Subaru Archive

Overdrive: Subaru Forester; Combating car sickness; BMW M5; Volvo tennis shoes
11 November 2018
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive, where we experiment with ideas and activities to do with cars and transport. I’m David Brown And in the program this week we look at news stories with David Campbell Rising SUV sales as the market softens in September Automotive industry applauds Queensland government’s leadership on ‘alpha’ airbags GM

Overdrive: Mazda CX-9 and MX-5; VW Polo; All Subarus on line: Making Peds adapt to autonomous vehs
16 September 2018
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that dabbles in the world of cars and transport. I’m David Brown And in this program, we look at news stories with David Campbell including: SUV sales power ahead despite minor market decline Users now able to buy Subaru’s online with dealers still involved Apple developing headlights

Overdrive: NRMA’s electric chargers; Subaru WRX Road Test; Reflections on Holden in Aus
28 October 2017
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News including NRMA’s electric car charging stations, passenger safety, FIAT/Chrysler RHD future, GM follows Ford towards SUVs, Toyota hydrogen concepts and electric motorcycles go the distance. We road test the Subaru WRX – is it still the hero car of the youth? And we take a reflective look on the life & times of Holden

Overdrive: New VW Kombi; Subaru Outback in snow; Windscreen art, Fairies
2 September 2017
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News including VW reinventing the Kombi, thinner pillars, self driving car rules, Spotify helps driving teens stay safe, easy electric car charging, and wood makes a comeback in cars. We discuss driving in the snow, this time in a Subaru Outback. Some discussions from a recent motoring & transport conference. And we take a light

Overdrive: Fiat-Chrysler Self-Driving Cars; Subaru XV Road Test; Mustang GT Exhaust, Tesla Toys
26 August 2017
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News including FIAT/Chrysler joins BMW to create self-driving cars, Hyundai’s Genesis models delayed – again but fuel cells still coming, GM’s $5k tiny electric car, and Mercedes Maybach cabriolet concept. Vale Gary O’Callaghan. We road test the Subaru XV compact SUV which is selling well. And some light-hearted stories including fuel economy of the latest

Subaru BRZ 2017 – Beautifully balanced sports car with adequate power
19 May 2017
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The Subaru BRZ rear wheel drive sports car and its twin brother the Toyota 86 first came onto our market five years ago. Subaru has recently upgraded their model a bit and lowered the price by about $1,200 dollars on the manual and about $1700 on the automatic They don’t sell many but they are