Overdrive

Program Listeners joke An extended discussion on the feedback from our story on unusual gear stick knobs • A gear knob as an element of sculpture • Aussie gear stick knobs • Extreme examples including from a taxi in Fiji • Did you know it is illegal to not have the gear selection pattern on your gear knob • What should a car tell you other than the gear selection pattern Road tests • Subaru BRZ manual transmission sports car • What’s happening with sports car sales in Australia • Peugeot 2008 Small SUV • Is there value in being different with a hint of prestige Web Site: Driven Media: drivenmedia.com.au Podcasts iTunes: Cars Transport Culture Spotify: Cars Transport Culture Or our social pages Facebook Cars Transport Culture Instagram Cars Transport Culture Or YouTube site Cars Transport Culture Search for Cars transport culture You can get more of our work including longer versions of the program on our website, through our podcasts, or Facebook, Instagram or YouTube by searching for cars transport culture. Outro And this has been overdrive Thanks to • Paul Murrell • Alan Zurvas • Paula from Randwick • Subaru Australia • Peugeot Australia • Mark Wesley • Bruce Potter for their help with this program. Our web site is drivenmedia.com.au or search for cars, transport, culture for our longer version of the program as a podcast on iTunes and Spotify podcasts or for information including pictures on Facebook, Instagram or youtube. You can always make a suggest, comment or offer help by sending an email to [email protected] Overdrive is syndicated across Australia on the Community Radio Network Originally broadcast 20 July 2024 I’m David Brown Thanks for listening

In this program: News stories • Fisker bankruptcy: SUVs for $3700 each – report (0:45) • Holden’s Hero Torana to be resurrected at a price (3:15) • Private e-scooters to get legal green light (8:06) • Learners falsifying logbooks in significant numbers, survey reveals (11:27) Unintended consequences • High Occupancy Vehicle lanes – fudging the number of occupants (15:55) Feedback – comments from listeners on pictures in social media • BMW Isetta (17:12) Brian Smith takes a wonderful wonder through his memory on some of the motoring fads from the past including (20:52) • Rubber strip hanging down from the car • Steering locks Road tests – the new design and the old design • Subaru Solterra EV (40:09) • Mitsubishi ASX – still being built but was first launched in 2010 (47:20) Web Site: Driven Media: drivenmedia.com.au Podcasts iTunes: Cars Transport Culture Spotify: Cars Transport Culture Or our social pages Facebook Cars Transport Culture Instagram Cars Transport Culture Or YouTube site Cars Transport Culture Search for Cars transport culture You can get more of our work including longer versions of the program on our website, through our podcasts, or Facebook, Instagram or YouTube by searching for cars transport culture. And this has been overdrive Thanks to • Paul Murrell • Brian Smith • Subaru Australia • Mitsubishi Australia • Mark Wesley • Bruce Potter for their help with this program. Our web site is drivenmedia.com.au or search for cars, transport, culture for our longer version of the program as a podcast on iTunes and Spotify podcasts or for information including pictures on Facebook, Instagram or youtube. You can always make a suggest, comment or offer help by sending an email to [email protected] Overdrive is syndicated across Australia on the Community Radio Network Originally broadcast 13 July 2024

In this program: Interviews • Car sales figures for the first half of the year especially electric vehicles • Road test the Nissan Qashqai – hybrid – it’s a bit different • Clear up some of the frustrations we had with the Great Wall Motors Tank 500 • Discuss some of the crazy trends we have seen in motoring • Comment on some of some great quotes about motoring and travel from the Bill Bryson book “Down Under” Web Site: Driven Media: drivenmedia.com.au Podcasts iTunes: Cars Transport Culture Spotify: Cars Transport Culture Or our social pages Facebook Cars Transport Culture Instagram Cars Transport Culture Or YouTube site Cars Transport Culture Search for Cars transport culture You can get more of our work including longer versions of the program on our website, through our podcasts, or Facebook, Instagram or YouTube by searching for cars transport culture. And this has been overdrive Thanks to • Paul Murrell • Brian Smith • Nissan Australia • Mark Wesley • Bruce Potter for their help with this program. Our web site is drivenmedia.com.au or search for cars, transport, culture for our longer version of the program as a podcast on iTunes and Spotify podcasts or for information including pictures on Facebook, Instagram or youtube. You can always make a suggest, comment or offer help by sending an email to [email protected] Overdrive is syndicated across Australia on the Community Radio Network Originally broadcast 6 July 2024

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 Web Site: Driven Media: drivenmedia.com.au Podcasts iTunes: Cars Transport Culture Spotify: Cars Transport Culture Or our social pages Facebook Cars Transport Culture Instagram Cars Transport Culture Or YouTube site Cars Transport Culture Search for Cars transport culture You can get more of our work including longer versions of the program on our website, through our podcasts, or Facebook, Instagram or YouTube by searching for cars transport culture. 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. Our web site is drivenmedia.com.au or search for cars, transport, culture for our longer version of the program as a podcast on iTunes and Spotify podcasts or for information including pictures on Facebook, Instagram or youtube. You can always make a suggest, comment or offer help by sending an email to [email protected] 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 Web Site: Driven Media: drivenmedia.com.au Podcasts iTunes: Cars Transport Culture Spotify: Cars Transport Culture Or our social pages Facebook Cars Transport Culture Instagram Cars Transport Culture Or YouTube site Cars Transport Culture Search for Cars transport culture And this has been overdrive Thanks to • Paul Murrell • Nissan Australia • Genesis Australia • Mark Wesley • Bruce Potter for their help with this program. Our web site is drivenmedia.com.au or search for cars, transport, culture for our longer version of the program as a podcast on iTunes and Spotify podcasts or for information including pictures on Facebook, Instagram or youtube. You can always make a suggest, comment or offer help by sending an email to [email protected] Overdrive is syndicated across Australia on the Community Radio Network Originally broadcast 15 June 2024 I’m David Brown Thanks for listening

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. Web Site: Driven Media: drivenmedia.com.au Podcasts iTunes: Cars Transport Culture Spotify: Cars Transport Culture Or our social pages Facebook Cars Transport Culture Instagram Cars Transport Culture Or YouTube site Cars Transport Culture Search for Cars transport culture And this has been overdrive Thanks to • Paul Murrell • Bruce Potter • Listener Alfie • Hyundai Australia • Mark Wesley for their help with this program. Our web site is drivenmedia.com.au or search for cars, transport, culture for our longer version of the program as a podcast on iTunes and Spotify podcasts or for information including pictures on Facebook, Instagram or youtube. You can always make a suggest, comment or offer help by sending an email to [email protected] 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] Web Site: Driven Media: drivenmedia.com.au Podcasts iTunes: Cars Transport Culture Spotify: Cars Transport Culture Or our social pages Facebook Cars Transport Culture Instagram Cars Transport Culture Or YouTube site Cars Transport Culture Search for Cars transport culture 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. Web Site: Driven Media: drivenmedia.com.au Podcasts iTunes: Cars Transport Culture Spotify: Cars Transport Culture Or our social pages Facebook Cars Transport Culture Instagram Cars Transport Culture Or YouTube site Cars Transport Culture Search for Cars transport culture 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 Web Site: Driven Media: drivenmedia.com.au Podcasts iTunes: Cars Transport Culture Spotify: Cars Transport Culture Or our social pages Facebook Cars Transport Culture Instagram Cars Transport Culture Or YouTube site Cars Transport Culture Search for Cars transport culture 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 For extended version of the program go to Web Site: Driven Media: drivenmedia.com.au Podcasts iTunes: Cars Transport Culture Spotify: Cars Transport Culture Or our social pages Facebook Cars Transport Culture Instagram Cars Transport Culture Or YouTube site Cars Transport Culture Search for Cars transport culture 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. For extended version of the program go to Web Site: Driven Media: drivenmedia.com.au Podcasts iTunes: Cars Transport Culture Spotify: Cars Transport Culture Or our social pages Facebook Cars Transport Culture Instagram Cars Transport Culture Our YouTube site Cars Transport Culture Search for Cars transport culture 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 For extended version of the program go to Web Site: Driven Media: drivenmedia.com.au Podcasts iTunes: Cars Transport Culture Spotify: Cars Transport Culture Or our social pages Facebook Cars Transport Culture Instagram Cars Transport Culture Our YouTube site Cars Transport Culture Search for Cars transport culture 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 For extended version of the program go to Web Site: Driven Media: drivenmedia.com.au Podcasts iTunes: Cars Transport Culture Spotify: Cars Transport Culture Or our social pages Facebook Cars Transport Culture Instagram Cars Transport Culture Our YouTube site Cars Transport Culture Search for Cars transport culture Originally broadcast 27 April 2024

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive, where we take a populous approach to issues about cars and transport. I’m David Brown In the program Paul Murrell from seniordriveraus.com and I deliberate on • Car sales so far this year - Is it a correction or huge on-going trend • There’s a new ute on the Australian market and we don’t mean the KIA • Geographic boundaries and naming your car • Our young intern discusses the Nissan X-trail • Are the first Honda motor cars s600/s800 becoming collectable • And we look at the history of eight sports cars that didn’t really make it Originally broadcast 20 April 2024 A more detail rundown of the program Car Sales for the first quarter of 2024 01:42 It is indeed now the FCAI, the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, has heralded the results for March this year, saying they surpassed the previous record, which was achieved in March 2018 and in fact year to date. Could the reason be that Toyota is finally appearing to have some supply to be able to sell. 03:55 Toyota must be very happy with the fact that hybrids are doing well. That is part of their big marketing. 04:21 Full electrics are about 9% of new car sales. Again is this just catching up with the rest of the world which is now showing some caution with electric vehicles 06:24 Federal Chamber of Automotive industries use the occasion to cast doubt about the New Vehicle Efficiency Standards Another New Ute of the Australian Market 07:50 There's a newcomer to the Australian market and it's not the Kia at this age, although that is coming. Is it? 10:00 China has many brands there were that we have never heard of. 11: 30 Other brands with utes, such as Great Wall Motors. LDV and SsangYong had a pretty good run but they are not doing as well this year. 12:54 How are the Pickups – the bigger than big utes going. RAM is down. New playes such as the Ford F150 and some upgraded versions of Chevrolet Silverado are doing well Alfa Romeo has a geographic name problem 14:11 DB A rose by any other name would smell as sweet Shakespeare? Alpha launched a new model and it's sort of a successor to the MiTo. So it's a small SUV, basically. Nissan X-Trail 19:15 Over the last year, Nissan has upgraded four of its important models. The three SUV's and their sporty Z, and included in the SUV's is their most popular. One of our young interns has had a look inside it and had. Very much a prominent front end. So my initial thought was it's a big, big SUV. But as I kind of worked my way from the front to the back, it kind of became more normal. More familiar. 20:27 And the colour the sort of pastel they're they're bringing out rich coloured pastels. If that's not almost a contradiction, it's a very serious paint job, but it's not bright red. Could The Honda S600 from the late 1960s be worth something 28:44 Haggerty, which is the American Classic insurance have noted that a number of cars cars are showing specific signs of gaining in value. Some are the very early tiny little sports cars from Honda the S600 and S800. Paul Murrell owned one. Did he regret selling it? 30:11 It was a delightful little car, a jewel of a car. Sports cars that didn’t quite make it 33:27 MG VA (1937) 36: 19 Chevrolet Corvette (1953) 40:13 Mercedes-Benz 190SL (1955) 42:13 Porsche 912 (1965) 44:04 De Tomaso Mangusta (1967) 48:09 MGC (1967) 51:59 Ford Capri (1969) 56:25 De Lorean DMC-12 (1981)

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive, where we experiment with ideas and activities to do with cars and transport and their impact on our culture. I’m David Brown In the program we are joined by motoring journalist Paul Murrell to ruminate on 1. The gentleman who renovated his house so that he can keep his HQ Holden Monaro in the lounge room 2. The Mazda CX-3 and the image of Mazda that has made it successful but will it continue. 3. Look at executive vehicles and compare the Audi e-tron with the Kia EV9. 4. Discuss the carbon footprint of classic cars. A more detail rundown of the program Making an HQ Holden Monaro a lounge room feature 00:01:47 A Queensland man renovates his home and who's put this HQ Holden in his lounge room. We tend to sort of put cars on a pedestal, both literally and figuratively. If you're in that much in love with a car, you wanna be looking at it more often. And if it's all locked away in the garage, then you probably don't see it as often as you would like. Mazda CX-3 How does it fit the Mazda Image 00:09:48 Mazda sales o far this year are done a bit, but it has been #2 for a while. But they have been the quiet achiever in many ways. They tend to be well put together. Interiors in particular are nice, so people judge them almost on a on an out of date image if you like. They haven't really changed a great deal. They've had their odd issues here and there, but they present as cars slightly better than their price would suggest. They have the CX3, they have the CX 30 and then they have the MX30 and you and I of course deal with these things all the time and even we get confused about which is which. Mazda owns the elegant small SUV image if you like. Kia EV9 versus an Audi e-tron – Which is the best executive car 00:19:54 Driving the Kia EV9. It is a large, some say ugly SUV. All electric with good electric performance and a lot of features to it. Then I hopped into an Audi sedan, a big sedan, the E Tron GT, and it made me think if I was an executive of a large company and wanted to both be pampered and appear to be pampered, I wonder which one I'd take. You would never normally put those two cars in the same in the same ballpark, in the same sentence. I mean, the Audi E, Tron GT and the Kia EV9 are, on almost any level, very different vehicles. But the back seat of large sedans are only comfortable when you push the front passenger seat as far forward as possible. Whereas if you sit in the back of the EV9, there’s a lot of room and the top of the range EV9 has heated and cooled seats in the front AND second row of seats. The EV9 is well suited for the executive trip to the airport. In the upper large sedans and it's over $100,000 category, the Porsche Panamera is #1, but don't get too excited about it so far this year (the first quarter of 2024) they've sold 12. Paul, yes, indeed, David. You should know that by now. I am a great fan of classic cars and. How much do Classic cars contribute to pollution 00:36:33 You also know that I've objected fairly strenuously to the barrage of PR we're getting about electric vehicles are going to save the world. Well, not perhaps as much as we would have thought. A recent study by Footman James, who is a UK classic car insurer, has claimed that classic cars are in fact greener than E vehicles. Its all to do with the amount of energy to produce a new car. More Information For more information and the extended version of the program go to Web Site: Driven Media: drivenmedia.com.au Podcasts iTunes: Cars Transport Culture Spotify: Cars Transport Culture Facebook Cars Transport Culture Instagram Cars Transport Culture Our YouTube site Cars Transport Culture Originally broadcast 13 April 2024

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive a program that samples as much as it can of the experiences of cars and transport I’m David Brown Social Media Feedback • There has been a suggestion that we do away with the yellow phase in traffic lights altogether – is this a constructive revolution or destructive recklessness Road Test • We road test a large Kia electric vehicle – the EV9 Marcello Gandini – master car designer dies aged 86 • He came to prominence with the design of the Lamborghini Miura and went on to other groundbreaking designs. Some highlights from the program (including times they start in the program) 00:01:46 An “expert” in road safety suggested that perhaps we don't need a yellow phase in traffic lights at all – it should go straight to red. • There's evidence that the longer the amber time is, the lower the frequency of people running the red. • The speed limit might be an issue. 00:06:43 A colleague said he went to India and got a taxi from the airport to his hotel. When he got to his hotel, he asked the driver which side of the road do they drive on because he couldn't tell. 00:07:16 The Woonerf proposal. It is defined as a living street, as originally implemented in the Netherlands and in Flanders. Techniques include shared space, traffic calming, and low speed limits. It is a proposal where you have to decide how you should behalf rather than rigidly defining spaces for pedestrians. 00:10:16 Brian has an Ioniq 5 but would he think about going to a bigger electric vehicle such as the Kia EV9? • The EV9 it is an upper large SUV. It's over five metres long, but then again the big pickups now are about 6 metres • They have two sizes of battery. There is the large at 76 kilowatt hours and there's the very large at nearly 100 kilowatt hours • The base model weighs around 2.3 tonne to the top of the line that weighs over 2.6 tonnes. • It's got great performance at the top of the range. One can do nought to 100 in 5.3 seconds. • It's not a safe design to have the bonnet so high. It means that, you know anyone you hit with. 00:14:06 DB The actually bonnet is quite high and underneath it of course there's a storage space with the smaller engine of the electric motor. You could perhaps lower the bonnet at a little. There's surprisingly though, the CD rating, the coefficient of drag is only 0.28 • It does look big and aggressive, although that does depend on the colour. • Top range model has heated and cooled seats for the front AND middle row. • Very easy to drive 00:17:32 Tell them the price, son. • Base model, drive away price in NSW $107,200. The the top of the line GT line will cost you $142,200. • Toyota Land Cruise between 106,000 to $156,000, • Nissan Patrol from around $92,500 to about $106,000. 00:19:22 Charging: time and cost 00:23:38 DB The sad death of Marcello Gandini, who was a person who designed some very significant cars, most notably, to begin with, the Lamborghini Mura. Where does these low exotic European sports cars fit into our feelings? • Scissor doors • A Miura was destroyed at the beginning of the 1969 movie The Italian Job • A mid engined motor V12 enormously and in 1965. • He designed the Autobianchi for example, the what the MINI could have become if only the British had not sat on their hands. For more information Web Site: Driven Media: drivenmedia.com.au Podcasts iTunes: Cars Transport Culture Spotify: Cars Transport Culture Facebook Cars Transport Culture Instagram Cars Transport Culture Our YouTube site Cars Transport Culture Originally broadcast 6 April 2024

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive a program that samples as much as it can of the pleasures of cars and transport I’m David Brown Feedback from social media posts • The most verbose press release of the year so far – The Kia K4 Are young people still embarrassed by the car that they are driven to school in? • Is it the car or the parents? • For my son there were only a few cars that I could drive him to school in. I developed a key measure of the street cred of a vehicle “The Matthew Brown will you drive me to school in that car” factor. Road Test – Nissan Juke • It’s classified as an SUV! • We asked a young intern what he thought the market for the vehicle is and how would he advertise it. New vehicle efficiency standard • It is a step in the right direction but compromises by powerful manufacturers have made it a shuffle rather than a stride Segments of the Program 00:01:34 Understanding the psychology of pedestrians, not just drivers 00:05:48 Looking at transport issues with input from other than just engineers 00:07:04 Pictures of the Kia K4 concept car – the looks and the verbose press release that went with it. 00:12:51 Our young colleague Mitchell Ferguson discusses the K4 and what it may mean to Kia. Plus comments from our listeners 00:19:12 Thoughts from our mechanical engineer Frederick Brain who went racing in an historical event at Phillip Island in his 1969 Monaro last weekend. 00:22:06 Are young people still embarrassed by the car their parent use to drive them to school? 00:24:29 Road test of the Nissan Juke which is classified as a light that's the smallest category SUV 00:28:15 A young person’s view of the Nissan Juke 00:37:04 The federal government’s 00:18:47 00:41:54 Larissa Mirabelli - head of communications for Polestar Australia on an industry perspective of the NVES. For more information Web Site: Driven Media: drivenmedia.com.au Podcasts iTunes: Cars Transport Culture Spotify: Cars Transport Culture Facebook Cars Transport Culture Instagram Cars Transport Culture Our YouTube site Cars Transport Culture Originally broadcast 30 March 2024

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive, where we mull over issues to do with cars and transport. I’m David Brown Feedback from social media posts • Car of the year • An art installation that has a rock crushing a Tesla Road Test - Great Wall Motors Ora • Electric car • Comment from one of our Interns - a young persons perspective • Comments from Dean Phillip Island Classic • Chat to Fred about the major historic car racing event last weekend at Phillip Island • At the event there was a 1946 Maybach – a racing car that was made up from a World War II scout car – a great example of building something from what was available Highlights from the program 00:02:39 The BBC, The British Top Gear have given their car of the year to the Ionic 5 in an electric vehicle. Times have changed a bit since Jeremy Clarkson was there. I don't see him as being one who would normally award an electric vehicle. • Are car of the year awards definitive or at best indicative • They are still making an Australian version of Top Gear - Why 00:05:46 - The motor vehicle in art. A sculpture of a large stone head crushing a Tesla Art can mean different things to different people. Is this a comment about: • electric vehicles, • a general problem with Tesla cars or an anti Musk statement? I • It might even be lament that ancient stone headed traditions can squash project or. It might also be a cry to reject modern civilisation and a longing for ancient culture, because the head was one in the style of the old mech civilization which developed in the lowlands of South. • Kim Bow wrote in and said it is a “New high visual impact, no parking signs” • Brett McGrath said “I'm surprised it being the Tesla didn't catch fire” 00:08:26 – Great Wall Motors Ora Electric vehicle • The Great Wall Motors Aura is a little-ish electric car. Now we have tested one in the past, but with this one we got was a long range. It had a bigger battery. 00:11:12 – Ora road test from a young person’s perspective • First drive of an electric car • Regenerative braking needs getting use to • New technology with the interface with controls is certainly different • Different look: How would your peer group react? • Electric vehicles might suit young people because they need less maintenance 00:18:51 – Car looks and being driven to school • Is it the car or the parents that are an embarrassment? 00:20:12 – Artist Deal Oliver talks about the Ora design • Electric cars mean we are in a post radiator aspect of design • The Ora looks a bit like a Mr Potato Head car 00:27:26 – The Phillip Island Classic Festival of motorsport. • The biggest historic racing meeting in the Southern hemisphere • 1946 Maybach – cobbled together from a German WW2 Scout vehicle • 50th anniversary of L34 Torana (a GM sedan muscle car in Australia). Were there more on display than were ever made? For more information Web Site: Driven Media: drivenmedia.com.au Podcasts iTunes: Cars Transport Culture Spotify: Cars Transport Culture Facebook Cars Transport Culture Instagram Cars Transport Culture Our YouTube site Cars Transport Culture Originally broadcast 23 March 2024

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive a program that samples as much as it can of the delight of cars and transport I’m David Brown Interview Recently there was an article in a major media outlet on whether the amount of yellow light time at traffic lights is enough. The article had some one-dimensional comments so we thought we would here from an export and in doing so raised issues of real behaviour change, a lack of corporate memory in government departments and can a technical expert survive if he has a testy attitude. We are then joined by Brian Smith and discuss Social Media Posts Some listener feedback on our social media posts: • The Chevrolet Impala from the early 1960s – An icon and large design • The 1948 Wolseley that has been in the one family since 1952. Driving a huge ute And the driving experience of a very big ute. Chevrolet Silverado. What’s it like to drive and is it a perfect car for towing or simply an environmental disaster. Some highlights from the program 03:40 The technical research behind changing the length of yellow time at traffic lights in NSW. In the late 1960s, the first section of the Sydney to Newcastle Freeway was constructed between Berowra and the Hawkesbury River, but the Hawkesbury River Bridge was still the old bridge, only two lanes wide. The merging of the traffic needed lights at the bottom of a steep hill. The three second yellow timing was not enough especially for trucks. 06:05 The technical person who led the research was a bit feisty, but was technically right and had a very strong sense of morality and duty in spending public money. Could such a person survive in the public service of today. 11:09 Was there an all-red period in the signal operations and what does that mean for driver behaviour 13:01 The suggestion of increasing the yellow time is like chasing your tail to solve one issues but creating many others. 20:45 There is a desperate need to do more than look at academic research. We need to have some corporate memory of what has been done in the past so we understand the present and so that we do re-work the same issues over and over again. 22:10 How do we detect traffic and make sense of what we think is happening? Some of the technology has been around for a long time but modern possibilities have yet to prove cost effective. 33:58 Feedback from listeners and social media. A 1948 Wolseley that has been in the one family since 1952. Was part of a television documentary about General Macarthur 36:02 Feedback about some pictures of the Chevy Impala. Brians favouite toy car when he was a child 39:18 The Chevrolet Silverado Pickup. David got to drive the new one while Brian hates the very thought of it. For more information Web Site: Driven Media: drivenmedia.com.au Podcasts iTunes: Cars Transport Culture Spotify: Cars Transport Culture Facebook Cars Transport Culture Instagram Cars Transport Culture Our YouTube site Cars Transport Culture Originally broadcast 16 March 2024

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive a program that samples as much as it can of the delights of cars and transport I’m David Brown This week we go from the very small to the very large – is it the sublime to the ridiculous –and if so which is which. It all depends on your approach Road test A road test of the smallest mainstream car in our market the Kia Picanto Interviews And in the middle of that we went to the launch of the Latest version of the Chevrolet Silverado 2500 Heavy duty pick up truck. I can’t talk about driving just year (there is an embargo on that till a couple of week’s time) but I spoke to the Lead Engineer on the Silverado line, out here from Detroit, and the General Manager of General Motors in Australia and New Zealand about the nature and role of these vehicles For more information Web Site: Driven Media: drivenmedia.com.au Podcasts iTunes: Cars Transport Culture Spotify: Cars Transport Culture Facebook Cars Transport Culture Instagram Cars Transport Culture Our YouTube site Cars Transport Culture Originally broadcast 9 March 2024

G’day and welcome to overdrive a radio and podcast program that tests cars and the locations who can drive them to I’m David Brown This week we reflect on our road trip to Bathurst Road test A road test of the Mazda 3 Interview And when we get their we look at a bit of history then attend the first round of the V8 super car series. Taking the opportunity to interview with the Vice President of Thrifty rent-a-car Asian Pacific on the state of the industry and the state of marketing through motor racing by being the major sponsor of the first round of the Super car series. And finally, an interview with the international racing driver who was driving the 2000 Hp electric Ford Transit van on its fast laps around the Mt Panorama circuit. For more information Web Site: Driven Media: drivenmedia.com.au Podcasts iTunes: Cars Transport Culture Spotify: Cars Transport Culture Facebook Cars Transport Culture Instagram Cars Transport Culture Our YouTube site Cars Transport Culture Originally broadcast 2 March 2024

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive, a program that seeks simplicity amongst the complexities when talking about cars and transport. I’m David Brown Road test Mazda 2 – a quite small sedan – look at some history of when nippy little sedans were trendy. There practicality should not be lost. Interview We talk to an expert in bicycle and pedestrian planning on being engage with the real problems. For more information Web Site: Driven Media: drivenmedia.com.au Podcasts iTunes: Cars Transport Culture Spotify: Cars Transport Culture Facebook Cars Transport Culture Instagram Cars Transport Culture Our YouTube site Cars Transport Culture Originally broadcast 24 February 2024

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive a program that samples as much as it can of the pleasure of cars and transport I’m David Brown Road test Hyundai Kona N-Line – performance in a small SUV Interview To get a 30 second spot during the Superbowl telecast cost the equivalent of AUD $10 million. Brian Smith and I run a critical eye over those car ads that tried their hand in this outrageously expensive opportunity For more information Web Site: Driven Media: drivenmedia.com.au Podcasts iTunes: Cars Transport Culture Spotify: Cars Transport Culture Facebook Cars Transport Culture Instagram Cars Transport Culture Our YouTube site Cars Transport Culture Originally broadcast 17 February 2024

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive a program that samples as much as it can of the thrill of cars and transport I’m David Brown Road test Mazda CX-90 – replacing the CX9 – it is more of a lounge car than an express Interview At our home station here for Overdrive, the most popular programme is the breakfast show presented by Bruce Potter. He's very kindly gives a preview the day before each Overdrive program goes to air, to what we're going to be talking about. And his listeners are now asking questions. Bruce joins us to answer the one about why birds crap on cars that have just been washed. For more information Web Site: Driven Media: drivenmedia.com.au Podcasts iTunes: Cars Transport Culture Spotify: Cars Transport Culture Facebook Cars Transport Culture Instagram Cars Transport Culture Our YouTube site Cars Transport Culture Originally broadcast 20 February 2024

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive, a program about cars and transport and its impact of our culture I’m David Brown Road test We take a different look at the Jaguar F-Type. This time we take it to a park with some sculpture and get a true link between cars and culture Interview The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator put out a press release about a truck driver fatigue road safety program they have just finished. It sounded too much like spin – so Alan Finlay and I look at the real issues. For more information Web Site: Driven Media: drivenmedia.com.au Podcasts iTunes: Cars Transport Culture Spotify: Cars Transport Culture Facebook Cars Transport Culture Instagram Cars Transport Culture Our YouTube site Cars Transport Culture Originally broadcast 3 February 2024

The Super Bowl is big, like many things in American. But America is yet to fully learn that big is not necessarily beautiful. Ads in the Super Bowl this year, 2024, costs the equivalent of about AUD $10 million for just a 30 second spot and that does not include the cost of producing them in the first place. Car companies have ventured into this hallowed advertising territory, but this year only four plus one, that is a pure off road vehicle are taking that opportunity. It is a national christening of corporate iconography at different species in the advertising Kingdom. How does it then reflect on the car companies that have chosen to participate? Well, as we have done in the past, we're better to talk about the zeitgeist of the times and whether these ads fit in well, than our good friend Brian Smith. Summary 00:01:01: Not so much nationalism as there has been in the past 00:01:58: Brands that were not American icons 00:02:38 The BMW ad: more about a celebrity than the car 00:05:18: The Kia Ad. Did they bring grandpa a chance to see his grandchild skate or did they bring him back from a near death experience? 00:07:46 The Volkswagen ad: Reflecting on a time past – well and truly passed? 00:14:10: Toyota Tacoma ad: A driver trying his hardest to scare his passenger! 00:16:53: Toyota’s second ad for the ???? its not clear but it features a footballer apparently 00:18:40: Kawasaki Ridge: When a mullet hair cut typifies your market surely you are in trouble. 00:21:19: Do these ads work? 00:22:12: It might be worth it to stop your opposition having an impact 00:22:40: It helps if you have a surprise element – a big announcement 00:23:40: One ad in the past included music from a little known band. The song went on to top the charts 00:24:58: People who don’t follow the football will still watch and pay attention to the ads. Cross reference to the half time singer Usher in the BMW ad 00:26:40: Is Christopher Walken's such a big celebrity?

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive a program that samples as much as it can of the experiences of cars and transport I’m David Brown Road test The petrol versions of the Hyundai Kona are a good vehicle but With Alan Zurvas we discuss the reasons why Kona electric feels significantly superior. And we highlight the emotional excitement from drive a super charged V8 Jaguar sports car – the F-Type Interview The CES show has just concluded in Las Vegas. We list some of the cars companies vehicles on display but also the mobility options such as motorised prams and shoes that help you walk three times as fast. For more information Web Site: Driven Media: drivenmedia.com.au Podcasts iTunes: Cars Transport Culture Spotify: Cars Transport Culture Facebook Cars Transport Culture Instagram Cars Transport Culture Our YouTube site Cars Transport Culture Originally broadcast 27 January 2024

This is the full interview from a segment from the OverDrive Radio and podcast programme. For more information, go to drivenmedia.com dot au. We reported a week or so ago about the young students from Western Sydney University’s solar racing team which competes in the World Solar Challenge If there's any doubt that when you've supported your children in their early projects making paper mâché versions o0f volcanoes, and you wondered if it was going to lead to something important, well, this is a great example of young people committing huge time and energy into a university lead exercise. This is a stunning project, involving very high technology. The students do wonderful stuff, but they're also they have mentors and supporters who have volunteered their time to help them along. One of them is Bernie Fehon who has an order of Australia and he's the CEO of Fehon Strategy. The story and the impact of Bernie standing behind these students so that they learn and apply the best ways to focus their efforts is part of the success of the whole project. Bernie joins us on the line.

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive, a program where we let our thoughts wonder over issues to do with cars and transport I’m David Brown Feedback I put three Facebook posts up on vehicles we had seen and I've had over 40,000 people reached • An MG with an unusual fastback and very rare wheels • • a Chrysler crossfire from the first decade of this century that Jeremy Clarkson said look like a dog pooing • • and work of art in the new building of the NSW art gallery. Homage to the Bugatti 35. It elicited a number of comments including one arty farty, full of art buzz words • Road test GWM Ora Might electrification make noddy cars appealing? Interview The UK HS2 fast train • From one disaster to another • An international transport planning export comments on the HS2 and reminisces about some other projects For more information Web Site: Driven Media: drivenmedia.com.au Podcasts iTunes: Cars Transport Culture Spotify: Cars Transport Culture Facebook Cars Transport Culture Instagram Cars Transport Culture Our YouTube site Cars Transport Culture Originally broadcast 20 January 2024

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive, a program where we take a diverse look at cars and transport. I’m David Brown Road test Kia Seltos A small SUV Very good car but it also raises the issue about how helpful some waring systems are. Interview It has been over a year since the death of Queen Elizabeth. Soon after her passing we road tested he rolls she used when in Australia. We spoke to Jeanne Eve who has been instrumental in preserving the vehicle. But her involvement has been more than just as a history buff. We play the full interview with her. For more information Web Site: Driven Media: drivenmedia.com.au Podcasts iTunes: Cars Transport Culture Spotify: Cars Transport Culture Facebook Cars Transport Culture Instagram Cars Transport Culture Our YouTube site Cars Transport Culture Originally broadcast 13 January 2024

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive, a program that takes a broad look at the how cars and transport impact our communities. I’m David Brown We continue our holiday presentations with this first program of 2024. In this edition we cover more details from an interview we did during 2023. Motoring journalist David Berthon restored what came to be considered as the best 1913 Rolls Royce in the world. He sold it after 15 years of refurbishment and enjoyment in driving and has now bought a 1928 Rolls. The background to the vehicle and David’s feeling on selling his previous model is a wonderful reflection of the life and times of a historical motor car. For more information Web Site: Driven Media: drivenmedia.com.au Podcasts iTunes: Cars Transport Culture Spotify: Cars Transport Culture Facebook Cars Transport Culture Instagram Cars Transport Culture YouTube site Cars Transport Culture Originally broadcast 6 January 2024

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive, a program that dabbles in the material and magical world of cars and transport. I’m David Brown Overdrive is on sabbatical leave over the Christmas new year. So we thought we would replay some interviews from the past. With the 2024 Decker rally starting on the 5th of January we’ve dug up some chats with the Australian rally ace Molly Taylor who competed in the Dakar in 2022 among other things. The first interview is about her early career, traveling to the UK on her own and the second is when we caught up with her at the launch of the Subaru BRZ sports car at Sydney Motorsport park but also talked about her Dakar experience.

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive, a program that dabbles in the material and mystical world of cars and transport. I’m David Brown Road test • Road testing a van has never been a joy but the new Peugeot e-Partner electric van has some quirks but some real benefits for any employee’ • A reflection Listener Rodney has asked us to promote a new start up, Microlino. They have designed a new electric vehicle that strongly resembles the shape of the mid 50’s Issetta BMW micro car. We have looked into it Interview Can you look at a road network and make conclusions about the crime rate in the area? Chris Stapleton did just that and we chat about how we should be designing local road networks. For more information Web Site: Driven Media: drivenmedia.com.au Podcasts iTunes: Cars Transport Culture Spotify: Cars Transport Culture Facebook Cars Transport Culture Instagram Cars Transport Culture Our YouTube site Cars Transport Culture Originally broadcast 23 December 2023

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive, a program that contemplates issues related to cars and transport. I’m David Brown Road test • Kia Stonic – smallest category of SUV – stretches the need to call it SUV yet it impressed our testers Fred and Evan A reflection • A report from the Audit Office of NSW highlights another government transport project that proceeded, apparently, without any effective administrative or technical oversite • No tender process • No understanding of value for money • To name a few of the criticisms Interview • We have talked about certain traffic problems in the last few weeks, including signposting. And of course, we know what the problem was – or do we? This week we talk to an expert in behaviour change who sets a pattern that could be applied in any aspect of transport planning – the need to test with real people not just theoretical pontifications. For more information Web Site: Driven Media: drivenmedia.com.au Podcasts iTunes: Cars Transport Culture Spotify: Cars Transport Culture Facebook Cars Transport Culture Instagram Cars Transport Culture Our YouTube site Cars Transport Culture Originally broadcast 16 December 2023

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive, a program that luxuriates in the realm of cars and transport. I’m David Brown Road test • This week we are driving the GWM Tank 300 – a large SUV with off-road credentials. A long list of features and a great price Interview • We revisit the Rozelle interchange controversy and look at planning and how new projects can impact car ownership including how do you update your sat-nav that is built into your car. For more information Web Site: Driven Media: drivenmedia.com.au Podcasts iTunes: Cars Transport Culture Spotify: Cars Transport Culture Facebook Cars Transport Culture Instagram Cars Transport Culture Our YouTube site Cars Transport Culture Originally broadcast 9 December 2023

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive a weekly radio and podcast program that considers all aspects of cars and transport. I’m David Brown Road test • Mazda small SUV – the CX-30 but we compare it to the 2002 Mazda 121 Metro an radical change of style from the previous model and one that hinted at what was to come. Thought of the Week • Toyota replies to a segment we did a few weeks ago giving their positioning on the decarbonisation of motor vehicles. Interview • Do you think your insurance is a fair reflection of your risk? Are you really a better driver than the others and so should be rewarded? We chat to Simon Donovan from Fuse Fleet insurance on the use of telematics to measure what is really going on with specific car fleets, what the insurance rate should be and how this all ties into better community policies to tackle climate change and road safety. For more information Web Site: Driven Media: drivenmedia.com.au Podcasts iTunes: Cars Transport Culture Spotify: Cars Transport Culture Facebook Cars Transport Culture Instagram Cars Transport Culture Our YouTube site Cars Transport Culture Originally broadcast 25 November 2023

Road test • Quiet achiever – the Mazda CX-5 medium SUV which has a system to control the infotainment screen that I think is very good Interview • The road authority in Sydney had built one of the most complex spaghetti junction in Australia. Our traffic engineering expert Alan Finlay gives runs his expert eye over its purpose design and the signposting of the project. Thought of the Week Dean gives his view on the trend for flat grey car colours – he calls them “sludge grey”. For more information Web Site: Driven Media: drivenmedia.com.au Podcasts iTunes: Cars Transport Culture Spotify: Cars Transport Culture Facebook Cars Transport Culture Instagram Cars Transport Culture Our YouTube site Cars Transport Culture Originally broadcast 25 November 2023

Road test • Nissan X-trail – part of Nissan’s revival – including an interview with Paul Murrell who is the founder of Senior Driver Aus. Interview Origin energy now has a department of eMobility. The role is to help people effectively use electric vehicles. They now run a subscription service for some electric vehicles where you can use a vehicle for 30 days to try it out. Then keep it as long as you like or , give it back, swap to another vehicle or swap during the year when you need a different vehicle such as when you go on holidays. We chat to Origin’s General Manager of eMobility Chau Le. Quote of the Week Fake Carbon Fiber For more information Web Site: Driven Media Podcasts iTunes: Cars Transport Culture Spotify: Cars Transport Culture Facebook Cars Transport Culture Instagram Cars Transport Culture Our YouTube site Cars Transport Culture Originally broadcast 18 November 2023

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive a program that ponders the purpose of cars and transport I’m David Brown Road test • Polestar 2 which had recently been upgraded Interviews One interview we catch up with our Melbourne correspondent Chris who has gone for a very cost effective van to do a bit of camping as has some recent experiences of overseas transport systems. For more information Web Site: Driven Media Podcasts iTunes: Cars Transport Culture Spotify: Cars Transport Culture Facebook Cars Transport Culture Instagram Cars Transport Culture Our YouTube site Cars Transport Culture Originally broadcast 11 November 2023

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive, a program that practices what it preaches, most of the time, on the subject of cars and transport. I’m David Brown Road test • Mahindra XUV 700 (Medium SUV – Mahindra is an Indian company) Interviews One interview but we range over a variety of aspects of electric cars from the defensive and outspoken comments from Toyota who appear to be behind in the development of full electric cars to some unexpected practical aspects of their uses For more information Web Site: Driven Media Podcasts iTunes: Cars Transport Culture Spotify: Cars Transport Culture Facebook Cars Transport Culture Instagram Cars Transport Culture Our YouTube site Cars Transport Culture Originally broadcast 4 November 2023

G’Day Welcome to Overdrive, a program that proudly gives you the alternative facts to all aspects of motoring and transport. I’m David Brown Road test Peugeot e 2008 electric small SUV Interviews With the 50th anniversary of the Opera House we look at how a technical group took a different transport approach to cope with the crowds – it was a start of not treating the car as a god. And we talk to Alan Finally about his transport reflections from a trip through Vietnam and Cambodia For more information Web Site: Driven Media Podcasts iTunes: Cars Transport Culture Spotify: Cars Transport Culture Facebook Cars Transport Culture Instagram Cars Transport Culture Our YouTube site Cars Transport Culture Originally broadcast 28 October 2023

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive, a program that ponders the philosophical and practical aspects of motoring and transport. I’m David Brown Road test Chery Omoda5 – Chinese Small SUV Interviews There are hints coming from Japan that Toyota may make a new Celica – we discuss the history of the previous models We can to a gentleman who made, from the ground up, a replica of the 1960s exotic endurance race car the Ford GT40. For more information Web Site: Driven Media Podcasts iTunes: Cars Transport Culture Spotify: Cars Transport Culture Facebook Cars Transport Culture Instagram Cars Transport Culture Our YouTube site Cars Transport Culture Originally broadcast 21 October 2023

G’Day this is Overdrive a program about the facts, the fun and the fiction of motoring and transport I’m David Brown Road test of the Toyota Camry Feature interview With Evan Jones • Bathurst 1000 (he was an official at the event) – good event but may be some trouble brewing • Road test Hyundai Ioniq 6 • The role of volunteers in motor sport For more information Web Site: Driven Media Podcasts iTunes: Cars Transport Culture Spotify: Cars Transport Culture Facebook Cars Transport Culture Instagram Cars Transport Culture Our YouTube site Cars Transport Culture Originally broadcast 14 October 2023

G’Day this is Overdrive a program about trains, planes and automobiles, but mainly automobiles. I’m David Brown Some feedback from a listener supporting our call to stop cars making unnecessary beeping noises We chat to our resident mechanical engineer Fred Brain with his laconic reflections of driving on long trips. And we have a quintessential example of how politicians have replaced thoughtful, technically excellent public servants with content ignorant, politically focused managers. The times each story appears in the program are noted (mm:ss) For more information Web Site: Driven Media Podcasts iTunes: Cars Transport Culture Spotify: Cars Transport Culture Facebook Cars Transport Culture Instagram Cars Transport Culture Our YouTube site Cars Transport Culture Originally broadcast 7 October 2023

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive, a program that looks at the facts, fantasises and fallacies of anything to do with motoring and transport. I’m David Brown Some feedback making a long car trip • Lovely towns on the old highway but they were locations where you could get booked • Driving when you were tired • An unusual (and unsafe?) way to cope with the fog over the Blue Mountains. An interview about Sydney to Melbourne trips with Alan Finlay – traffic engineer – very articulate, personable but also very precise in his memories An interview with a young lady who is using artificial intelligence not to make conclusions but to give insights on which humans can make more informed conclusions For more information Web Site: Driven Media Podcasts iTunes: Cars Transport Culture Spotify: Cars Transport Culture Facebook Cars Transport Culture Instagram Cars Transport Culture Our YouTube site Cars Transport Culture Originally broadcast 30 September 2023

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive, a program that looks at the factors affecting our attitude and actions to motoring and transport. I’m David Brown We start the programme by talking about the reasons we chose to drive from Sydney to Melbourne as opposed to flying or catching the train and play some vox pops of people we meet along the way. We then talk to our road test expert Evan Jones about the Subaru Crosstrek a small SUV formerly know as the XV And then we ask Evan about his long trips in a variety of different cars from the elegant saloon to the Lotus sports car The times each story appears in the program are noted (mm:ss) For more information Web Site: Driven Media Podcasts iTunes: Cars Transport Culture Spotify: Cars Transport Culture Facebook Cars Transport Culture Instagram Cars Transport Culture Our YouTube site Cars Transport Culture Originally broadcast 23 September 2023

G'day and welcome to OverDrive where we come to you this week from Melbourne, Australia at the National Conference of the Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management And in this program we will focus on an interview with Bill Allen, an international expert in computer modelling of transport networks and has over 40 years of experience in the business. His is not a technical presentation, but rather one of the difficulties and pitfalls of trying to deal with the broader political and community environment to make sure the models are reflecting real needs and overcome some inherent biases. For more information Web Site: Driven Media Podcasts iTunes: Cars Transport Culture Spotify: Cars Transport Culture Facebook Cars Transport Culture Instagram Cars Transport Culture Our YouTube site Cars Transport Culture Originally broadcast 16 September 2023

Hello this is Overdrive a program that tries to spread the word about trains, planes and automobiles. I’m David Brown In this program a conversation with our transport expert and observer of all things cultural, Brian Smith about three subjects • A historic Bentley and taking your children around in a vintage or veteran car • Car design and practicality has Tesla gone wrong in both these areas with their cyber truck, and finally • the Australian army is making cardboard drones: what can the car industry particularly from the past offer in terms of practical advice. For more information Web Site: Driven Media Podcasts iTunes: Cars Transport Culture Spotify: Cars Transport Culture Facebook Cars Transport Culture Instagram Cars Transport Culture Our YouTube site Cars Transport Culture Originally broadcast 9 September 2023

Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that pushes the parameters in discussing motoring and transport. I’m David Brown The times each story appears in the program are noted (mm:ss) Feedback • Some of the feedback on a few social posts where have put up, including: • Cars with spats. Do they help or hinder the design. We posted some pictures of classic European cars Jaguar from Morse TV series but the one that gained the most attention was the 1968 Holden Monaro. • Classic Jaguars • A beautiful car: the Fiat 2300 S Coupe Feature RMIT university in Melbourne is now offering a short course in Flying Car and Autonomous Flight Engineer. We talk to our resident transport expert Brian Smith on whether flying cars will become a significant transport option or a quirky fun ride for the few. Talking about the Shannons Classic that was on last Sunday, Fred Brain and I discuss what caught our eye from the 1500 vintage, veteran and classic cars that were on display.

Hello this is Overdrive a program with an infatuation about trains, planes and automobiles. I’m David Brown The times each story appears in the program are noted (mm:ss) Powerhouse opening of exhibition. I went to the opening night of the Powerhouse Museum’s “1001 remarkable objects” In amongst items of haute couture and jewellery, however, was a 1917 Detroit Electric car that came to Australia and was used for 30 years. The evolution of Triumphs The difference less than 20 years can make in car design as shown in this picture. The car at the back is a Triumph TR2 (Built, I believe, between 1953 and 1955. Was there ever a TR1?). The car at the front is a GT6 Mk III (GT6 built between 1966–1973). Book Review (Sort of) A colleague received this book ‘Car Dealers and Other “honourable” professions’ in the hope that he might promote it. My colleague felt that it was too raunchy for his audience. The best-looking Holden Monaro Holden produced the HQ Sedan in the early 70s. They continued the trend they started in 1967 of making a 2 door coupe based on their family sedan. I may be biased but I think it looks pretty good. Feature David Berthon talks about his 1928 Rolls Bernie Fehon – is a mentor to the students at Western Sydney University who are racing a solar car in about 7 weeks time. For more information Web Site: Driven Media Podcasts iTunes: Cars Transport Culture Spotify: Cars Transport Culture Facebook Cars Transport Culture Instagram Cars Transport Culture Our YouTube site Cars Transport Culture Originally broadcast 2 September 2023