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Navman: From navigation to information for drivers, road safety & maintenance,& insurance companies
Overdrive: Safety Rating for distraction; Tesla’s uglier camper; Genesis GV60; Tech for Pedestrians
Prof Mike Regan: Driver distraction; Vehicle information and controls should be rated for safety
Overdrive: One Corolla now every 28 seconds; Navman augmented reality; Golf GTi Mk8; Hyundai Staria
Overdrive: VW Caddy California Camper; Isuzu Ute - more than a name; Peugeot 508; A mini in London
Overdrive: Audi RS 7; Corolla bounces back; Concept cars – why bother?; Driving the Klausen Pass
Subaru have sold the WRX for many years. Is it a reason to join the company?: We asked David Rowley
Grattan Institute report on policy blockages: Ken Dobinson gives a first-hand account
Overdrive: TVR Tuscan on a great road; Grattan Institute - policy blockage; Subaru WRX as a work car
Overdrive: Wacky Toyota Rhombus; Traditional Nissan Proto; Subscription Cars; Pedestrian Controls
Overdrive: Adapting Signals for Pedestrians; VW’s big electric strategy; Bugatti moves to the side
Overdrive: Nissan Patrol – its luxurious, but offroad? Line marking glows at night; Voodoo for plane
Overdrive: VW’s new electric push and Cupra model; Subaru WRX STI; Managing Traffic light controls
Bus lounges – a positive funding initiative that the public loves
Overdrive: Tax Break for electric cars; Station wagon comeback?; Installing your own speed humps
Overdrive: Audi e-tron; Why we travel, not just how; Wacky Railway history; An urban solution - NOT
Kia Niro: What does it look like when it is working well? Depends on needs and the version you have
Hyundai Ioniq 5: Designed from the ground up - The changing face of Electric Vehicles
Overdrive: Car sales could hit 1 mill; Hyundai Ioniq – purpose built electric vehicle; Isuzu D-Max
Overdrive: Positioning various electrification models; Subaru BRZ; Suspension setups for Australia
Overdrive: Right processes/right decisions –CEO ARRB; Kia Niro; Poo collection from Railway tracks
Overdrive: Processes for the right decisions about transport – Michael Caltabiano CEO ARRB;
Overdrive: Federal Budget – big projects but no process improvement; VW utes and vans
Overdrive: Building electric buses in Australia; A practical experience in buying a car; BMW e-bike
Overdrive: Cash for Clunkers to buy a bike; Subaru XV; Nissan Leaf e+; Mazda MX 5; Hispano Suiza
Overdrive: Volvo Ad Pulled after complaint; Cars with no spare tyres; Alfa Guilia;
Overdrive: Mini Electric; Plug-In Hybrid – The overlooked option; Vehicle supply is near crisis
Overdrive: Govt’s waffle words; Kia Stonic & Carnival; Space saver tyres; seats for wider drivers
Overdrive: VW Cupra, Renault Captur & Hyundai Nexo for Aus; Tesla model 3; Sculpture near motorways
Overdrive: Driving in the rain; Electric trucks; Peugeot’s newish 3008 & 5008; Hyundai Staria;
Will Hagon: An hour long “short” chat about Minis, and motor racing heroes and villains
Hyundai i30: Why the sedan makes a different statement to the hatchback
Murray Walker: Reminisces from down under
Overdrive: Kia EV6; Hyundai i30-sedan or hatch?; Murray Walker remembered; Will Hagon & rally Minis
Woman’s World Car of the Year: Judge Nadine Armstrong talks about what it takes
Overdrive: WWCOTY – a judge speaks; Porsche Taycan; Women in Car ads; Road design for garbage trucks
Roads of the future: Building and maintaining the critical asset: Michael Caltabiano ARRB
Overdrive: Feb 2021 Car Sales; Mitsubishi van zero crash test score; Nissan Navara; Toyota Yaris
Overdrive: Hyundai Ioniq 5; The real EV Km ranges; Classic Chrysler V8; ARRB health checks the roads
Overdrive: Roads that never die; Toyota EV mobility; Hyundai’s take on Hydrogen cars and trucks
Overdrive: Wishy-washy govt fuel strategy; Car logos; Are car grilles too big?
Overdrive: Fuel Cells stall; Is Mapping the transport future; More on Latin making a better driver
Two new Kias; Is the Kona EV practical?: Rauno Aaltenon dodging rocks; Renault Mobilize; C-Type Jag
Rauno Aaltonen - The full interview on life, rallying, racing, and driver training
Rauno Aaltonen: He led briefly near the end but why he didn’t win the London to Sydney Marathon
Rauno Aaltonen: The driving skills he used to deal with young people throwing rocks at the vehicle
Rauno Aaltonen: Racing and rallying partnerships – got help from a professor of communications!
Rauno Aaltonen: Facing adversity and driver training – it’s all about the right attitude
Rauno Aaltonen: To win Bathurst Bob Holden was an equal partner - they thought alike
Rauno Aaltonen: Invented left foot braking – What are the benefits and changing style on the track
Rauno Aaltonen: Early experience in Boats & motorcycles helped touch bumper bars on Conrod straight
Rauno Aaltonen: Learning a circuit and rally versus race driving
Rauno Aaltonen: Using Bob Holden’s efforts and hard tyres to win Bathurst in a MIni
Trends in Motoring: Launches, Teasers; Computer Games; Mobility; Supply chains: Plus farewell my MX5
Second-hand car sales focus on adventure vehicles - David Lowe - GumTree
Make Buses Sexy; Solar car for commuting; Second-hand car sales; Green number plates and Bentleys
Latest Dashcam; Mitsubishi PHEV; Kia Sorento; Hino Hybrid; Cornering at 400km/hr 2 feet on the pedal
Geoff Brabham's method on how to take the first corner at Indy flat out
Speed Kings - Australian and New Zealanders at Indy 500 - John Smailes author
Bosch Debuts First Motorcycle Split-Screen Display
Volvo Cars Mixes Virtual With Real - World Testing
Elon Musk Hints At A New Tesla
NZ Poilice Get Skodas
New solutions for sanitising autonomous vehicles
Speed Kings at Indy 500; Rally driving precision; sanitizing vehicles; Bosch split motor bike screen
Toyota Mirai in Aust (sort of); Is North Connex worth it? Fair contracts for truckies; Mini Urbanaut
Overdrive: Tax on Electric Vehicles; An oldie–Landcruiser 70; A newie–MG Electric; Sport sponsors
Overdrive: New Nissan Navara; MG ZST; MMGA (Make Monaros Great Again); James Bond’s favourite car
Peugeot/Citroen Australia Managing Director talks about brand image and the new “beautiful” 2008 SUV
Overdrive: Tactical Urbanism; Yaris Cross; Peugeot 2008; Monaros; Reused traffic lights; Nissan Duke
Overdrive: Racing a 1969 Monaro; Connected vehicles; Nissan Duke - Cartoonish or revolutionary
Overdrive: Racing a little Mini on a big track; Free Public Transport? Peter Brock’s driving advice
Overdrive: Designing the Toyota Hilux; Volvo XC40; Audi A7; Peugeot 308; Federal Budget & transport
Overdrive: Computer games for transport planning; Dual cab Jeep and Isuzu –differences? Kia Picanto
Overdrive: Tri-Test: Kia Sportage; Toyota Yaris; Audi A5 cabriolet; plus Old Razorback Road
Overdrive: Towns & car names; Nissan Patrol lounge music or rock and roll; Victorian COVID car sales
Molly Taylor: Giving up home comforts & moving around the world on her own to become a rally driver
Overdrive: Kia Sorento and a country adventure; Vietnamese Vinfast buy proving ground; EV Drag Car
Overdrive: Rolls Royce Owner reflects on electrified 1967 Phantom; Trucking future; Spike’s Mini Ad
Overdrive: Hybrid’s huge success; Mini’s birthday; A Modern Defender!; WHO Road Safety program fails
Overdrive: Toyota Yaris: Safe, Comfortable, Expensive; Kia Carnival; Petrol Price Comparison
John Mann: Champion driver whose life has spanned the greatest period of Australian motor racing
Overdrive: Audi S4 and A4; Toyota Fortuner and Hilux; Jaguar motion sickness; Driving to History
Historic Picton: telling the stories of pioneers of the district - the good and the tragic
Overdrive: Can Suzuki Ignis do a Mini? Suzuki Swift; Audi A4 & A5; Steeling Moose size speed cameras
Overdrive: Bugatti’s Baby; Hyundai air-conditioning. Suzuki Baleno booms; Virtual car racing cheats
Overdrive: RIP Ron Tauranac (Brabham’s designer); Electric classics; Nissan Pathfinder; Kia Purple M
Interview with Will Hagon on the occasion of Ron Tauranac's Death - Designer of Brabham racing cars
Overdrive: Nissan Ariya 100% electric; Hino 300 including hybrid; Musicians who have special cars
Overdrive: Nissan Leaf helps power Canberra; Volkswagen Touareg; Hyundai Xcient; Jaguar Wedding car
Overdrive: e-Scooters; Jaguar I-Pace electric taxis; Alfa’s 110 birthday; Tesla’s sign confusion
Overdrive: Segway goes; VW Golf R; BMW iPhone car key; 3-cylinder Yaris; Too much space for Parking
Overdrive: Toyota safety giveaway; Hyundai iMax; Nissan Juke; Terrorist Toyotas; Mazda BT-50
Overdrive: New Hilux; Audi e-tron; Toy cars gathering dust; COVID-19 – no need for a driving test!
Overdrive: May car sales; Hyundai Tucson - base or options; Very fast train; Batmobile in Russia
Overdrive: Batmobile documentary, Kia Rio, Dealers don’t mention safety features; Lexus milestone
Transport experiences of COVID-19. Traffic Works is going well but also planning for the long term
Overdrive: Electric cargo push bike; Renault Master Van; Works of art on the side of delivery vans
Rachel Kohan: A young traffic & transport professional’s reflections from a NZ conference.
Overdrive: COVID-19 vs Flying cars; Mitsubishi Pajero Sport; Battle for Random Breath Testing in NSW