Top Gear Australia
Top Gear Australia

Top Gear Australia

2008 5 Seasons 34 Episodes ⭐ 4.8 Reality

Top Gear Australia is an Australian motoring television series based on the BBC series Top Gear. The show premiered on SBS One on 29 September 2008 at 7:30 pm AEST, with its first season consisting of 8 episodes. A second season was announced following the release of ratings figures for the premiere and favourable comments from advertisers, and began airing from 11 May 2009. After acquiring the rights to broadcast the UK version in 2009, the Nine Network started airing their own version of Top Gear Australia in September 2010. Top Gear Australia returned for a fourth season in 2011. The show was after the fourth season due to declining ratings. The show was revived in 2024 and aired on Paramount Plus on 17th of May 2024 with the fifth season consisting of 8 episodes.

Top Gear Australia is an Australian motoring television series based on the BBC series Top Gear. The show premiered on SBS One on 29 September 2008 at 7:30 pm AEST, with its first season consisting of 8 episodes. A second season was announced following the release of ratings figures for the premiere and favourable comments from advertisers, and began airing from 11 May 2009. After acquiring the rights to broadcast the UK version in 2009, the Nine Network started airing their own version of Top Gear Australia in September 2010. Top Gear Australia returned for a fourth season in 2011. The show was after the fourth season due to declining ratings. The show was revived in 2024 and aired on Paramount Plus on 17th of May 2024 with the fifth season consisting of 8 episodes.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Premiere

In the first episode of Top Gear Australia, Charlie, Warren and Steve go all-wheel driving on the sand and snow. We get

EP 2

Ford vs Holden!

It just wouldn't be Australian if the lads did not delve into the great debate that has divided the nation for decades -

EP 3

Scrap Metal Challenge

Whose car is the best? Fastest? Coolest? Strongest? Well there's only one way to settle this - a Top Gear Australia chal

EP 4

Bowls Of Thunder

The ramp is set – the jack in place – and the kettle is on! Our fearless hosts step into a world of scones, walking

EP 5

The Practical Supercar

The Audi R8 is claimed to be the 'practical supercar'. "It looks like a nuclear powered supercar but it's really practic

EP 6

Outback Odyssey

It's a once and for all 4WD showdown and to the victor goes the spoils - exclusive dinner party bragging rights. The TGA

EP 7

Search And Destroy

It's a review with a difference as Subaru's latest weapon shows its strength against the military's secret airborne atta

EP 8

Road Trip of Dreams

Charlie Cox, Warren Brown and Steve Pizzati are each given free reign to pick the car of their choice for a weekend road

EP 1

Long Weekend Traffic Challenge - Lambo Vs Jetski

Top Gear Australia welcomes their new co-Host James Morrison and for his first order of business he test drives the Mits

EP 2

Reversing Challenge

Steve takes the Holden HSV Clubsport R8 around the Top Gear test track putting it up against it’s big brother, the Sup

EP 3

The Ute Challenge

We celebrate the 75th birthday of the UTE in natural Top Gear style, by taking hammers and an angle grinder to two cars;

EP 4

Sports Wagons

Steve test drives the AUDI RS6 and the Holden HSV Wagon. Olympic gold medallist Leisel Jones is our Star in the Bog Sta

EP 5

Aussie Armoured Cars

The Top Gear team attempt to turn three every day cars into Armoured Limousins and Steve test drives the Elfin T5 and it

EP 6

Lawnmower Challenge

James test drives the new Nissan 370Z and then travels to Los Angeles to drive the Australian built Pontiac G8 GXP. War

EP 7

City Cars in the Outback

We find out which cars pull chicks, Steve and Warren challenge the city dwelling Fiat 500 and Smart Fortwo to one of the

EP 8

Luxobarges

Warren takes on a horse, Man from Snowy River style, with a Porsche Cayenne Diesel to prove which is better - horse powe

EP 1

Lake Eyre Challenge

This episode the crew re-traces the steps of David Norrish. In 1974, when northern Australia experienced a once-in-500-y

EP 2

V8 Supercar on the Loose

Cricketer Michael Clarke takes on the test track, Ewen stops city traffic in a V8 supercar, and the boys meet their matc

EP 3

Grey Nomads

Shane, Ewen and Steve have a budget Grey Nomad experience. Shane Warne drives the world's fastest supercar, and the cele

EP 4

People Movers vs SUVs

People Movers vs SUVs Hulme Supercar Celebrity Challenge - Jimmy Barnes Porsche Cayenne Turbo vs BMW X5M V8 to the R

EP 1

Blind Rallying

Top Gear is back - bigger, brighter and faster than ever. Shane, Steve and Ewen add some spice to rally driving by intro

EP 2

Self-Help Guide for Cyclists

In an attempt to understand the inner workings of the cyclist mind, Ewen dons the lycra, waxes the legs and takes to the

EP 3

24 Hour Chery Test

In the toughest test the show has ever undertaken on a car, Steve, Ewen and Shane take Australia's cheapest new vehicle,

EP 4

Stunt School

Stunt School Part 1 Jaguar XJ Supersport vs HSV Grange Stunt School Part 2 Celebrity Challenge - Glen Boss & Damien O

EP 5

Renault Clio RS vs Ford Falcon GT

Renault Clio RS vs Ford Falcon GT Peel 50 The Stig takes the Peel 50 around the track Celebrity Challenge - Natalie G

EP 6

Cars as beach buggys

Lexus LFA Cars as beach buggys Part 1 Alternative fuel Cars Celebrity Challenge - Jamie Durie Hot Rodding Cars as b

EP 1

Italy

In this episode, Top Gear delves into why the Italians have a monopoly on Supercars. To find out, the three hosts road t

EP 2

Colombia Special

If there is one thing Aussies love more than cars, it's coffee. In this episode the Top Gear hosts head to Central Colom

EP 3

Extreme Caravanning

After purchasing budget 4x4s, the three hosts head off road to go extreme caravanning. In the south of France, Beau race

EP 4

Texas

The hosts travel to Texas to test electric trucks and ask if Australia is ready for them. JLP takes a Porsche GT3 RS for

EP 5

Best Decade

The Top Gear hosts duke it out to determine which decade was the best for cars. A series of ridiculous tests culminates

EP 6

The Alps to Paul Ricard

To test the latest luxury sports SUVs, the guys drive from Saint Moritz in the Swiss Alps (via the White Turf horse raci

EP 7

Farmers for a Weekend

To better understand farming machinery, the hosts become farmers for a day. JLP and the Stig test out a Ford Mustang Dar

EP 8

Gig Economy

The hosts get a budget of $5K each to buy a vehicle that might be perfect for anything the gig economy could throw at th

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