Volkswagen Archive
Changing nature of car design Episode 1 – Entering the post radiator period
20 May 2019
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The Shanghai Motor Show and various company announcements have shown some trends in car design. The Overdrive radio program has reviewed The Good The Bad And The Ugly with our resident artist Dean Oliver And the observant if not acerbic transport expert Brian Smith.
Overdrive: Car Sales; Utilities do well; Volkswagen electric plans; Building cars from Lego.
20 March 2019
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive, where we experiment with ideas and experiences to do with cars and transport. I’m David Brown In this week’s program news stories with David Campbell 1. VFACTS: 2019 downturn continues with slow February 2. Aussie company works to turn plastics, old tyres and waste into diesel fuel for trucks
Overdrive: Tesla up and down costs; Election transport policies; Lego cars
15 March 2019
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive, where we mull over issues to do with cars and transport. I’m David Brown In this week’s program news stories with David Campbell 1. Tesla Cuts the price of Model 3 but increases Australian Charging Prices 2. Holden Hopes to rebound after several bad sales years 3. Volkswagen’s Jetta becomes
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: VW at Pikes Peak; Jaguar e-Pace; Japanese train psychology; Museum of sex bus ads
30 June 2018
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Welcome to Overdrive, a program that proudly gives you the alternative facts to all aspects of motoring and transport. I’m David Brown And in this program, we look at news stories with including: Toyota Gazoo racing wins at le mans Toyota confirms super sports car development Tesla Flags Over 500 Job Cuts at California Headquarters,
Pikes Peak: VW beats the record with an electric vehicle, what does it mean for us?
29 June 2018
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The event, now known as Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, is the second oldest motor racing event in America behind the Indianapolis 500. It is a hill climb in every sense of the word as long as you don’t think a hill as a gentle gradient. Rather you think of it as some way towards
