Podcast appearances and mentions of lenore fletcher

Toyota won the 24 hour Le Mans race for the first time last weekend. That’s pretty good news. What’s better is they’ve committed to building a road going version of the car that won the race. It’ll be a hypercar capable of beating promised hypercars from Mercedes Benz and Aston Martin. James Lang from Toyota will join us with details.  BMW have launched a raft of new models recently. Lenore Fletcher will be on the phone with news on the new X5, an all new Z4 and a stunning new 8 Series. The Electric Vehicle council released their State of Electric Vehicle Report for Australia. It won’t surprise many of you that Australia is lagging behind the rest of the world. Behyad Jafari, CEO of the EV Council breaks it down for us. Joel Helmes has been driving a four-cylinder version of the Kia Stinger. Is it better then the twin turbo V6, or is there an even better Kia on the market? Simon Lai has had the keys to a funky new SUV - Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross. It kind of looks like him, so we expect he'll want to buy one. We'll find out if that's true. And, we give an in depth look at the supercharged V6 Jaguar F-Pace 35t - just wait till you hear that engine note!

Peter Hitchener has been sequestered by his bosses at Channel Nine to make some news promos, so as we speak, he's doing his best Ron Burgundy impersonations. In the meantime, we thought it was a great opportunity to have a look back at the best bits of 2018 so far. You'll get a lap around the block in one of the best cars to come to this country in a long time - the Kia Stinger. Then, it'll be time to jump in to the award winning technical tour de force that is the Volvo XC60. The guys got a huge surprise after spending a week with a Haval H9. This full size, proper 4WD is high on standard equipment, high on build quality and jaw droopingly low on price. You'll get a crack around the block in it too. We'll look back on the launch of the BMW X2 - think of it as the coupe version of the very capable X1. Lenore Fletcher has all the details. Lots to sink your teeth in to, including some stupidity and a few laughs, in this special edition of Behind the Wheel.

We’re back for 2018 and it’s a show with a bit of international flair! Pete is going to take us on a tour of Japan & he’ll crash a Nissan Leaf live on air! We’ll go touring car factories and get a sense of Tokyo traffic. Meanwhile, back here in Australia, we’ll take you around the block in the BMW M4 Pure and try and figure out what you miss out on by buying the cut down version of the iconic BMW. We’ll also stack up the M3 against the M4… is there a lot of difference apart from a couple of doors? Speaking of BMW, they’ve unveiled a funky new SUV - the X2 and Lenore Fletcher joins us with all the pricing details and release dates. The Maserati Quattroporte has been around a while. It’s recently been back to the factories in Modena & Turin for a bit of a nip and tuck.  Glen Sealy, CEO of Maserati Australia, has all the details for us. Joel Helmes has been hanging with the new edition of Australia’s most popular mid-size car - the now fully imported Toyota Camry. Has the Japanese built Camry lifted the bar in comparison to the older Aussie version? We’ll find out. And Simon Lai & Rachel Franco make their return for 2018. Who know’s what will happen!

Why Australia is so far behind with encouraging electric vehicles No matter what you think about global environmental issues, the very clear fact is that local pollution in our cities is harming and killing people. We need to act now. Electric cars will reduce local effects not only in terms of harmful gases but also in terms of noise pollution. Furthermore, alternative power sources for transport represent, in an increasing way jobs and growth in the future. So, should we actively encourage the adoption of these vehicles. And by encourage, I mean do more than just cheer from the side lines but rather provide incentives and/or infrastructure to help vehicle manufacturers promote vehicles to customers. Lenore Fletcher is the General Manager Corporate Communications for BMW Australia First broadcast on 1 July 2017. For past programs and individual segments visit www.drivenmedia.com.au

In this program, we take a look at the latest news stories including: • A new plan for Connecting Brisbane • Managing shared bikes without docking stations • Serving the Super Bowl – public credibility and the autonomous bus • Searching the World for your stolen bike • Barriers against rogue vehicles • 200th anniversary of the bike – coping with technological change. • The 30-year plan for greater Adelaide – does it consider new technology? We talk to Lenore Fletcher the General Manager Corporate Communications from BMW who has some fighting words about how far behind Australia is in encouraging alternative fuels We road test the Audi S4 Avant. What a rocket! We also talk to Brian Smith about a fantastic new ride sharing scheme which turns out to be a bus. Have a question or comment? Send it to overdrive@drivenmedia.com.au You can listen to longer segments of the each of the features by going to our web site at drivenmedia.com.au or podcast the whole program on iTunes or your favourite podcast service. Originally aired on 01 July 2017.