Top Gear Australia Mag... Brilliant!

[OJ_Pursuit]

Picked up a copy of the new Top Gear Australia magazine yesterday, and I have to say the articles are all brilliant.
Theres tests on the new GT and F6 in there as well as an XR6T ute. The comparisons are not unrealistic and there is more of a comedic approach to the articles.
As a big fan of the show, I can't put it down. Makes motor and wheels look boring.
Cheers
Travis

[RG]

Originally Posted by OJ_Pursuit

Picked up a copy of the new Top Gear Australia magazine yesterday, and I have to say the articles are all brilliant.
Theres tests on the new GT and F6 in there as well as an XR6T ute. The comparisons are not unrealistic and there is more of a comedic approach to the articles.
As a big fan of the show, I can't put it down. Makes motor and wheels look boring.
Cheers
Travis

Good to hear it's a good read. I'll have to pick it up shortly

[XR4568]

Originally Posted by OJ_Pursuit

Picked up a copy of the new Top Gear Australia magazine yesterday, and I have to say the articles are all brilliant.
Theres tests on the new GT and F6 in there as well as an XR6T ute. The comparisons are not unrealistic and there is more of a comedic approach to the articles.
As a big fan of the show, I can't put it down. Makes motor and wheels look boring.
Cheers
Travis

Couldn't agree more mate, loving it too

[Ralliart]

love the top Gear Mag : , so much better than wheels/Motor : :

[sly_ba]

I picked up a copy yesterday. Very good read.

[kocho]

I'm suprised. I thought it wouldn't be very good.

Will have to give it a go.

[ST]

It's very good value, way thicker than wheels and motor. I must say though being a 'Top Gear' magazine you'd think their views would follow the show (they don't have to I know) but they are opposite in some cases such as the car guide at the back saying the VE is sexy, yet we've seen on the Top Gear TV show they find it pig-ugly (not an understatement, they really hated the looks).

Also where did they come up with the '4.9' 0-100 for the HSV R8 in the back?

[XR8putts]

If it's anything like TopGear NZ it will be a class above the rest.

I believe that the boffins back in the UK spent a fair bit of time getting the right people to write for the offshoot TopGear mags, as stated above, when the magazine is compared to Motor or Wheels it comes up trumps. Same in NZ with TopGear Mag in comparison to Autocar and Driver, lucky for us we get Motor and Wheels too.

[Creampuff]

Subscription is good value too! $70 for the year

[ZA-289]

I might grab one too, I've read the UK version, its bollocks.

[SSVPom]

Originally Posted by ZA-289

I might grab one too, I've read the UK version, its bollocks.

"It's bollocks", or "it's the bollocks" ?

Big difference...

I still own the first issue of BBC Top Gear magazine way back from 1992, and when that was launched onto the market it really rocked the staid old Autocar and CAR mags into making a few changes rather rapidly !

Looking forward to picking up a copy of the Oz version !

[Polyal]

Originally Posted by FairmontPom

"It's bollocks", or "it's the bollocks" ?

Big difference...

Ill have to pick up a copy. To be honest Im not a fan of the UK mag, waaay to much advertising. I realise they need to make money but there is a limit.

I will happily stop buying Motor/Wheels for something else.

[mcnews]

Originally Posted by ZA-289

I might grab one too, I've read the UK version, its bollocks.

Bollocks means untrue.

The dog's bollocks means good.

[Jab]

Another plus vote from me as well. The local content really makes the issue a great read, amongst the international copy. Love the comments on the F6 blow-off !

Jim.

[steamin63]

got my copy on Wednesday. great read. 'wheels' and 'motor' will be crapping themselves.

[drw009]

how will wheels be crapping themselves when the mags are owned by the same company

[mcnews]

Originally Posted by drw009

how will wheels be crapping themselves when the mags are owned by the same company

They pretty much all are. Even EMAP's titles have been rolled into and are now part of ACP too. FPC seem to be not really taking any notice automotive and I reckon they will see off their titles in the near future also.

[TERRY TORRY]

: I like the show. How much is the magazine at the newsagents ? :

[Tles]

7.95 launch 70 for a year, 133 for 2
Have been buying the UK edition, nearly as good and going by the advertising mix here to stay. Wheels will have to fight hard for my next subscription, Motor have no chance.
duck's guts
Seen the TV ad yet?
She doesn't R8, just something about her, I can't quite put my finger on..ummm?

[antoni]

Here's the TV ad for the Top Gear Australia magazine.

It still cracks me up when I see it, brilliant!

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=stdJd598Dtg

[OJ_Pursuit]

Originally Posted by antoni

Here's the TV ad for the Top Gear Australia magazine.

It still cracks me up when I see it, brilliant!

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=stdJd598Dtg

What a crack up!

[Ives]

I bought a copy. It's a really good magazine, I'll be subscribing to it.

[Martys_EL_V8]

Have had a copy on my desk distracting me for a few days now.. its a good read

love the write up on the new F6

[Paxton]

I'm not overwhelmed with the Mag. Too many ads, old content (especially the Clarkson HSV drive), and writers that still haven't found their creative voices. The FPV pictures in the back take the cake. Ford have a new model out, and TG are still using BF FPVs. I'm going to stick with Wheels and Motor.

[efI_Fairmont]

Picked up a copy, great read. Lots of local content which was good, better then I expected. And much bigger then Motor and Wheels too. Don't think i'll be re-subscribing to Wheel's again.

[WPN XR6T]

I was a bit disappointed. I bought both the UK & Aus mag at the same time, and the Aus version is a blantent plagerised copy of the UK one. Don't get me wrong, it's their first mag, and with little material of their own, it makes sense to lift it straight from the pages of their UK couterpart, but it was disappointing.
Also the Aus writers were trying just a little too hard to pander to readers, using words like Daff, and Bollicks, which are not in common use in Australian language, so why use them? Good mag tho', and would definitly by it over the UK version, due to it being more relivent to our home shores than it's counterpart.

[Rodp]

Originally Posted by WPN XR6T

I was a bit disappointed. I bought both the UK & Aus mag at the same time, and the Aus version is a blantent plagerised copy of the UK one. Don't get me wrong, it's their first mag, and with little material of their own, it makes sense to lift it straight from the pages of their UK couterpart, but it was disappointing.
Also the Aus writers were trying just a little too hard to pander to readers, using words like Daff, and Bollicks, which are not in common use in Australian language, so why use them? Good mag tho', and would definitly by it over the UK version, due to it being more relivent to our home shores than it's counterpart.

Oh bollicks, what are you talking about you daff limey.

[OJ_Pursuit]

Originally Posted by Rodp

Oh bollicks, what are you talking about you daff limey.

Hey he is entitled to his opinion, even if it is a bit naff

[fialstar]

i got lucky when i bought the mag... and scored 2 top gear caps as well
strictly for the shops to advertise the new magazine, but the girls in my local wouldn't wear them, so i got them.

having said that, i enjoyed reading the mag, and will be waiting to see how the next few issues morph as the contributors hit their stride with the aussie version.

[Bossxr8]

When you factor in a quarter of the mag is advertising and another quarter is for the buyers guide in the back its no bigger than Wheels or Motor, and half the articles are taken straight from the UK version.

Pretty average so far, but i'll give it another month or 2 to see how much Australian content they add.