Brian Smith Archive
Overdrive: Tesla not up to hype; Nissan Warrior; Audi Q3; Jaguar drive day; Abandoned cars
11 October 2019
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Welcome to Overdrive, a program where we occasionally include facts in our good discussions about motoring and transport. I’m David Brown The latest Car Sales figures (1:24) AAA Warns Pedestrian Detection Systems Don’t Work When Needed Most (2:31) Tesla’s Smart Summon Performance Doesn’t Match Marketing Hype (3:44) New Nissan Navara N-TREK Warrior (4:58) Audi Q3
Overdrive: Longer warranties; Jaguar Land Rover & Brexit; Vegan Tesla; Chicken Road Safety
3 October 2019
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Welcome to Overdrive, a program that pontificates on issues of motoring and transport Suzuki 5 Year Unlimited KM Warranty & New CPS Program Update/Holden offers seven years’ free scheduled servicing on Colorado 4×4 (1:21) Uber Australia the first ride-share to implement 5 star ANCAP vehicle safety requirement (2:07) The augmented reality app for the 2019
Overdrive: Volkswagen Dieselgate in Australia; Tesla and Ford utes; Hyundai Venue; Touring in a Subaru Outback
21 September 2019
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Welcome to Overdrive, a program that probes the issues of motoring and transport In this program we have: 1. Volkswagen to pay up to $127m in Australia for scandal (1:27) 2. NSW: 40km/h slow down, move over laws expanded as trial ends (2:27) 3. Ford Australia Developing a local Ute (3:45) 4. Tesla Pick up
Overdrive: Infiniti exits; Takata Airbags; Towing; Beige Toyota Camry; Mclarens GT Supercar
12 September 2019
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Welcome to Overdrive, a program where we wander through the world of motoring and transport. In this program we have: Infiniti Exits Australia (1:29) Takata Airbag Recall (2:37) Trump’s brinkmanship may backfire on US car industry (3:46) Mazda’s Rotary Engine Set for a Return (4:51) Is the Mondeo going Electric? (6:03) McLaren’s GT Supercar arrives
Overdrive: Melb bike share gone; VW/Jaguar Holographics; Singapore trasnport; Elon Musk’s tunnels
9 September 2019
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that panders to the world of cars and transport I’m David Brown In this program we have: New cars sales for August 2019 (1:32) Ending Melbourne Bike Share the right decision? (2:01) VW invests in holographic technology (3:26) Jaguar Land Rover wants to beam 3D movies right into
Overdrive: Ban hands-free phones; E-scooters ridden illegally; Nissan GTR; Suzuki Jimny
8 September 2019
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Welcome to Overdrive, where we cover everything to do with motoring and transport from the sublime to the ridiculous. I’m David Brown In this program we have: British drivers face a ban on hands-free mobiles (1:38) QTA Announces ‘Eyes On Fatigue’ In-Vehicle Technology Pilot (2:41) Study Finds Nearly Half Of Shared E-Scooters Being Ridden Illegally
