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Subaru Australia Growth Defies Market Decline
Subaru Australia achieved the greatest February sales growth of any main stream brand, with sales of 2,603 vehicles according to official [Read More]
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Holden
Button Plan – The start of the Demise of the Australian Automotive Industry
The demise of the Australian car industry is often blamed on the Button Plan of 1985. David Brown gives us some perspective of what it was and what it tried to do. [Read More]
Car Reviews
2020 Suzuki Vitara Turbo 2WD Review
Suzuki Vitara is a popular choice because it ticks many boxes for a wide range of owners. The small SUV out of [Read More]
Porsche
Porsche 911 Turbo S definitely 911, definitely Turbo, definitely new
Porsche has celebrated the world premiere of the new-generation 911 Turbo S. The new range-topping 911 delivers 478 kW (650 hp) for unprecedented power, driving dynamics and comfort.
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Holden
Holden From Craft to economies of scale
The name Holden spanned the car manufacturing period that went from small innovative craft companies to huge manufactures seeking economies of scale. As David Brown reports. [Read More]
Holden
A quiet thoughtful engineer with an adventurous past racing a 1964 Holden
Alan Finlay is a great friend of the program and is a respected traffic engineer and transport planner. His family has had twelve Holdens over the years with a predominance in the early part, I believe. [Read More]
Holden
Was the first Holden that good
The first Holden was said to be Australian made for Australian conditions. David Brown ponders on how good was it for the times and was it different from the opposition. [Read More]
Overdrive Radio
The Life and Times of Holden owners: Dean Oliver – Artist, rally driver and lover of the arts
The resident artist of the motoring radio program Overdrive, Dean Oliver, comes from a family that has had its passion for Holden cars. We chatted about those early years and Dean as a young man with a craving for cars [Read More]
Motoring Minute
A lifetime love of the GTS 350 Holden Monaro
There is an old adage about motor racing. “Race on Sunday; Sell on Monday”. This was one of those passionate mantras that seem to motivate Holden and Ford during the glory years of the long-distance production car racing at Bathurst in the late 60s and most of the 70s. [Read More]
ENVIROCAR Guide
Subaru Launches the Forester Hybrid
Subaru Forester has joined the ranks of medium sized Hybrid SUVs. The Multi award winning Forester was first launched in Late 2019 on the new Subaru Global Platform. [Read More]