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.

[11] The original hosts chosen for Top Gear Australia were cartoonist and motoring columnist Warren Brown, MotoGP commentator Charlie Cox, and race driver / driving instructor Steve Pizzati.

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 trumpeter James Morrison would be his replacement, joining Warren and Steve for season two.

[14] 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,[15] which premièred on 28 September 2010 with a 75-minute The Ashes special, in which the hosts faced off against their Top Gear UK counterparts in a series of motoring-related challenges.

[16][17] In October 2023 it was announced that 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+.

The power laps and "Star in a Bog Standard Car" were recorded at Camden Airport with parts of the runways and taxiways used as a test track.

Top Gear Australia uses the same theme music as the UK series, a version of The Allman Brothers Band's "Jessica".

Top Gear Australia features segments that mirror those seen on the BBC series, including build challenges and test drives.

Imitating its BBC counterpart, the show includes features where the hosts undertake various stunts some of which may antagonise members of the public.

It saw the presenters attempt to solve the world's problems by fitting a V8 engine to an everyday item, including a see-saw and cricket bowler.

Michael Idato of The Sydney Morning Herald described the first episode as "unsteady on some of the corners" and "a little too tricked up for its own good", noting "a distinct lack of detail, presumably to position the show away from car geeks".

[20] Stuart Martin, motoring writer for The Advertiser in Adelaide said a franchise was "always going to have a tough job living up to the UK original" but noted that Top Gear was not an overnight success and urged viewers to "give the locals a chance to find their niche".

[21] In retrospect Philip King said that the first season "received lukewarm reviews and couldn't get close to the ratings success of the original".

[22] The first episode debuted with an audience of 933,000 viewers,[23] SBS's highest ever ratings for a locally produced television programme.

[28][29] 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.