[TV] Top Gear Australia

[Gaz170]

It's getting better each episode. Maybe they needed to do about half a dozen pilots before they aired a show.

I'll keep watching (when I remember, that is, Monday nights are not a good time to remember anything for me once I get home from work).

[Crash Test]

I don't know what anyone else thinks, but that episode last night was a pretty good one... I know I had a fair few laughs- that lawn bowls could really take off!

[David Towe]

Bugger, I forgot yesterday was Monday and missed it, why can't SBS or Foxtel do the encore screening bit each week. I'm starting to like it and I think as long as you don't expect it to be as good as the UK version you start to see it as good local entertainment with a car theme.

[zac510]

I thought it was a good episode, improving massively every episode.

The stars in cars have been a bit boring. It's usually one of my favourite parts of the UK show. But maybe it will be a few more episodes before they can get highly entertaining stars and Cox hones his interviewing style.

[Buckshot]

Originally Posted by zac510

The stars in cars have been a bit boring. It's usually one of my favourite parts of the UK show.

As soon as anyone in this country gets so much as a sniff of stardom they hoof it to Hollywood leaving us with the usual Aussie drama actors who got stuck here, I look forward to seeing Dieter Brummer in the Proton soon.

I'm kinda enjoying the show but I have major beef with last night's episode. You're at Lang Lang, boasting about what a great facility it is and rabbiting on about the miles and miles of varying test track in the most powerful and expensive vehicle Holden have ever made available to the public and you do donuts in it ? Are you kidding me ? Don't tell us about the handling or how it drives, don't even mention how it compares to equivalent foreign cars it will be competing against in the market place; just take it out on a wet skid pan and like some backwards baseball cap wearing retarded P Plater in a VP Commodore in a Maccas carpark on a Friday night and do donuts in it.

I'll ask again, You are kidding me right ?

[zac510]

Dieter Brummer

[Rombles1]

My wife actually took photos of the expression on my face while watching that bit.... we had been out to HSV @ Clayton earlier in the day and drooled on the W427 in the foyer - seeing him treat it like THAT - well.... I just wanted a go!

I thought it was a great episode, and a really good way to spend an hour of my Monday night!

[Mark Webber]

I'm liking the show the only thing I hate about it is the

" what where they thinking " just put the cool wall on please

[FalconXRated]

Originally Posted by Rombles1

My wife actually took photos of the expression on my face while watching that bit.... we had been out to HSV @ Clayton earlier in the day and drooled on the W427 in the foyer - seeing him treat it like THAT - well.... I just wanted a go!

I thought it was a great episode, and a really good way to spend an hour of my Monday night!

If there's anything we all like about the UK version, its that they don't do what we expect them to do when they roadtest a car.
If you want road tests watch Glen Ridge.
Did you happen to notice (Rombles) that the W427 was 6 secounds slower than the GT.
What a "Super" car, Holden must be stoked.

[Malfunction Junction]

Originally Posted by Mark Webber

I'm liking the show the only thing I hate about it is the

" what where they thinking " just put the cool wall on please

Actually I quite like the "what were they thinking", though I wish they used a magnetic board with pre-stuck magnets or velcro or something.

Did you happen to notice (Rombles) that the W427 was 6 secounds slower than the GT.
What a "Super" car, Holden must be stoked.

In fairness, the W427 is a hotted up commodore, while the GT is a pukka sports car. (with added pukker factor on the example tested)

If Holden ever get to finish the ecotec based V12 they were allegedly building, they might have to find a suitable chassis to put it in, THEN the GT would be at risk.

[dmcl]

Originally Posted by Buckshot

As soon as anyone in this country gets so much as a sniff of stardom they hoof it to Hollywood leaving us with the usual Aussie drama actors who got stuck here, I look forward to seeing Dieter Brummer in the Proton soon..........

cant help but think that Dieter could in fact be the dark horse in the pack, dont they use Protons to deliver pizzas????? He was the original "Dougie" after all.


why can I remember stuff like that, yet still forget to pay bills ...........

[Rombles1]

Originally Posted by FalconXRated

If there's anything we all like about the UK version, its that they don't do what we expect them to do when they roadtest a car.
If you want road tests watch Glen Ridge.
Did you happen to notice (Rombles) that the W427 was 6 secounds slower than the GT.
What a "Super" car, Holden must be stoked.

I agree about the road tests.

But (FalconXRated) how many W427's could you buy for a GT? (And lets not even get into what GT did TO the W427!)

[FalconXRated]

Originally Posted by Malfunction Junction

In fairness, the W427 is a hotted up commodore, while the GT is a pukka sports car. (with added pukker factor on the example tested)

In fairness I didn't pay much attention to the cars credentials, only that the Top Gear boys were calling it the best Oz Super car ever made or something simular? The Drive article calls it Australias fastest car, obviously not around a track but in a straight line, So i did some research, the specs are not that "Of a hotted up Commodore", although the price is a bit hot.

http://www.drive.com.au/Editorial/Ar...rticleID=49259

Quotes / Storys:
HSV W427 to cost $150,000
HSV names the price for its upcoming W427. At $150,000 it will be the fastest and most expensive Australian car ever produced.


HSV W427 - Cars1 Mar 2008 ... HSV W427 revealed - ZCars. ... The HSV W427 will go on sale towards the middle of 2008 priced somewhere between $140000 and $170000. ... Thats a shedload mopre than a GT Rombles !!

[Woolley]

Guys and Gals, just a heads up before you all complain at me. I know this is Aussie, but it's not Touring Cars. When you come looking for the thread tomorrow, you'll find it in Armchair Enthusiast where it should be.

There are other parts of this forum, you know

[johnh875]

FalconXRated I think you are getting your GTs mixed up... TGA have not driven the Falcon GT

[doug05]

lol certainly not the GT you are thinking of FalconXRated!!! You would be looking much further down the board for that... Rather the GT Top Gear Aus had was the RHD version of the one released in Europe a few years ago, at $500000 plus... go the W427!

[TCR]

Finally we get the Australian track map!



Paul.

[mjolnir]

3-4's ok (though a larger curve radius would have been nice - like Bahrain 9-10), 1 shouldnt be as sharp...

there isn't a single corner you can go flat out in (a la TGUK)... reckon they should squeeze in a Becketts-style section on the straight instead of another bloody chicane

did Tilke get his hands on this?...

http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=q&h...13947&t=k&z=17

could have used more of the airport too, made use of a crossover like the TGUK track...

[johnh875]

Monday's episode - yet again trying to fit too much into an episode, or at least too much time waffling to the celebrity. Surely there was more they could have got out of the Toorak tractor segment?

[Silver GT]

I was watching Bathurst the other night and in an interview with Larry there was a white racing suit hanging up behind him.

Is he the Australian Stig?

[HDTVKSS]

no, its the Bate's.

[stoned pony]

Larry couldn't keep his yap shut for that long.

I reckon The Stig is Michael Guest.

[Peddler]

There is only one Stig you muppets! Aussie TopGear sucks dogs balls

[Pro Racer]

Originally Posted by Peddler

There is only one Stig you muppets! Aussie TopGear sucks dogs balls

and you were witness to this act???

[NewsStalker]

Participant - first hand <cough> knowledge!