I must say, this was one of the better episodes of TG Australia I've downloaded. But it really had more boring stupidity than entertainment or information. Strangely though, I enjoyed the SIARPC segment even though, being American, I have no idea who that guy was. He was more entertaining than anyone who's been featured on TG America so far.
There was so much potential, but stupidity brought just about every segment down.
Super Lawnmowers: After crashing, shouldn't you get off the throttle? You know, so as not to destroy the set? It was like watching a 6-year-old be destructive to get attention because he can't think of anything cute or funny to do.
Blind Rally: They had three rally drivers, and three cars (what cars? were the modified? do they have rally heritage?) but stretched out what may as well have been the same footage of those cars driving over grass and bumps (instead of racing) for way too long. There just wasn't anything visually interesting about it, or mentally stimulating since the outcome of a blind driver is pretty obvious.
Volvo: Thank goodness for TG Australia. I may have spent my whole life under the assumption that an S60R would win against a 911 Turbo S in a drag race, if it weren't for this episode.
FJ Cruiser: I'm not sure about the Australian market, but the FJ has been around for quite some time in the USA. Assuming it's the same over there, a review of this car would be somewhat pointless unless it was being used as a comparison for some new vehicle in the class. As such, they should have spent the time introducing the cute-surfer-chick, the world record, and perhaps adding some excitement or drama to the event.
Still, aside from the fact that they managed to ruin every segment, the hosts' interactions were more natural and entertaining this time, and there were some bright spots in cool camera footage. I also didn't have to hear the Grumpy Fat Guy calling people a "Pretzel" every two minutes. And he was a lot less grumpy.
Based on just Top Gear Australia episodes, I'd give this one a solid 7. That would be considerably lower compared to all iterations of Top Gear, though.