About this season
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.
Episodes (6)
1. Blind Rallying
Aired 30 August 2011 • 60 min
Top Gear is back - bigger, brighter and faster than ever. Shane, Steve and Ewen add some spice to rally driving by introducing a dangerous twist: blindfolding the driver. Ewen declares his long-held dirty secret: he loves Volvos. Plus, Ewen and Shane head out to review the new Toyota iconic FJ Cruiser, and six-time world champion surfer Layne Beachley attempts to break a world record. Also special guest Andy Lee.
2. Self-Help Guide for Cyclists
Aired 6 September 2011 • 60 min
In an attempt to understand the inner workings of the cyclist mind, Ewen dons the lycra, waxes the legs and takes to the road and footpaths in what he dubs a "self-help video for cyclists". Plus, will Hamish Blake top his colleague's lap time from last week? And the boys cook up a storm using a jet-powered car.
3. 24 Hour Chery Test
Aired 13 September 2011 • 60 min
In the toughest test the show has ever undertaken on a car, Steve, Ewen and Shane take Australia's cheapest new vehicle, the Chinese-built Chery, and drive it flat out for 24 hours to replicate 10 years of ordinary wear and tear.
4. Stunt School
Aired 7 April 2012 • 60 min
Stunt School Part 1 Jaguar XJ Supersport vs HSV Grange Stunt School Part 2 Celebrity Challenge - Glen Boss & Damien Oliver Dick Johnson's Tribute to Peter Brock V8 to the Rescue
5. Renault Clio RS vs Ford Falcon GT
Aired 14 April 2012 • 60 min
Renault Clio RS vs Ford Falcon GT Peel 50 The Stig takes the Peel 50 around the track Celebrity Challenge - Natalie Gruzlewski Subaru "All Will Drive" car V8 to the Rescue
6. Cars as beach buggys
Aired 21 April 2012 • 60 min
Lexus LFA Cars as beach buggys Part 1 Alternative fuel Cars Celebrity Challenge - Jamie Durie Hot Rodding Cars as beach buggys Part 2