Top Gear Australia

Top Gear Australia Season 2

TV Show

Season 2 Plot

The second series of the television series Top Gear Australia aired in Australia from 11 May 2009. The series included presenters Warren Brown, James Morrison and Steve Pizzati.

Top Gear Australia Season 2 aired on May 11th, 2009.

Season 2 Episodes

1. Long Weekend Traffic Challenge - Lambo Vs Jetski

May 11th, 20091 hr

Top Gear Australia welcomes their new co-Host James Morrison and for his first order of business he test drives the Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart Evolution X. Steve tries to take him down a peg by racing against him in the BMW 135i. The Long Weekend Challenge takes the Top Gear Team to Melbourne where they will race to Portsea. Steve takes a Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 across land where Warren and James take a Supercharged Jet Ski across Port Phillip Bay. Mark Skafie becomes the new leader of the Stars in the bog standard car.

2. Reversing Challenge

May 18th, 20091 hr

Steve takes the Holden HSV Clubsport R8 around the Top Gear test track putting it up against it’s big brother, the Superclubby. Steve and Warren take two cheap petrol cars turning them into Electric cars; Steve takes a Suzuki Mighty Boy gluing in 4 battery powered drills and Warren takes a V8 HZ Holden Kingswood installing 300kgs worth of batteries and an electric motor. Warren teaches Steve how to drive a Ford Model T and Ian Moss is our star in the bog standard car.

3. The Ute Challenge

May 25th, 20091 hr

We celebrate the 75th birthday of the UTE in natural Top Gear style, by taking hammers and an angle grinder to two cars; a Honda Prelude and Toyota Tarago. Warren takes the Maserati GTS around the Top Gear Australia test track, James is sent to Stunt driving school and Ahh Doh is the Star in a bog standard car.

4. Sports Wagons

June 1st, 20091 hr

Steve test drives the AUDI RS6 and the Holden HSV Wagon. Olympic gold medallist Leisel Jones is our Star in the Bog Standard car and the team tries to find some un-drift able cars.

5. Aussie Armoured Cars

June 8th, 20091 hr

The Top Gear team attempt to turn three every day cars into Armoured Limousins and Steve test drives the Elfin T5 and its big brother the Streamliner MS8. HG Nelson is the Star in the Bog Standard Car.

6. Lawnmower Challenge

June 15th, 20091 hr

James test drives the new Nissan 370Z and then travels to Los Angeles to drive the Australian built Pontiac G8 GXP. Warren sets out to build a ride on lawnmower from a Toyota Hilux Ute for under $4,000 and Amanda Keller is our Star in the Bog Standard Car.

7. City Cars in the Outback

June 22nd, 20091 hr

We find out which cars pull chicks, Steve and Warren challenge the city dwelling Fiat 500 and Smart Fortwo to one of the toughest off-road tracks in the world and a new Nissan Patrol is put up against a 1979 Toyota Landcruiser in a series of tests. Gary Sweet is the Star in the Bog Standard Car.

8. Luxobarges

June 29th, 20091 hr

Warren takes on a horse, Man from Snowy River style, with a Porsche Cayenne Diesel to prove which is better - horse power or a horse. Steve wins the right to review the Ford Falcon GTHO. James and Warren check out the Mercedes S-Class and Lexus LS. Gyton Grantley is the Star in a Bog Standard Car.

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