David Brown Archive

Overdrive: Roads that never die; Toyota EV mobility; Hyundai’s take on Hydrogen cars and trucks
22 February 2021
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program where we take a diverse look at cars and transport. I’m David Brown News Volkswagen’s latest Transporters, Multivan and Cab Chasis (1:21) Subaru New Outback (2:21) Jaguar Land Rover reimagines the future of modern luxury by design (3:26) ARRB – roads that never die (4:23) Toyota aims at

Overdrive: Wishy-washy govt fuel strategy; Car logos; Are car grilles too big?
22 February 2021
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that takes a broad look at how cars and transport impact our community. I’m David Brown News Federal; Government Discussion paper Fuel Future Strategy (1:30) Company’s leading the way for environmental actions (2:32) Hyundai Recall of Tucson (4:02) Hyundai Motor Group unveils TIGER un-crewed Ultimate Mobility Vehicle concept

Overdrive: Fuel Cells stall; Is Mapping the transport future; More on Latin helped made a better driver!
6 February 2021
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that dabbles in the mystical world of cars and transport. I’m David Brown News Cars sales for the first month of 2021 (2:02) One big trend is vehicles for home deliveries (3:00) Is mapping the new holy grail of motoring and transport developments (4:15) General Motors net-zero carbon

Two new Kias; Is the Kona EV practical?: Rauno Aaltenon dodging rocks; Renault Mobilize; C-Type Jag
30 January 2021
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive; we’re back with new programs for 2021. I’m David Brown A lot has happened in the holiday break, so we have a packed show; Including News Kia’s new Carnival keeps the legend alive (1:23) Kia adds to SUV garage with compact Stonic (2:25) PSA and Fiat Chrysler merge (3:24) Renault

Rauno Aaltonen – The full interview on life, rallying, racing, and driver training
21 January 2021
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Finland’s celebrated motor sport driver, Rauno Aaltonen, won many events and along with local Australia hero Bob Holden, in 1966 finished first in our famous touring car race at Bathurst’s Mt Panorama, in a tiny Mini Cooper S. I recorded a chat with him for the “Overdrive – Cars, Transport and Culture” radio and podcast

Trends in Motoring: Launches, Teasers; Computer Games; Mobility; Hispano Suiza: Plus farewell my MX5
20 December 2020
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that take an expansive look at the world of cars and transport. I’m David Brown News Hispano-Suiza – goes racing (1:38) Maserati awarded world’s best event in 2020 (2:47) Mitsubishi Motors provides the first teaser of the all-new Outlander (3:54) Introducing the Jaguar Vision Gran Turismo SV: the