Volkswagen Archive

Overdrive: Roads that never die; Toyota EV mobility; Hyundai’s take on Hydrogen cars and trucks
22 February 2021
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program where we take a diverse look at cars and transport. I’m David Brown News Volkswagen’s latest Transporters, Multivan and Cab Chasis (1:21) Subaru New Outback (2:21) Jaguar Land Rover reimagines the future of modern luxury by design (3:26) ARRB – roads that never die (4:23) Toyota aims at

Overdrive: New Nissan Navara; MG ZST; MMGA (Make Monaros Great Again); James Bond’s favourite car
9 November 2020
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that ponders the purpose of cars and transport I’m David Brown News October 2020 vehicles sales gives a glimmer of hope (1:39) The new Nissan Navara overview (2:44) Key stumbling blocks for electric vehicle adoption (3:43) California gives vehicle manufacturers makers until end of year to come clean

Overdrive: Tactical Urbanism; Yaris Cross; Peugeot 2008; Monaros; Reused traffic lights; Nissan Duke
3 November 2020
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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 News Announcement of the Yaris cross (1:32) Peugeot launches a new 2008 light SUV (2:32) All-new Ford escape achieves 5-star ANCAP rating (3:37) Implications of Pavement Markings for Machine

Overdrive: Racing a little Mini on a big track; Free Public Transport? Peter Brock’s driving advice
16 October 2020
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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 News Could your car keep you safe from COVID-19? (1:54) 3 star safety carries through to Jeep Gladiator (2:57) Someone Volkswagen sells $26 million in new vehicles YTD via online ordering (4:05) paid

Skoda Kodiaq RS: Tested 2020; Quality product; natty features that are standard; Interesting history
19 August 2020
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What we cover Skoda is a car brand that is unknown to many people or at least sounds mysterious, puzzling, inscrutable. They now build quality products with some natty features, that allow you to be a bit showy to your friends. Who better to show David Brown Skoda’s large SUV the Kodiaq than our flamboyant

Overdrive: Nissan Leaf helps power Canberra; Volkswagen Touareg; Hyundai Xcient; Jaguar Wedding car
11 July 2020
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Welcome to Overdrive, a program that ponders on the issues of motoring and transport News Car Sales FIgures for June 2020 bounce back a bit (1:30) Nissan leaf industry-first vehicle-to-grid charging technology launched in Australia (2:26) World’s first fuel cell heavy-duty truck, Xcient fuel cell, heads to Europe for commercial use (3:25) Go electric or