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Top Gear Australia

4.8 / 10

2008

5 seasons

34 episodes

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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.

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Top Gear Australia | Official Trailer | Streaming May 17 | Paramount+ Australia

Cast

Steve Pizzati

Warren Brown

Shane Jacobson

Ewen Page

Charlie Cox

Blair Joscelyne

Beau Ryan

Jonathan LaPaglia

James Morrison

Shane Warne

Lisa McCune

Andrew Hansen

Seasons

1.Premiere
28-09-200860m
In the first episode of Top Gear Australia, Charlie, Warren and Steve go all-wheel driving on the sand and snow. We get a glimpse at Lamborghini's new supercar, the LP560 and Charl...
2.Ford vs Holden!
06-10-200860m
It just wouldn't be Australian if the lads did not delve into the great debate that has divided the nation for decades - Holden or Ford? So Charlie and Steve take the HSV Clubsport...
3.Scrap Metal Challenge
13-10-200860m
Whose car is the best? Fastest? Coolest? Strongest? Well there's only one way to settle this - a Top Gear Australia challenge. The lads and their precious motoring masterpieces ass...
4.Bowls Of Thunder
20-10-200860m
The ramp is set – the jack in place – and the kettle is on! Our fearless hosts step into a world of scones, walking sticks, and shoes with zippers. There is little margin for erro...
5.The Practical Supercar
27-10-200860m
The Audi R8 is claimed to be the 'practical supercar'. "It looks like a nuclear powered supercar but it's really practical," said Charlie. "It's like a non-threatening scud missile...
6.Outback Odyssey
03-11-200860m
It's a once and for all 4WD showdown and to the victor goes the spoils - exclusive dinner party bragging rights. The TGA team are bound for Cairns in north Queensland after startin...
7.Search And Destroy
10-11-200860m
It's a review with a difference as Subaru's latest weapon shows its strength against the military's secret airborne attack asset. Known for excelling at "going about as fast as the...
8.Road Trip of Dreams
17-11-200860m
Charlie Cox, Warren Brown and Steve Pizzati are each given free reign to pick the car of their choice for a weekend road trip through the Apple Isle. Meeting at the Spirit of Tasma...

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