Overdrive: What Lidar can’t see; Breakdowns – ICEs vs EVs; Mazda CX-30; Larrikins in motorsport
The Porsche badge was designed in response to a request from American Porsche importer and first appearing in 1953
Overdrive: Everything Electric in transport preview; Genesis GV80; don’t get caught short on a trip
Genesis GV80 coupe body is not to everyone’s taste
Overdrive: Elon Musk was wrong; Cybertruck under fire; Genesis GV70; Cupholders; Reverse Parking
Research suggests that cappuccino coffee is less likely to spill from a cup in a cupholder than flat white and other types.
Overdrive: Superbowl 2025 car ads; Genesis G70; Insuring EVs; Cars that don’t meet new design rules
New Australian vehicle design rules (ADRs) mean some cars will be taken off the market
Overdrive: Motor and Masterpieces Show; Lagonda love affair; Hyundai Ioniq N; Jeep Rubicon
He saw the red Lagonda when he was 16 and eventually bought the car
Overdrive: The full cost of road tolls to you and me; GWM Tank 500 Hybrid; Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV
Alfa Stelvio Quadrafoglio is calm in traffic and an animal (in a good sense) on the open road
Overdrive: Deepal S07 launch; Good, bad and ugly signage on race cars; McLaren’s $560,000 watch
You can hardly see the number on modern race cars because the advertising is more important.
Overdrive: Will Tesla go the way of Tupperware?; Pirelli Calendar; Japan’s Kei Cars; Suzuki Swift
Telsa was innovative but now there is a flood of brands, especially from China, who are copying at a cheaper price.
Overdrive: New Polestar 3; 5 Door Suzuki Jimny; Chinese EV invasion; Two rally stars road to the top
“My first navigator was my dad but he was not good!”
Overdrive: SatNav with directions and local insights; Mazda MX-5 Ragtop; Brisbane’s Light Trams
The Mazda MX-5 advance the style and feel that we first saw in the Lotus Elan