Australian Road Trip

Episode Summary & Review

Summary

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May embark on a grand road trip across Australia’s Northern Territory.Tasked with picking a fast, luxurious GT for the trip, Clarkson chooses a BMW M6 Gran Coupe, Hammond a Bentley Continental GT V8 and May a Nissan GT-R, as the trio set out on an adventure that takes in crocodile infested rivers, a race around a vast open cast mine, an encounter with the world’s longest lorries and the majestic scenery of one of the world’s least inhabited landscapes. Their dusty endeavour concludes with an unusual challenge involving a farm, their cars and 4,000 cows.Also in this episode, Hollywood legend Kiefer Sutherland is the star in the Reasonably Priced Car.

Our Take

A decent road trip episode that leans hard on the familiar formula. The car banter is fun and the NT scenery gives it a scale the UK studio stuff never has, but the mine race feels like padding and the gags are more predictable than usual. Worth a watch if you like the trio’s chemistry, just don’t expect anything you haven’t seen them do better elsewhere.