Tue, Sep 28, 2010
Steve Pizzati and new presenters Shane Jacobson and Ewen Page travel to Great Britain to meet the British presenters Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, who send them around Britain for a week to familiarise themselves with the best and worst of British cars before competing against them in a series of challenges.
Mon, May 11, 2009
New host James Morrison is told he can review any car of his choice, so he goes to Oran Park to review the Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart Evolution X, and when Steve brings a BMW 135i along for a comparison, James challenges him to a drag race and some laps around the circuit. The Stig makes his first studio appearance when the team prove that he is Australian and only looks like his British counterpart. The team find out whether road or sea is a quicker way to get from Melbourne to Portsea when James and Warren race a Yamaha FX-HSO jet-ski against Steve in a Lamborghini Murcielago LP640. The Lamborghini then travels at speeds it is more at home with on a lap of the test track in the hands of The Stig. Recently retired V8 Supercar driver Mark Skaife has James Courtney and Greg Murphy in his sights when he takes the Proton Satria on a lap of the test track.
Tue, Oct 19, 2010
The hosts take on the ultimate challenge to test whether is it possible to travel across the Australian Outback to Lake Eyre just to go sailing. Shane Warne, cricket superstar and car buff, makes a guest appearance and road tests the latest British super car, the Morgan Aero Supersports at the legendary Silverstone racetrack. Shane Jacobson and Ewan Page try to make a V8 engine useful in the real world by using it to power up a life saving reel. Steve Pizzati takes viewers through the newly designed Top Gear Test Track before brave Lisa McCune becomes first celebrity victim.
Mon, Oct 6, 2008
Charlie and Steve try to settle Australia's long-running Ford versus Holden argument when they test drive an HSV Clubsport and an FPV F6 at Wakefield Park. The team visit the Kalgoorlie Super Pit, where Steve drives a Ford Falcon XR6, Charlie a Nissan Navara King Cab and Warren a Proton Jumbuck against a Caterpillar 793C truck driven by The Stig to see which is the most cost effective at moving gold. Warren and Steve convert a Smart car into a hearse for under $200. Charlie reviews the Ford GT super-car. Steve Bisley is the Star in a Bog-Standard Car.
Mon, Sep 29, 2008
The team play hard with all-wheel drive vehicles when Charlie Cox drives a Toyota RAV4, Warren Brown a Subaru Forester and Steve Pizzati a Nissan X-Trail in a series of challenges on sand and snow. Charlie test drives the latest Porsche 911 Carrera S, and we meet The Stig when he takes it for a lap of the test track, along with a Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 AMG, a Lotus Elise, a BMW M3, a Nissan GT-R and a Hummer Stretch. The team take a look at the new Lamborghini LP560 super sports car. The What Were They Thinking board is introduced. Vince Colosimo drives a Proton Satria on a lap of the test track as the first Star In A Bog-Standard Car. Warren has an altercation with some great white sharks when he uses a Mini Moke as bait.