Videos Archive

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

Big family? Don’t forget to look at a people mover – e.g. Hyundai iMax
20 July 2020
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If you have a large family and you need more seats in your vehicle, the temptation is to look at medium to large SUVs that will seat seven people. But they do this with some compromises. Most SUVs are squeezing in a third row of seats that can be hard to get to and not

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.

Kia Picanto GT Review – A bright, perky attitude but not a hot hatch
23 January 2019
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Introduction Nearly three years ago Kia introduced their micro car, the Picanto, onto the Australian market. It was a model that was near the end of its product run having been sold in overseas markets including New Zealand. It was launched here with only one variant, a normally aspirated four cylinder with a four-speed automatic

Driving a 1979 Lincoln Continental; Huge two-door; A lounge on wheels
1 November 2018
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When the Lincoln name was introduced into the Ford line up in 1939, it was as a personal vehicle for Edsel Ford. The latest models have smooth rounded lines but from the second generation starting in 1956 to the end of the seventh generation in 1988 they were cars with a lot of straight lines

From an orphanage to a happy life in Australia via Tobruk
25 October 2018
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This year I was in the bush in the middle of South Australia on Anzac Day for a vehicle launch. Mazda had arranged a flag pole and flag and at dawn we held a remembrance get together. It was a time to reflect on my father’s life and sacrifices. My father was born in