Paul Murrell Archive

Overdrive: VW Cupra, Renault Captur, and Hyundai Nexo for Australia; Tesla model 3; Sculpture beside motorways
3 April 2021
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive, where we take a populous approach to cars and transport. I’m David Brown News Cupra: A New Car Brand Coming to Australia (1:27) NEXO: Hyundai’s hydrogen fuel-cell first (2:23) The all-new Renault Captur – the Light SUV leader in Europe returns to Australia (3:23) XPeng releases first data from long-distance

Overdrive: WWCOTY – a judge speaks; Porsche Taycan; Women in Car ads; Road design for garbage trucks
13 March 2021
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program about cars and transport I’m David Brown News Land Rover Women’s world car of the year (1:34) Maserati on track with women – Maria Teresa de Filippis history of audacity (2:54) Nissan is developing an engine for road cars that could reach 50% thermal efficiency (3:58) Infrastructure Australia

Overdrive: Hyundai Ioniq 5; The real EV ranges; Classic Chrysler V8; ARRB health checks the roads
27 February 2021
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program where we let our thoughts wonder over issues to do with cars and transport I’m David Brown News Hyundai IONIQ 5 redefines electric mobility lifestyle (1:34) Edmunds Tested: Electric Car Range and Consumption (2:26) Suzuki Swift (3:28) Shannons’ auction brings surprises (4:29) Discussion subjects Three interviews Scott Nargar

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