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{{Short description|Australian TV series}}
{{About|the television series|the magazine|Top Gear Australia (magazine)}}
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| list_episodes = List of Top Gear Australia episodes▼
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| runtime = 60 minutes (including commercials)
| network = [[SBS
| first_aired = {{Start date|2008|9|29|df=y}}
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|related = [[Top Gear (2002 TV series)#International versions|''Top Gear'' worldwide]]▼
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▲| related = [[Top Gear (2002 TV series)#International versions|''Top Gear'' worldwide]]
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'''''Top Gear Australia'''''
''Top Gear Australia'' is also the name of a licensed version of the British [[Top Gear (magazine)|''Top Gear'' magazine]]. The Australian [[magazine]] is produced by [[ACP Magazines]] (Australian Consolidated Press). The magazine features articles from many writers including Steven Corby, Craig Jamieson, Bill Mckinnon, James Stanford, Ben Smithurst, Jason Barlow, Sam Phillip, Ollie Marriage, Dan Read and Paul Horrell.
In October 2023, it was announced that the series would be revived by [[BBC Studios]] Australia with hosts [[Blair Joscelyne|Blair "Moog" Joscelyne]], [[Beau Ryan]] and [[Jonathan LaPaglia]], as an eight part fifth series which premiered on 17 May 2024 on [[Paramount+]].<ref name="Host2024">{{Cite news |last=Knox |first=David |date=24 October 2023 |title=2024 Upfronts: 10 / Paramount+ |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2023/10/2024-upfronts-10-paramount.html |access-date=24 October 2023 |publisher=[[TV Tonight]]}}</ref><ref name="Reboot2024">{{Cite news |last=Laidlaw |first=Kyle |date=24 October 2023 |title=Top Gear Australia reboot confirmed for Paramount+ in 2024 with Beau Ryan, Jonathan LaPaglia and Blair Joscelyne |url=https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2023/10/24/top-gear-australia-reboot-confirmed-for-paramount-in-2024-with-beau-ryan-jonathan-lapaglia-and-blair-joscelyne/ |access-date=24 October 2023 |publisher=TV Blackbox}}</ref><ref name="Premiere2024">{{Cite magazine |last=Buaya |first=Alisha |date=18 April 2024 |title=Top Gear Australia buckles up for 17 May premiere on Paramount+ |url=https://www.mediaweek.com.au/top-gear-australia-buckles-up-for-its-premiere-on-paramount/ |access-date=22 April 2024 |magazine=Mediaweek |language=en-AU}}</ref> It premiered on free-to-air television on [[Network 10]] and [[10Play]] on 17 October 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-01 |last=Knox |first=David |title=Airdate: Top Gear Australia|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/10/airdate-top-gear-australia-3.html |access-date=2024-10-08 |website=TV Tonight |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Rev-y Or Not, Here They Come. |url=https://www.paramountanz.com.au/news/rev-y-or-not-here-they-come/ |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=Paramount Australia & New Zealand {{!}} Corporate |language=en-AU}}</ref>
==Presenters==
Prior to filming SBS made an open casting call for presenters, resulting in over 4000 applications.<ref>{{
Marketing prior to the first episode stated that the presenters would be joined by [[The Stig]]'s "Australian cousin",<ref>{{
On 19 December 2008, Charlie Cox announced he was leaving the program as he felt he was unable to offer enough time to the show. SBS subsequently announced that [[trumpet]]er [[James Morrison (musician)|James Morrison]] would be his replacement, joining Warren and Steve for season two.<ref>
▲Marketing prior to the first episode stated that the presenters would be joined by [[The Stig]]'s "Australian cousin",<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2008/05_may/top_gear_australia.shtml | title=Australian Top Gear presenters revealed | publisher=BBC Worldwide Press Releases | date=28 May 2008 | accessdate=1 September 2008}}</ref> but in the first episode the driver was introduced as just "The Stig". Steve Pizzati suggested that The Stig have an "Australian" name, such as "Stiggo", but the other presenters refused. The season 2 opener clarified that ''Top Gear Australia''{{'}}s Stig is not intended to be the same Stig from the UK series.<!-- Do not add speculation about The Stig's identity unless reliable third party sources can be cited. -->
For the third season, early reports claimed that former Australian cricketer [[Shane Warne]] would take over the hosting of the show alongside original ''Top Gear'' host [[Jeremy Clarkson]], although the BBC ultimately ruled out Clarkson's involvement in the Australian version.<ref name="warne-clarkson-tg">{{Cite news |last=Fallah |first=Alborz |date=21 October 2009 |title=Top Gear Australia Shane Warne & Jeremy Clarkson on Nine |url=http://www.caradvice.com.au/45034/top-gear-australia-shane-warne-jeremy-clarkson-on-nine/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091023020609/http://www.caradvice.com.au/45034/top-gear-australia-shane-warne-jeremy-clarkson-on-nine/ |archive-date=23 October 2009 |access-date=15 November 2009 |work=CarAdvice |publisher=Fairfax Media}}</ref> On 20 June 2010, it was announced that actor and comedian [[Shane Jacobson]] and ''Top Gear Australia'' magazine editor [[Ewen Page]] would join a returning Steve Pizzati to present the show for the [[Nine Network]],<ref name="hosts">{{Cite news |date=20 June 2010 |title=Top Gear Australia's new hosts |url=http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2010/06/20/top-gear-australias-new-hosts/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120905031435/http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2010/06/20/top-gear-australias-new-hosts/ |archive-date=5 September 2012 |access-date=20 June 2010 |work=The Spy Report |publisher=Media Spy}}</ref> which premièred on 28 September 2010 with a 75-minute [[Top Gear Australia: Ashes Special|The Ashes]] special, in which the hosts faced off against their [[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear UK]] counterparts in a series of motoring-related challenges. The UK presenters won after cheating in the final challenge by using a professional race driver instead of [[James May]].<ref name="ReturningTopGearAus">{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=16 September 2010 |title=Returning: Top Gear Australia |url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2010/09/returning-top-gear-australia-2.html |access-date=17 September 2010 |website=TV Tonight}}</ref><ref name="ShaneJacobsonintogear">{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=27 September 2010 |title=Shane Jacobson gets into Gear |url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2010/09/shane-jacobson-gets-into-gear.html |access-date=27 September 2010 |website=TV Tonight}}</ref>
▲On 19 December 2008, Charlie Cox announced he was leaving the program as he felt he was unable to offer enough time to the show. SBS subsequently announced that [[trumpet]]er [[James Morrison (musician)|James Morrison]] would be his replacement, joining Warren and Steve for season two.<ref>[http://www.ausmotive.com/2008/12/19/top-gear-australia-loses-cox-and-blows-morrisons-trumpet.html AUSmotive.com – Top Gear Australia loses Cox and blows Morrison’s trumpet]</ref> Morrison had previously appeared as a guest in the sixth episode.
In October 2023 it was announced that [[Blair Joscelyne|Blair "Moog" Joscelyne]], [[Beau Ryan]] and [[Jonathan LaPaglia]] would be hosts for the fifth season of ''Top Gear Australia'', which premiered on 17 May 2024 on Paramount+.<ref name="Host2024" /><ref name="Reboot2024" /><ref name="Premiere2024" />
==Production==
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{{main|List of Top Gear Australia episodes}}
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==Segments==
[[File:Top Gear Australia presenters.jpg|thumb|250px|Top Gear Australia season 1 presenters from L to R: [[Warren Brown (cartoonist)|Warren Brown]], [[Steve Pizzati]], [[Charlie Cox (racing)|Charlie Cox]].]]
[[File:Morrison-Stig.jpg|thumb|250px|Season 2 presenter [[James Morrison (musician)|James Morrison]] and [[The Stig]].]]
''Top Gear Australia'' features segments that mirror those seen on the BBC series, including build challenges and test drives. A significant difference is that
===Power Lap===
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# 1:11.82 – [[Maserati GranTurismo|Maserati GranTurismo S]]
# 1:11.87 – [[Audi R8 (road car)|Audi R8]] (wet track)
# 1:12.00 – [http://www.walkinshawperformance.com.au/wp/2008/aus/ Walkinshaw Performance HSV Clubsport] (with 20" wheels)<ref name="hsvclubsport">Top Gear Australia Series 2, Episode 2 2009.05.18 – ''Steve Pizzati: "It's over 3 seconds quicker than the 22
# 1:12.28 – [[Lotus Elise]]
# 1:12.56 – [[HSV W427]]
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# 2:31.46 – [[Ford Model T]]***
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:<nowiki>*</nowiki> The [[Nissan GT-R]] was listed as 180 km/h speed limited for its run in Episode 1 of Season 1, it was subsequently run without the limiter in Episode 7 of Season 2.
:<nowiki>**</nowiki> Pizzati placed it at the top of the board despite being in the bottom three.
:<nowiki>***</nowiki> In keeping with the theme of the car, the Ford Model T's Power Lap was presented in a black-and-white [[silent film]] format.
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# 1:18.98 – [[Ford Performance Racing|FPR]] [[Ford Falcon (Australia)|Ford Falcon]] [[V8 Supercar]]
# 1:21.72 – [[Nissan GT-R]] (2012 facelift)
# 1:24.00 – [[Lamborghini Gallardo#Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 Valentino Balboni|Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2]]
# 1:25.20 – [[Audi R8 (road car)#Spyder 2|Audi R8 V10 Spyder]]
# 1:26.12 – [[Chevrolet Corvette C6 ZR1]]
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===Star in a Bog Standard Car===
The [[Top Gear Test Track#Star in a Reasonably Priced Car|Star in a Reasonably
====Lap
=====Season 1 and 2: Proton Satria Neo=====
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# 1:38.56 – [[Greig Pickhaver|H.G. Nelson]]
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:<nowiki>*</nowiki> [[James Morrison (musician)|Morrison]] was removed from the board after he became a host.
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=== What Were They Thinking? ===
In the first season, the presenters discuss "stupid" ideas in motoring history and put pictures of them on a board. The board was later destroyed in the first episode of the second season when the shark cage [[Mini Moke]] was dropped on top of it.
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===Stunts===
Imitating its BBC counterpart, the show includes features where the hosts undertake various stunts some of which may antagonise members of the public. In October 2008 it was reported that Pizzati and Brown caused a [[traffic jam]] in [[Toorak, Victoria]] when they drove a [[tractor]] through the Melbourne suburb
===V8 to the Rescue===
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==Reception==
[[File:Top gear australia tv ratings.png|thumb|250px|TV ratings for ''Top Gear Australia'' in the Monday 7.30 pm timeslot]]Michael Idato of
The first episode debuted with an audience of 933,000 viewers,<ref>{{
For the second series SBS attempted to address some of the criticism brought up against the first series.<ref>
[[Jeremy Clarkson]] has commented on the Australian version, saying "We're loving it, even though your funny accents make you hard to understand".<ref name="eNews20081020">{{cite web|url=http://www.ebroadcast.com.au/enews/win/Jeremy-Clarkson-Gives-His-Stamp-of-Approval-to-Top-Gear-Australia-201008.html|title=Jeremy Clarkson Gives His Stamp of Approval to Top Gear Australia|publisher=eNews by eBroadcast Australia|date=20 October 2008|url-status=dead|
The third series premiered on 28 September 2010 on the [[Nine Network]], pulling in 1,538,000 viewers, making it the second most watched television programme that day. The 75-minute ''The Ashes'' special, which featured the ''Top Gear UK'' presenters facing against the Australian presenters in a series of challenges, also won its timeslot against competing programmes.<ref name="WK40">{{cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=27 September 2010 |title=Week 40 |url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2010/09/week-40-3.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100930150941/http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2010/09/week-40-3.html |archive-date=30 September 2010 |access-date=29 September 2010 |website=TV Tonight}}</ref><ref name="TGDrivesTheRatings">{{cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=29 September 2010 |title=Top Gear drives up the ratings |url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2010/09/top-gear-drives-up-the-ratings.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101002224255/http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2010/09/top-gear-drives-up-the-ratings.html |archive-date=2 October 2010 |access-date=29 September 2010 |website=TV Tonight}}</ref>
The Nine Network renewed the series for a 4th season in 2011 before being cancelled after three of the six recorded episodes aired due to declining ratings.<ref>{{cite
===Episodes===
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==Magazine==
An Australian version of [[Top Gear (magazine)|''Top Gear'' magazine]] titled ''[[Top Gear Australia (magazine)|Top Gear Australia]]'' (published by Park Publishing, a partnership between [[ACP Magazines]] and the BBC)<ref>{{cite
==DVD
The third series of Top Gear Australia was released on 3 March 2011, and contained the first three episodes from the series, as well as [[Top Gear Australia: Ashes Special|The Ashes Special]]. Series four was released on 1 March 2012, and also contained episode four from the third series.
==Unaired
The [[
==International
Every episode of ''Top Gear Australia'' has been broadcast in New Zealand on [[Prime (New Zealand)|Prime]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Thompson |first=Erica |date=3 May 2011 |title=Life in the fast lane |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AWGLNB&req_dat=3AB36969C29445C598BFB754B6281F39&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F15597ACAA48BF118 |access-date=22 April 2024 |work=[[The Post (New Zealand newspaper)|The Post]] |publisher=Fairfax Media |location=Wellington |page=5 |via=[[NewsBank]]}}</ref> excluding the final series. It does not broadcast on BBC knowledge (like Top Gear UK)
==References==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110902021156/http://www.topgear.com/au/ Official site]
* {{IMDb title|1251819|Top Gear Australia}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110902021156/http://www.topgear.com/au/ Top Gear Australia magazine site]
*[http://www.ausmotive.com/2008/10/21/top-gear-australia-test-track.html ''Top Gear Australia'' Test Track]
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