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Overdrive: Nissan Patrol – it’s luxurious, but for offroad? Line marking glows at night; Voodoo priest called in for a plane
11 July 2021
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program where we put the world of motoring and transport under the microscope. I’m David Brown The times each story appears in the program are noted (mm:ss) News Nissan Patrol (1:26) Car Sales figures (2:45) Tesla touchscreen wiper controls land driver with a fine after a crash (3:34) Bugatti-Rimac
Overdrive: Wishy-washy govt fuel strategy; Car logos; Are car grilles too big?
22 February 2021
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that takes a broad look at how cars and transport impact our community. I’m David Brown News Federal; Government Discussion paper Fuel Future Strategy (1:30) Company’s leading the way for environmental actions (2:32) Hyundai Recall of Tucson (4:02) Hyundai Motor Group unveils TIGER un-crewed Ultimate Mobility Vehicle concept
Overdrive: Fuel Cells stall; Is Mapping the transport future; More on Latin helped made a better driver!
6 February 2021
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that dabbles in the mystical world of cars and transport. I’m David Brown News Cars sales for the first month of 2021 (2:02) One big trend is vehicles for home deliveries (3:00) Is mapping the new holy grail of motoring and transport developments (4:15) General Motors net-zero carbon
Make Buses Sexy; Solar car for commuting; Second-hand car sales; Green number plates and Bentleys
14 December 2020
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that canvases issues related to cars and transport. I’m David Brown News Gum tree and second-hand vehicles (1:39) Triton (2:30) This breakthrough electric vehicle never needs to be plugged in (3:29) Green numberplates launched, research predicts boost in EV sales (4:29) Bentley’s first EV kicks off brand’s bold
Geoff Brabham’s method on how to take the first corner at Indy flat out
3 December 2020
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How do you overcome the psychological difficulty of keeping your foot on the accelerator when you enter the first corner at the Indianapolis 500 doing 400 km/hr or more. Apparently, Geoff Brabham had the technique of putting his left foot on top of his right foot to make sure he didn’t lift off. This is
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
