Overdrive (1hr) : Crash Tests, Meccano Set; BMW Z4; Range Rover PHEV

In this program we have news stories with David Campbell 1. Safety prioritised with 5 stars for Toyota HiAce and Nissan Leaf EV, yet the opposite for Jeep Wrangler at 1 star (1:37) 2. Jaguar and Chargefox agreement sparks Australia’s EV interest (2:15) 3. Tesla reveals Model 3 Australian prices (3:07) 4. Pricing for Swedish mid-sized S60 sedan and V60 wagon well below Germans (4:48) 5. UTSA engineers develop inexpensive smart stop sign to improve rural road safety (5:58) 6. TU Graz developing ‘predictive’ pedestrian crossing signals for Vienna (7:10) 7. And Alan Zurvas has just witnessed a crash test. We find out what it was like and what is happening in the future (8:35) 8. Rob, Alan and David discuss some news snippets (16:28) 9. In Sydney they have a land mark called the Meccano set it’s an ancient structure to hold signs at traffic lights at a major intersection. They had to replace it and they chose to replicate the old, brutalist design from 1952. We find out why (20:06) 10. Two motoring minutes • Jeep’s problems with brash tests (15:25) • VW Toureg (25:15) 11. Remembering Dorothy Rowe and a new program to use car clubs to help those with depression (26:38) 12. More discussion of motoring news (29:13) 13. Rob Roads tests the BMW Z4 (33:26) 14. Alan has been driving the Range Rover PHEV (38:55) 15. And some quirky news with Brian Smith (42:14)