to keep women safe travelling at night (2:05) Toyota Corolla hybrid (3:08) Honda HRV RS (4:11) Toyota Lunar Cruiser could take
Overdrive: Hybrid’s huge success; Mini’s birthday; A Modern Defender!; WHO Road Safety program fails
30 August 2020
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that pushes the parameters in discussing motoring and transport. News Toyota success is clearly with hybrids (1:28) Details of the new Hilux announced (2:25) Mini Anniversary (3:24) Lunaz – Electrifying Rolls Royce Phantom V (4:26) Road Safety
How cheap do you think petrol is in Australia?
21 August 2020
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According to research by Picodi, Malaysia has the cheapest petrol at 53 cents a litre in our currency. In Australia its $1.26 a litre while the dearest was Hong Kong at $3.10. But cheap petrol means little if you have poor wages. The ratio
