Articles by Matthew Pritchard

Matthew Pritchard

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Matt is a content producer at Carsguide and Oversteer and one half of the ‘Richard and Pritchard’ science duo (he also tells people he’s an actor). A graduate of the University of Wollongong, Matt studied creative writing and advertising. At least he would have, if he didn't spend most of his time getting distracted by trashy TV.

Luckily, he’s been able to find a use for this (previously useless) knowledge, compensating for his admittedly limited automotive knowledge by focusing on weird TV shows, car paint jewellery and ghost cars.

Back when BMW made action movies - Rad Ads

By Matthew Pritchard · 16 Feb 2018

What's the first thing you think of when you hear 'BMW'? Did 'drag racing in Las Vegas to save the soul of James Brown from the Devil' come up at all? No? Well it should have.

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Alien vs Tiguan - Rad Ads

By Matthew Pritchard · 23 Jan 2018

Like a lot of people, I have a love-hate relationship with ads, and this one by Volkswagen is definitely on the 'love' side of that equation.

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The OverSteer Christmas gift guide

By Matthew Pritchard · 06 Dec 2017

We've got ten great gift ideas for any motoring enthusiasts in your life.

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Highway to Heck: Part 3 - 'Christine' (1983)

By Matthew Pritchard · 10 Nov 2017

When it comes to car-themed horror movies there's really only one that stands out as the definitive... uh... well, car-themed horror movie (at least for me).

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Retro racing game review: Microsoft's 'Monster Truck Madness'

By Matthew Pritchard · 10 Nov 2017

That's a lot of alliteration...

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Highway to Heck: Part 2 - 'Maximum Overdrive' (1986)

By Matthew Pritchard · 03 Nov 2017

In case one evil truck just wasn't enough...

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Does it work? Dual-zone climate control

By Matthew Pritchard · 27 Oct 2017

You hear it all the time in car-ads and reviews: 'dual-zone climate control' but have you ever stopped to think about whether it actually works?