Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that ponders the philosophical and the practical aspects of motoring and transport.

I’m David Brown

News

1. Could your car keep you safe from COVID-19? (1:54)

2. 3 star safety carries through to Jeep Gladiator (2:57)

3. Someone Volkswagen sells $26 million in new vehicles YTD via online ordering (4:05)

4. paid nearly half a million for a Ford Falcon with no engine (5:08)

5. Free Transit for Riders Under 18? In Paris, It’s Here (6:13)

Interview

Our colleague Fred Brian is racing at Bathurst in the historic category in his 1969 Monaro but we caught up with one of his competitors, Chris Collett who is at the other end of the car sizes; he is racing a mini. (7:23)

Feedback

With Fred racing a Monaro we reprise a comment we recorded from Peter Brock on how you should drive this type of old classic (15:17)

Interview

Last week we raised the problem of complicated infotainment systems on new cars. This week Dean Oliver and as owner of older cars but a tester of new cars gives us his perspective of coping with the new. (17:38)

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Originally broadcast 17 October 2020