David Brown Archive
Interview with Will Hagon on the passing of Ron Tauranac – designer of Brabham and RALT racing cars
24 July 2020
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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 Jack was in
An historic celebration: 110 years of alfa Romeo
20 July 2020
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And it is a happy birthday to Alfa Romeo which is 110 years old. Alfas have a passionate following but their products have had some ups and downs. Hence the joke “What is the most senior position in Alfa Romeo – the Manager of Spare Parts”. Alfa’s strengths and weaknesses were epitomised by the Alfasud;
Big family? Don’t forget to look at a people mover – e.g. Hyundai iMax
20 July 2020
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If you have a large family and you need more seats in your vehicle, the temptation is to look at medium to large SUVs that will seat seven people. But they do this with some compromises. Most SUVs are squeezing in a third row of seats that can be hard to get to and not
Overdrive: Nissan Ariya 100% electric; Hino 300 including hybrid; Musicians who have special cars
18 July 2020
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Welcome to Overdrive, a program that pontificates on the issues of motoring and transport. News Nissan introduces the Ariya, a 100% electric crossover (1:48) Audi TT Coupe 45 TFSI quattro S tronic (2:41) Expanded Hino 300 series provides solutions for a growing market (3:46) Kia Stinger 3.3l GT (4:46) Subaru XV 2.0Is AWD vs Kia
Overdrive: Nissan Leaf helps power Canberra; Volkswagen Touareg; Hyundai Xcient; Jaguar Wedding car
11 July 2020
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Welcome to Overdrive, a program that ponders on the issues of motoring and transport News Car Sales FIgures for June 2020 bounce back a bit (1:30) Nissan leaf industry-first vehicle-to-grid charging technology launched in Australia (2:26) World’s first fuel cell heavy-duty truck, Xcient fuel cell, heads to Europe for commercial use (3:25) Go electric or
Overdrive: e-Scooters; Jaguar I-Pace electric taxis; Alfa’s 110 birthday; Tesla’s sign confusion
3 July 2020
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Welcome to Overdrive, a program that probes deeply into the issues of motoring and transport News National Walk Safely to School Day Rescheduled for Friday 11 September (1:43) UK trialling e-scooters on public roads (2:41) Ford will allow some new customers to return vehicles if they lose their job (3:39) Jaguar i-pace electric taxis on
