Thread: Top Gear Australia

As a big fan of the UK Top Gear, the Australian effort has been a big disappointment. Monday's was the worst ever. The 4WD 'comparo' was mostly 15 mins of watching the vehicles just drive along. No useful comparison, a few vague comments. Even in the creek where it got a little interesting they showed the three vehicles all in different places - no comparison. No facts & figures, no features and capabilities - what a bore! Hope the UK show is back soon.

davros9

Yeah the comparison of vehicles was ordinarily only the conclusion was correct !
I think it is getting better but slowly....

Anyway some Top Gear is always better than none.

Also there are so many Top Gear Oz threads they should probably all be merged together.

Luxury
EXport
USa

The most expensive Toyota you can buy !

Also there are so many Top Gear Oz threads they should probably all be merged together.

I tuned in when they were testing the Merc. Convertible so whatever went on before that, I missed.
Then they done the 3 4WD test in the scrub, which I enjoyed.
It was light & easy & I thought they done the summary quite well (On the 4WD's).
I had no preconceived expectations that Jeremy was going to appear from behind a rock with a tantalising one liner, then go & set fire to a caravan, play dodgems with golf carts, or tar another road over night, & therein lies the difference.

UK top gear seemed to be scrambling for material & fell into the old American "If you can't think of an exciting thing to do, smash something to smitherenes, set fire to it, or sink it".

It's a wonder The Ambling Alp hasn't strapped the hobbit to a rocket, or sent Barber starver Mays out to Hugh Fearnley-Whitingstalls River cottage to test drive his 2nd hand milk separator.

I'll take a bush bash to a foot race V 4 wheeled shoe thru the CBD any day thank you.

Originally Posted by barney

the same comment was made in our household

I thought his personality would be really well suited to the show, hmmm well thats a upside compaired to the others he has a personality

I think the 200 was designed with KDSS in mind therefor is useless without it. The Lexus, despite the ridiculous cost, doesn't come with it, therefor is absolutely useless. Toyota really need to learn how to price a car. A GXL diesel costs 10 grand more than a V8 which comes standard with KDSS and a few other bells and whistles, but on the diesel it's another $2500. Actually I read in one of the fairly recent 4x4 Australia issues that a diesel 200 is about $4000 a year more expensive to run the a petrol. WHAT WERE THEY THINKING!

And what a pathetically lackluster comparo. The LX and the Q7 hardly "dipped their toes" in that watercrossing. Notice how little wheel travel the Audi had?

Read more comments (mostly negative) here: Top Gear Australia (SBS TV) Fan Site and Review < Rambling Thoughts Blog - Neerav Bhatt

Hey guys,
A little off topic I know (and it may have already been posted), but has anyone else seen Richard Hammond's (UK Top Gear) 110 Defender?

Richard Hammond feature - Lara Croft, eat your heart out - 2008 - Top Gear

VERY NICE!


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2000 Disco II Auto V8