Ute Archive

Overdrive: Should public transport be free?; Tesla Ute; Electric boat record; Road rage to the grave
6 July 2018
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that practices what it preaches, most of the time, on the subject of cars and transport. I’m David Brown And in this program, we look at news stories with David Campbell including: Tesla Ute Porsche smashes all-time Nurburgring record – with onboard video Where 3 Million Electric Vehicle

RAM 1500 pickup – bigger, meaner and more powerful than you average ute
13 June 2018
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There’s a new RAM Pick-up on the market the 1500. RAM already has two larger models in the Australian. The 1500 is smaller than the other two but it is still big. RAM is a stand-alone division of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. So where does it fit into the Australian market. As more and more

SAIC LDV T60 – Now on Aussie Roads
14 November 2017
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Chinese Company SAIC takes on a booming market segment in Australia with a dual cab ute SAIC says that the LDV T60 has a muscular look that gives it a real presence on the road. The T60 comes with 2 model options the Pro aimed at the trade market and the Luxe aimed more

Nissan Navara 2017 – Not much changed but a few more variations – no back seat cup holders!
24 March 2017
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In the one-tonneute market, there is a wide variety of customer needs. Much publicity has been given to the ‘7 day a week’ segment that favours the dual cab where the ute tray might be used for carrying tools during the week but the vehicle has a specific function with the family and on weekends

Overdrive: Auto mapping, real-time emission test, Nissan Navara & Pathfinder, Super Bowl ads
24 March 2017
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that practices what it preaches, most of the time, on the subject of cars and transport. And in this program, we look at news stories including: Mitsubishi Electric develops automated mapping technologies for autonomous driving Ricardo launches real-world vehicle emissions monitoring service Intel announces it will buy MobilEye

18 March 2017
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In our panel discussion with Brian Smith we take a light-hearted look at stories including: The NSW Government releases some old road safety films. What do we learn from these about road safety and the values at the time. Mercedes-Benz Concept X-Class Ford wants your new car to pick a song – or tell a
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