Paul Murrell Archive

Overdrive: Can Suzuki Ignis do a Mini? Suzuki Swift; Audi A4 & A5; Stealing moose size speed-cameras
7 August 2020
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that looks at the purpose of and the passion for trains, planes and automobiles. News VFacts Cars sales figures show a slight relapse (1:34) Audi have announced their new A4 and A5 (2:36) Audi is researching bidirectional charging technology (3:41) Nissan accepting electricity as payment for parking (4:40)

Overdrive: Three weird car ads from 2020 Superbowl; Coronavirus causes parts shortage; Mazda CX-30
15 February 2020
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that samples and savours the world of cars and transport Coronavirus leads to parts shortage (1:18) Hyundai/Canoo to co-develop all-electric platform (2:05) Mazda CX-30 (2:58) Audi Sales – at last some good news (3:48) Formula 1: ‘carbon neutral’ by 2030? (4:36) And car ads at the Superbowl Audi’s

MG reborn: Motoring journalist Paul Murrell talks about the comeback of a British icon’s name
2 September 2018
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The Chinese, like the Japanese before them, have taken some things from the British car industry to help them build their own industry. Now SAIC has the brand name MG and is building cars that are more a reflection of the modern world than the tradition that started in 1923 in Britain. Motoring journalists Paul

Honda S600 1964: For early adopters: Advanced technology, with idiosyncratic characteristics
3 July 2018
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Recently a Lloyds auction for classic motorcars sold among other things a Ford Falcon GT HO for over a million dollars. Some may ask why but nonetheless that’s the big news, but a critical element of that auction was a 1964 Honda S 600 convertible coupe roadster, it sold for $18,500. The description described it

Overdrive: Bentley loves sewing machines: Hyundai loves Bob Marley: Paul likes Honda S600
22 June 2018
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that ponders the philosophical and the practical aspects of motoring and transport. I’m David Brown And in this program, we look at news stories with including: Musk company to build Chicago-to-O’Hare express transport Acciona 100% ecopowered becomes first electric car in finke desert race Bus Driver

Overdrive: Tesla Autopilot a hazard; House levy for Public Transport; Buying an SUV; Mustang as art
19 October 2016
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Overdrive: Welcome to Overdrive, where we cover everything to do with motoring and transport from the sublime to the ridiculous. I’m David Brown And in this program we look at news stories including: German government report critical of Tesla Autopilot – Spiegel; Leaked report reveals full extent of household levy considered by government in 2014