Overdrive: Honda HR-V, bland & pricey; Traffic Noise & Hypertension: Demonic handling in the wet

Hello and welcome to Overdrive, where we take a populous approach to cars and transport. I’m David Brown The times each story appears in the program are noted (mm:ss) News 1. Traffic noise and the increase in hypertension (1:19) 2. Brits pay more than Aussies for everyday cars (2:45) 3. LEXUS’s next electric vehicle; the RZ mid-sized SUV (4:09) 4. Land Rover – 75th anniversary since starting work on the Snowy Hydroelectric Scheme (5:51) Features 1. In our feature stories Alan Zurvas reviews the latest Honda HR-V small SUV and he struggles to find something good to say (7:29) 2. And we discuss with Evan Jones an alarming feature that is prevalent in quite a number of new cars – their performance in the wet is dismal compared to the dry. (20:16). Motoring Minute • Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Pick up (27:58) You can find more information at Driven Media with links to social media and podcasts iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/overdrive-cars-transport-and-culture/id1001084679 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0ah6JZN8LTYURIfNs1IIBs We even list the times each item appears so you can go straight to it Our Facebook page OverdriveCity – Driven Media https://www.facebook.com/OverdriveCityDrivenMedia/?modal=admin_todo_tour or Our YouTube site https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKyx5sv6cgF4URRmNq2JiXg/videos Originally broadcast on 25 March 2023