Overdrive: Old motoring fads; Subaru Solterra EV; Mitsubishi ASX old design but simple; BMW Isetta
Parents need to be taught how to help their children learn to drive
Episodes
Overdrive: Past quirky motoring trends; Nissan Qashqai e-Power; Bill Bryson on the road Downunder
Clearing up some of the frustrations with the Great Wall Motors Tank 500
Overdrive: Loud cars suggest psychopathic and sadistic tendencies; Fiat 500 EV; Jaguar mantel clock; Paris Olympic transport scheme
We took the Fiat 500 to an Italian quarter in Sydney: the parking spaces were smaller
Overdrive: Nissan Patrol Warrior – Tough luxury Aussie SUV; Genesis GV70; Noisy Wipers; Mini vs SUV
The name Warrior indicates Nissan Australia’s special tough hero models – now with the Patrol
Overdrive: Past car advertisements – the good, the bad and the ugly; Hyundai Kona EV; Misleading hybrid sale figures
“Your mother won’t like it” is a great heading for an MG sports car ad
Overdrive: Young person swaps old car for new; Nissan Navara 4X Pro; Technologies & Innovations in Transport
When Nissan replaced their 180B with their 200B one scribe said it was similar but with 20 more faults.
Overdrive: EV range problem; Clarkson UK’s sexiest man? Creating car names; Mitsubishi Pajero Sport
Artificial Intelligence would be a good way to create car names
Overdrive: GWM Tank 500; Are manual gearboxes doomed? Toyota’s MX-5 competitor; Porsche 911 history
Is Volvo’s EX30’s centre only screen a retrograde step
Overdrive: Tesla cuts back on efforts for EV chargers; Hyundai i30N; Hispano Suiza history; Fleet management data
With a nod to Carry On movies, one wag said that the collective noun for Bristol Cars should a “Protrusion of Bristols”.
Overdrive: Great train trip to Broken Hill; New road rules – but who knows?; Subaru BRZ; Car collective nouns
As we passed Lake Menindee the train slowed down so we could enjoy the beautiful view of the setting sun over the water