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Overdrive: Matt grey car colour – Looks bold or like sludge?; Mazda CX-5; Signposting confusion

102

Overdrive: Nissan X-Trail helping the company recover sales; Energy company offers EV subscriptions

103

Overdrive: Polestar 2 worth a closer look; Nissan Elgrand van for camping; transport in Europe

104

Overdrive: Mahindra XUV 700; Toyota tries to defend its slow approach to EVs

105

Overdrive: Sydney Opera House inspires traffic solution; Peugeot e-2008; Cambodia and Vietnam trip

106

Overdrive: Chery Omoda5; A new Celica?; A Ford GT40 made from scratch

107

Overdrive: Toyota Camry hybrid; Hyundai Ioniq 6; Bathurst 1000

108

Overdrive: Unnecessary warning noises in cars; Line marking it is not a simple as you think

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Overdrive: Using Artificial Intelligence for transport decisions; More long car trip stories

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Overdrive: Subaru Crosstrek; Stories of long distance car trips

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Overdrive: Politicians fudging transport numbers and computer transport modelling

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Overdrive: Grandfather’s Bentley; Making car noises; Is Tesla’s truck all wrong; cardboard drones

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Overdrive: Uni course in flying cars; Fiat 2300 S Coupe; Holden Monaro; Shannons Classic car show

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Overdrive: Mentoring solar car students; Owning a 1928 Rolls; How Triumphs have changed; Car Dealers

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Overdrive: Student’s solar racer – phenomenal work from young adults; Cars Shows; Corolla Cross

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Overdrive: Audi Q5 PHEV – power is key; A new system to rate EVs; Corolla GR looks and performance

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Overdrive: Pollution in a vehicle’s cabin; What’s stopping us having electric cars in motor racing

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Overdrive: The great failure of the Wolgan Railway; Art, motoring and children; Hyundai Santa Fe

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Overdrive: When Chrysler tried to break in big into the Australian market; Hyundai Kona

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Overdrive: Owning and loving a 1925 Austin; A 1968 Holden including authentic cigarette packet

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What's a rare Subaru WRX STI 22B worth and why so much?

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Overdrive: Weird car options in the 1964 EH Holden; Australia’s Eurovision entry and the Toyota MR2

123

Interview: Hydrogen fuel cell trucks in Tasmania – a good case of horses for courses

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Overdrive: 1960s Mercedes; Buchanan – a car from the available bits; Coronation as a car launch

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Overdrive: Hyundai Fuel Cell truck; Traffic signals -length of the yellow; Honourable names bridges

126

Overdrive: EVs beats diesels; Tesla beats Audi; Toyota backs fuel cells; History of Central Railway

127

Overdrive: Mahindra Scorpio SUV; Tesla cuts margins; Alfa’s classic concept; Coping with Sat-Nav

128

Overdrive: NASA pinpoints car pollution; Ford detects level crossings dangers; Coping with screens

129

Overdrive: Pole-to-pole EV trip; Kia Seltos; Mobility and the Future of City-Building

130

Interview: How modern cars try to tell you what you need to know, is enough to drive you crazy

131

Overdrive: MG RV8 – One person’s passion; Hyundai’s EV9 and new Sonata; Pioneering Land Rovers

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Interview: 75th Anniversary of Land Rovers helping build the Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Scheme

133

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

134

Overdrive: Auctioning classic, iconic, and sporting vehicles; Supercars –don’t forget the volunteers

135

Overdrive: Australia’s second bite at Chery; Genesis G80 electric power adds to the luxury feel

136

Past, present and future of used car prices? - Thoughts from Datium Insights

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Overdrive: Is the Hyundai Ioniq 6 a work of art? Nissan X-Trail hybrid; More EV commercial vehicles

138

Overdrive: Mitsubishi V2G bi-directional charging; Hyundai Streamliner; Mercedes at Bathurst races

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Overdrive: Is Toyota too slow to EVs; Uber & Lift forced to go EV in NY; Rob Roy Hillclimb revival

140

Overdrive: Toyota 86; Peugeot 308 GT; Car sales in 2022; Heated seatbelts could increase EV range

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New Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid; Peugeot 303; Noise cameras in UK; Flood resistant roads

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Overdrive: Nissan Executives talk about new models and the future: New Fiat 500 and Hyundai Santa Fe

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Overdrive: Test riding of e-bikes & e-scooters: Toyota Hilux; News safety testing procedures

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Overdrive: Toyota Granvia -does it suit the kids?; Mini Moke goes electric; Bike hubs

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Overdrive: Upgraded models from Kia, Mazda and Alfa; Geely uses new battery tech; Historic racing

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Overdrive: Restoring a 1991 Nissan Figaro: Hyundai Kona EV; Ampol & BYD make a deal; BMW iX1 pricing

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Overdrive: Bathurst winner turns 90. He was still racing at 87, successful, in a car he prepared

148

Overdrive: Toy cars especially from the 60s; Mazda’s don’t have touch screens – is this safer?

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Overdrive: The Queen’s Australian car from the back seat; Software is critical for Suzuki and Volvo

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Overdrive: LR Defender’s 75th anniversary; Toyota adds GR to 86; BMW goes for vegan interiors

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Overdrive: Survey - do you get car sick in an EV?: Road test Nissan Patrol & BMW BMW ix xdrive 40

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Overdrive: Kia Stinger –can it be a sports car with four doors?: National Transport Research Centre

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Overdrive: Michelin’s tyres for EVs; A new Haval; EVs not to forget road safety; Genesis GV80

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Designing tyres for Electric Vehicles - A chat with David Laing from Michelin

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The life and times of a 1923 Peugeot 163 van and the restoration process

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Overdrive: Shannons Classic: Classic cars from a young person’s perspective: restored 1923 Peugeot

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Overdrive: Hertz gets Polestar EVs; Backlash about fuel standards; BMW keep charging to use features

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Overdrive: BMW M240i – xdrive; Peugeot Partner van; New jaguar MD’s background is with Tiffany &Co!

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Overdrive: Toyota Landcruiser 70 – lovable old design; Innovative solutions to wicked problems

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Overdrive: What do motor bike sales tell us about issues in the community; Road test Lexus LC500

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Overdrive: Call for tax review on EVs: Polestar 2 – driving inpressions and why it links to Google

162

Overdrive: Kia Niro; Jeep Wrangler Rubicon; Nissan Leaf long term role; Hyundai’s distinctive Ioniq6

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Overdrive: Diesel Particulate filters; Ugly car wraps; More semi-conductor troubles; Nissan Warrior

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Overdrive: A great Goggomobile ambassador; Alfa Stelvio V6; Parking vigilantes making mone; EV news

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Tim Schenken: The life and times and the sliding door moments of getting to formula 1

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Overdrive: In-car distractions; Tim Schenken Formula 1 Driver; BMW iX3; Nissan’s 4 new models

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A 1953 land Rover series 1 - Great service on the farm and for the family

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Overdrive: Dynamometers – a lot to gain from a Dyno; Polestar in Aust; Which Car Drivers have a DUI

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Overdrive: For F150 for Aust; The Hydrogen Highway: Why government budgets are bad for transport

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Overdrive: New Audi S3 on a driver’s road; Mazda CX5 touch-up; Fudging odometers; Morgan 3-wheeler

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Overdrive: Is pink a good colour for a car? Novated leases; Nissan’s remote-control car for adults.

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Overdrive: Women’s car of the year award – is it more up-to-date?: Audi S3 and a trip to Tasmania

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Overdrive: New on Car sales; Polestar; Nissan Leaf; Renault Arkana; 3-wheel Morgan; Mustang Cabrio

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Overdrive: Three new EVs: Kia EV6, BYD ATTO 3, Audi e-tron GT: Canberra’s charging woes

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Combining transport and land-use planning: Kirsty Kelly has been a CEO in both areas

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Overdrive: Alfa Tonale, Nissan Patrol; Old & new style motoring records fall; Embracing local trips

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Overdrive: News; and driving the old and new Land Rover Defender 90

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Overdrive: Kia’s new EV6 – is their link to tennis a good fit?: Product review, and a marketing guru

179

Overdrive: Car Supply depends when the boat comes in; Mitsubishi Eclipse PHEV; New side impact rules

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Overdrive: Volkswagen Caddy – Van and people mover; Behind the scenes with Navara Pro-4X Warrior.

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Overdrive: Muscle Cars and Al Turner; VW Tiguan; Nissan GTR; Chrysler leaves Australia; Harley ebike

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Al Turner - Father of the Ford GTHO passes away. John Smailes looks back on his time in Australia

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Overdrive: Honda Accord grows up more; Mercedes “buy a race car”; Great use of old turbine blades

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Overdrive: Launch of the Kia Sportage; Facts; little features that count; tuning to Australian roads

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Overdrive: Driving Manuals; Alfa Stelvio SUV; Quirky “never look a gift horse in the mouth”, or boot

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Overdrive: New Range Rover: Ford’s Mustang Mach-e; Renault hydrogen Van; Gardens on taxi roofs

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Overdrive: Hyundai Nexo and the future of Hydrogen; Even less Ford sedans; Polstar looks to the arts

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Overdrive: Car Wars; Toyota Land Cruiser 300; Subaru WRX; Hydrogen; Mini’s multi-coloured roofs

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Overdrive: Why the IONIQ 5 blazes new ground; What to look for in a dashcam; Buses on train tracks

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Car Wars Down Under: Rollicking yarn on the life and times of the first Australian Land speed record

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Overdrive: In-Vehicle warnings – help or distraction? Citroen hasn’t given up; COVID impacts testers

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Overdrive: Aussie Hyundai IONIQ5; Two SUVs – one is twice the cost of the other; New Toyota Kluger

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In-Vehicle Warning Systems - Monash University Research - Christine Mulvihilll

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Overdrive: Subaru’s GM on their BRZ, Toyota Land Cruiser 300; Car Costs; Private kerb side charging

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Overdrive: How did Pro Football lead to transport data measurement?; Robotaxi; Holy Lindisfarne

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Jeff Doyle: On taking the new role of Executive Manager of Infrastructure Measurement at ARRB

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Navman: From navigation to information for drivers, road safety & maintenance,& insurance companies

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Overdrive: Safety Rating for distraction; Tesla’s uglier camper; Genesis GV60; Tech for Pedestrians

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Prof Mike Regan: Driver distraction; Vehicle information and controls should be rated for safety

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Overdrive: One Corolla now every 28 seconds; Navman augmented reality; Golf GTi Mk8; Hyundai Staria