Detour #283: Mighty Mount Panorama, Australia
Home to the legendary Bathurst 1000 race, the Mount Panorama circuit in New South Wales is actually a public road.
Take the Longer Way this Christmas with Detour’s New Book
From tortuous mountain passes to empty desert highways, from curvaceous coast roads to scenic country drives, Detour 101 invites you to take the longer way on the world’s best road trips.
Detour #282: On Road and Track in the Hills of Seville, Spain
A few laps of a track, a blast into the hills above Seville and an insight into the life of a road tester, courtesy of Stephen Dobie.
Meet the Detourists of 2024
2024 has been another excellent annum for automotive adventures little and large. Check them out!
Detour #281: Adventure Awaits on Alaska’s Denali Highway, USA
The window of opportunity to drive into the wilds of Alaska’s Denali Highway is narrow.
Detour Pit Stop #124: Collezione Umberto Panini, Italy
This charming collection of Maseratis is set to move from its rustic location on a farm and parmesan cheese factory to a new spot in Modena in April 2025.
Detour #280: A Run Up Route YC, Yorkshire UK
When the creator and founder of the iconic NC 500 was looking for another epic UK driving route, he looked no further than Yorkshire.
How to Watch the Round-the-World EV Record
In 2024 Lexie Alford became the first person to officially lap the globe by electric vehicle and her EV adventure is now available to watch on Amazon Prime.
Detour #279: A Mini Miglia on the Futa Pass, Italy
As if the Futa and Raticosa passes of the Mille Miglia weren’t tough enough, Detour’s Nik Berg braves them in torrential rain. In Maserati’s MC20 supercar.
Charley Boorman, Actor and Adventure Rider
Charley Boorman has criss-crossed the globe on two wheels with pal Ewan McGregor, but of all the trails he’s travelled it’s the Road of Bones that sticks with him.
Detour #278: Crossing The Bridge into Scandinavian Noir, Denmark-Sweden
Cross The Bridge from Copenhagen to Malmö and murder feels never far away.
Coast to Coast Classic Car Rally to Criss-Cross South America in 2026
The 2026 Gaucho Trail Motor Challenge led by historic rally specialists HERO-ERA will cover 7,000 miles and six countries.
Detour #277: Discovering A Poem in Stone on America’s First Scenic Highway, Washington-Oregon, USA
How could one resist a road dubbed “a poem in stone” or “the king of roads”?
Detour Pit Stop #123: Museo Nicolis, Verona, Italy
In fair Verona where we lay our scene is a hidden gem of a motor museum.
Detour #666: Britain’s Most Spooky Motorway
If you’re heading up the M6 this Halloween you might want to call Ghostbusters.
Rolls-Royce Returns to the Furka Pass with One-Off Goldfinger Phantom
60 years since Goldfinger hit cinemas Rolls-Royce has gone back to the scene of one of the film’s most famous sequences – the Furka Pass in Switzerland.
Detour #276: Motoring Through Mythology in Kefalonia, Greece
Ben Barry takes a road-tripping, beach-hopping detour to Kefalonia – land of Greek myth and a Hollywood flop.
Tiny Citroëns Tackle Trans Africa Adventure
In 1924 André Citroën set off from Paris to cross the entire African continent. Now rally driver Eric Vigouroux is set to celebrate the centenary of this epic drive with Citroen’s smallest EVs.
Detour #275: Driving into the Jaws of Martha’s Vineyard, USA
Terror took hold of the beaches of Martha’s Vineyard in 1975 when Jaws hit cinemas. Detour tracks the infamous shark sightings and movie locations on a road trip around the Massachusetts island.
Off Road in the Amazing Mount Etna Tour Bus
Every day, in every weather a trio of Torsus Praetorian buses take tourists up to 3,000 metres on Mount Etna. Detour’s Nik Berg gets behind the wheel.