G’Day and welcome to Overdrive a program that bounces through the world of cars and transport

In this program:

Listener feedback on

• Unexpected consequences of transport projects. Paris is implementing high occupancy lanes – good idea but some experience in Sydney would be helpful to consider

• Oil leaks in Morris minors

• A unique clock with the face like an old-style Jaguar dial

Interviews

• Guys Who Like Loud Cars Have Sadistic Psychopathic Tendencies: Study

• Road test of the Fiat 500 electric vehicle

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Originally broadcast 29 June 2024

And this has been overdrive

Thanks to

• Paul Murrell

• Fred and Pamela Brain

• Fiat Australia

• Mark Wesley

• Bruce Potter

for their help with this program.

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Overdrive is syndicated across Australia on the Community Radio Network

I’m David Brown

Thanks for listening

In this program:

• Taking a long time to overtake: The Cruise Control Creep

• Noise from windscreen wipers

• Original Mini versus modern SUVs – Listeners play homage to Monty Python

• Road test – Patrol Warrior

• Road test of Genesis GV70 – 3.5 T

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• Paul Murrell

• Nissan Australia

• Genesis Australia

• Mark Wesley

• Bruce Potter

for their help with this program.

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Overdrive is syndicated across Australia on the Community Radio Network

Originally broadcast 15 June 2024

I’m David Brown

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Overdrive: Past car ads - the good, bad and ugly; Hyundai Kona EV; Misleading hybrid sale figures

1. Joke from a listener

2. An engineer turned comedian gives an example of the poor use of statistics

3. Why two-wheel-drive utes sell in small numbers

4. We review a historic film of road construction. How has the presentation of transport projects changed

5. A review of some specific aspects of the latest car sales figures

6. A road test the Hyundai Kona EV

7. An interview with Bruce Potter on past car advertising headlines that worked really well and those that did not.

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• Paul Murrell

• Bruce Potter

• Listener Alfie

• Hyundai Australia

• Mark Wesley

for their help with this program.

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Overdrive is syndicated across Australia on the Community Radio Network

Originally broadcast 15 June 2024

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive a cars and transport program where you don’t have to be a rev head to enjoy it.

In this program we look at

• Some reflections on why switches are better than touch screens and great headlines on car ads

• A young person tries a new car

• Road Test of the Nissan Navara 4X Pro

• Some things from the Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management’s panel session I moderated on the subject “Emerging Technologies and Innovations in Transport”.

For the long versions of this program go to drivenmedia.com.au or search for cars, transport, culture for iTunes and Spotify podcasts or for information including pictures on social media.

We are working towards a new web site to provide more visual material to back up our audio efforts.

If you would like to help with Overdrive as a community activity in any capacity, send an email to [email protected]

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Originally broadcast 8 June 2024

Thanks to

• Paul Murrell

• Mitchel Ferguson

• Nissan Australia

• Mark Wesley

• Bruce Potter

for their help with this program.

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive a program that looks at cars and transport from a variety of angles.

In this program we look at

• Queensland has made Public Transport trips 50c but not zero. Is it a good idea

• New road safety ad from South Aust Police – will it do any good

• Self-driving vehicles expected on UK roads by 2026 following new legislation

• America’s heavy tax on Chinese EVs and China’s possible retaliation and

• Road test – Alfa Romeo Tonale

For the long versions of this programme go to drivenmedia.com dot AU or iTunes and Spotify podcasts or for information including pictures use social media and look for cars, transport, culture.

We are working towards a new web site to provide more visual material to back up our audio efforts.

If you would like to help with Overdrive as a community activity in any capacity, send an email to [email protected]

I'm David Brown. Thanks for listening.

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Originally broadcast 1 June 2024

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive a program that looks at all forms of transport from the humble bike through to a rocket powered spaceship.

In this program we look at

• An adventure in an electric vehicle that did not deliver the range it promised

• The government’s approach to the increasing road toll

• There’s a motoring link to a survey of the sexiest man in Britain – prepare for a shock

• Creating a car model name – can AI help

• A brief history of Bristols – the motor car brand

• Hyundai gives us the gossip on their i30N, and

• We road test the Pajero Sport

Extended version of the program can be heard on

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Originally broadcast 25 May 2024

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive a program that looks at the different ways we get around, from walking, riding, or in cars, buses, trains or planes and their impact on our culture

In the program Paul Murrell and I discuss

• Toyota considering an alternative to the Mazda MX-5

• Is the manual gearbox doomed?

• Converting classic cars to electric power

• 60 years of the Porsche 911

• Volvo launces a new EV

• A road test of the GWM Tank 500

• Collecting Data for Government policy

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Originally broadcast 18 May 2024

G’day and welcome to Overdrive, a program where we look at the wide and wonderful world of motoring and transport and its impact on culture

I’m David Brown

In the program Paul Murrell and I discuss

1. Tesla downsizing its effort on electric vehicle chargers

2. Euro car designers jumping ship to Chinese companies.

3. More Collective nouns

• “a Protrusion of Bristols”

4. Road Test of the Hyundai i30N

5. Some history of the Hispano Suiza including their latest efforts

6. Collecting data from vehicles for fleet management just what can you find out.

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Originally broadcast 11 May 2024

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive, a program about all sorts of things to do with motoring and transport and its impact on our culture

I’m David Brown

In the program Paul Murrell and I hold forth on

Ambassadors

• Following on from last week, some comments from our young intern regarding the interview we did last week on car brand ambassadors

Collective nouns

• We know about collective nouns such as a murder of crows or a parliament of owls.

What about some for cars – Paul has a great one for Standard motor cars.

Changes to national road rules

• Apparently, there has been some further efforts to standardise road rules

Road test – Subaru BRZ

• Just how many sports cars are there on sales in Australia and how does the Subaru BRZ stack up

Train Trip

• Our artist in residence Dean Oliver took the train to Broken Hill. He reports on the experience

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Originally broadcast 4 May 2024

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive, a program that investigates matters to do with motoring and transport and their impact on our culture

I’m David Brown

In the program Paul Murrell from seniordriveraus.com and I pontificate on

• Are brand ambassadors worth the effort

• Bicycle Day

• Road test the Subaru Impreza

• MG’s Cyberster – EV convertible

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Originally broadcast 27 April 2024