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

15/11/2021 30 min
Overdrive: Launch of the Kia Sportage; Facts; little features that count; tuning to Australian roads

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Episode Synopsis

Hello this is Overdrive a program that looks at the purpose of and the passion for trains, planes and automobiles.

I’m David Brown

The times each story appears in the program are noted (mm:ss)

News
1. Vehicle supply is not as certain as some would have you believe (1:16)
2. New Kia Sportage – stamping its style in a very competitive segment (2:20)
3. Customers can embrace clever autonomous parking (3:24)
4. Jaguar F-TYPE goes for an all V8 line-up (4:16)
5. Peugeot to launch Plug-In Hybrids for their 3008 and 508 models (5:11)

Feature Story – the New Kia Sportage
Comments arising at the launch of the new Kia Sportage not just about the vehicle but about the state of the industry, just how complex it is to tune the suspension to Australian conditions and features that may not be mentioned in every road test but can be very impressive to customers. (6:13)

Motoring Minute
• LDV T60 Ute (23:06)

Quirky News
And we have a quirky news story about extending your campervan into a permanent residence when parked on a residential street. (4:12)

Motoring Minute
• Kia Rio (28:11)

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So, let’s start with the news
Originally broadcast 13 November 2021

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