David Brown Archive
Hino 500 MY2019: Efficiency, technology and class-leading safety
16 April 2019
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It’s been more than 15 years since Hino brought out a new medium-duty Standard Cab range, but the latest model clearly ups the ante in performance, economy, convenience and class-leading safety. It also has some major innovative features around telematics. The new 500 comes with three models, three cabin configurations, a wide range of
Overdrive: Toyota Camry changes ideas on hybrids; Car company’s April Fools jokes
3 April 2019
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Welcome to Overdrive, a program about all sorts of things to do with motoring and transport. I’m David Brown In this week’s program, we have news stories with David Campbell Car sales outlook weakens as intenders stay away Australia’s Largest Sport Sponsor Europe will require carmakers to install speed limiters from 2022 Hyundai Australia
Overdrive: Car Sales; Utilities do well; Volkswagen electric plans; Building cars from Lego.
20 March 2019
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive, where we experiment with ideas and experiences to do with cars and transport. I’m David Brown In this week’s program news stories with David Campbell 1. VFACTS: 2019 downturn continues with slow February 2. Aussie company works to turn plastics, old tyres and waste into diesel fuel for trucks
Overdrive: Tesla up and down costs; Election transport policies; Lego cars
15 March 2019
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive, where we mull over issues to do with cars and transport. I’m David Brown In this week’s program news stories with David Campbell 1. Tesla Cuts the price of Model 3 but increases Australian Charging Prices 2. Holden Hopes to rebound after several bad sales years 3. Volkswagen’s Jetta becomes
Overdrive: More Super Bowl ad critiques; AVs predict ped movements; Evoque’s see through system
27 February 2019
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that bounces across issues of cars and transport I’m David Brown In this week’s news stories Teaching self-driving cars to predict pedestrian movement INRIX 2018 Global Traffic Scorecard Hero Holdens tops Shannons Melbourne Auction New York gov: introduce Manhattan road pricing ‘or face 30% fare rise’ Lyft
Overdrive: Nissan – No X-Trail with Brexit; Maserati Track Day; Suzuki Jimny; AVs showing the way
12 February 2019
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that looks at cars and transport from a variety of angles . I’m David Brown And in this week’s news stories Nissan chooses Japan over UK to build new X-Trail car Nissan has confirmed that the new X-Trail originally planned for its Sunderland plant near Newcastle
