Detour adaptive travel guides now available

Road Trips

Mar 1

Detour has partnered with Road.Travel to offer digital guides based on some of our most popular road trips.

Road.Travel’s technology provides virtual guidance and story-telling through your smart phone and allows you to tailor your trip based on the location, the car you’re driving and your budget.

Once you’ve selected your chosen route you’ll be able to book places to eat, stay overnight and other experiences, then receive turn-by-turn navigation instructions every step of the way.

To begin with Detour has created digital guides from our Wessex White Horses, Jim Clark Trail, Skyfall and Supercar Valley road trips and we’ll be adding to the catalog regularly. Just click on the link below to begin your journey with Detour and Road.Travel.

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Detour #318: Porsche Perfection in Stuttgart, Germany

The cars in the Porsche Museum are not just for show. They’re very much for go as well, as Nik Berg discovers on a dream drive through the German countryside.

Walter Röhrl, World Rally Champion

From behind the wheel of a Porsche Carrera GT hypercar that he helped develop, Röhrl tells Detour it’s the open road, not the race circuit or rally stage that brings him the most driving pleasure.

Detour #317: Driving the Surprising, Saw-Toothed Peak above Barcelona, Spain

Head out of Barcelona and away from the beach to explore one of Europe’s most dramatic mountains – and the fab roads around it.

Detour Pit Stop #130: Härnösand Car Museum, Sweden

Sweden’s largest car museum is home to over 300 classic vehicles, as well as an extensive collection of Barbie dolls.

Detour #316: 500 Miles in an Ariel Nomad, France

Ben Barry drives 500 miles to one of France’s most scenic cities – in one of Britain’s craziest cars.

Czech Republic Joins the 150km/h Club

The Czech Republic is set to become one of the fastest countries in Europe as it introduces a new 150km/h (93mph) speed limit.

Detour #315: Roving Like a Royal at Balmoral and the Cairngorms, Scotland

This Highland fling takes in the majesty of the Cairngorms, traces the Old Military Road and ends with a dram or two.

This Porsche 911 is a Turbocharged Tribute to The Transfagarasan Highway

Romania’s most fabled road is to have a Porsche 911 named after it.

A Swiss Collector Took his Classic Bugatti on the World’s Most Expensive Road Trip

Bugatti owner Fritz Burkhard drove his $30 million 1937 Type 57 Atalante across America, making it the most valuable one-car Detour we’ve ever seen.

Detour #314: Big Sky by Bentley, Montana, USA

A Big British car turns out to be a brilliant way to explore Big Sky Montana.

The World’s Tallest Road Bridge Towers Above a Chinese Canyon

The soon-to-open Huajiang Canyon Bridge in China is a towering feat of engineering that is set to slash journey times and attract tourists.

Detour #313: Retracing Roy Salvadori and Carroll Shelby’s Road to Le Mans, France

Salvadori and Shelby set course for Le Mans in 1959, Rory FH Smith follows their road to victory.

Take a Tour Through Italy or France in a Classic Mercedes

Mercedes-Benz promises a “stylish journey through time” with a range of European driving tours.

Nasser Al Attiyah, World Rally Raid Champion

Nasser Al Attiyah has five Dakar Rally victories to his name. Add to that 19 Middle East Rally titles, a Production and WRC-2 title and two World Rally Raid championships, and it is clear that he knows how to pummel down a dirt track.

Detour #312: Sydney Harbour to Bondi Beach The Longer Way, Australia

It’s but four miles between two of Sydney’s legendary landmarks but you can make it a full day’s drive with the right Detours.

The Hotels Offering Rooms with Vroom in Japan and California

Want to add a little octane to your next holiday? If you’re headed to Japan or the USA then you’re in luck thanks to the hotels that are pairing a stay with a drive or ride.