Overdrive: A young person reviews Nissan Juke; Aust Efficiency Standards; Embarrassing school trips

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