Overdrive: Toy cars especially from the 60s; Mazdas don’t have touch screens – is this safer?
Why was a Rolls-Royce toy the prize in a colouring in competition in the 60s
Motoring
Overdrive: The Queen’s Australian vehicle as tested from the back seat; Software is critical for Suzuki and Volvo
HRH Queen Elizabeth II made specific recommendations for the interior of the car she would be driven in when in Australia.
Overdrive: LR Defender’s 75th anniversary; Toyota adds GR to 86; BMW goes for vegan interiors
Vegan interiors are not for a small but loud group in the community. They are to reduce CO2 emissions from production processes.
Overdrive: Survey – do you get car sick in an EV?: Road test Nissan Patrol & BMW BMW ix xdrive 40
Quote: Emeritus Professor Mike Regan is investigating if people get car sick only in electric vehicles. If so how many and under what circumstances.
Overdrive: Kia Stinger – can it be a sports car with four doors?; National Transport Research Centre
Big Toyota Tundra ute is being tested in right-hand-drive in Australia
Overdrive: Michelin’s tyres for EVs; A new Haval; EVs not to forget road safety; Genesis GV80
ANCAP says talks of environmental targets should not come at a cost of safety