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| Country | United Kingdom |
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| Broadcast area | Australia India |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery |
| Sister channels | List
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| History | |
| Launched | 15 March 2005; 20 years ago (2005-03-15) |
| Replaced | |
| Replaced by | DMAX (Southeast Asia) |
| Former names | Discovery Turbo MAX (2009–2015, Australia only) |
| Links | |
| Website | https://www.discovery.com/ |
Discovery Turbo (previously known asDiscovery Turbo MAX in Australia) is a pay television channel devoted to programming about transport. It is similar toDiscovery Velocity andMotor Trend. It was also briefly available as an on-demand service in the US in the late 2000s.
The channel launched in Latin America in 2005.
It launched on 1 March 2007, replacingDiscovery Wings andDiscovery Kids.[1]
Discovery Turbo launched inSoutheast Asia on September 22, 2008, replacing Discovery Real Time. Discovery Turbo Asia ended its broadcast on July 7, 2014 as it has been rebranded toDMAX on the same day.
The channel launched on January 28, 2010.[2] From March 1, 2021 the channel started to follow a timeshifted version ofDMAX Asia's schedule.
In Australia, the channel first launched in 2008[specify] onSelecTV, replacingDiscovery Real Time which previously launched on 15 March 2007.[3][better source needed] The channel ceased being available in late 2010 following SelecTV's closure of its English service.[4] Aseparate feed[citation needed], namedDiscovery Turbo MAX, launch on 15 November 2009 on theFoxtel platform.[5] At launch, the channel was also available on a two-hour delay, with thetime shift channel calledDiscovery Turbo MAX +2.[5] In May 2015,[specify] the channel rebranded asDiscovery Turbo, seeing it change to a similar branding to that used by otherDiscovery Turbo channels around the world.[citation needed]
In New Zealand, the channel is known asDiscovery Turbo, with similar branding and content to otherDiscovery Turbo channels around the world. It launched on 1 November 2015 on channel 75 exclusively toSky Television.[6][7]
In Europe, the channel is known asDTX (formerly knownDiscovery Turbo Xtra), with similar branding and content to other Discovery Turbo channels around the world. Launched in Poland on 17 September 2013, as a replacement forDiscovery World, the channel initiated itsEMEA rollout between 2015 and 2016. On 21 November 2016 Discovery Turbo Xtra was rebranded as DTX.[8]
Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA has announced that DTX, along withDiscovery Science, will cease broadcasting in EMEA except Poland on 31 December 2023.[9][10][11]
The channel launched on 30 January 2018 as one of channel indTV service.[12] The channel was rebranded as Motor Trend in 2020.[13]
On January 4, 2026, the Italian version of Motor Trend was rebranded as Discovery Turbo.[14]
Discovery Turbo was briefly available as an on-demand service in the US in the late 2000s.
On January 9, 2026, the American version of Motor Trend was rebranded as Discovery Turbo[15][better source needed], marking the return of the brand to the United States
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