Vintage Rolls-Royces re-enact 110-year-old alpine adventure
Victory in 1913’s arduous Alpenfahrt endurance race secured Rolls-Royce as “the best car in the world” and now a group of enthusiasts has rerun the route to prove that the title still holds true.
How the smallest car conquered the biggest road trip in Europe
David Ward’s Smart ForTwo might be tiny but that didn’t stop him from tackling a trip from the northernmost point in Europe to the southernmost.
From Austria to Slovakia by EV
A new online electric travel guide steers EV drivers on a road trip across central Europe.
Do you have the white stuff for a Mille Miglia in the snow?
Better pack your thermals if you fancy taking part in the coolest rally of 2023.
Detour #104: Grosser Oscheniksee, Austria
This little-known Austrian road is likened by locals to a cable car – as it goes straight up a mountain. The route rises 5,000ft… in just seven miles.
007 of the best James Bond drives
“Do you expect me to walk?” “No Mr Bond, I expect you to drive.”
Detour #82: Kaunertal Glacier Road, Austria
Like Japan’s Irohazka Road, the Kaunertal Glacier road in Austria was once a pilgrimage route. Taking true believers from Kalternbrunn to Melagg in the Southern Tyrol the road was arduous and tested not just faith but endurance.
5,000 miles across Europe in a £600 Saab - Part 1
London to Kos in an eBay banger to deliver a bicycle? Why not?
Gavin Green, Journalist
Gavin Green, former editor of Car, tells us about competing in the London to Sydney Marathon with his late father.
Nik Berg, Detour Founder
Detour co-founder Nik Berg reckons that the best driving road in Europe isn’t in Italy, but Austria.
Detour #13: Grossglockner High Alpine Road, Austria
The engineers who blasted this road out of the Austrian mountainside clearly loved to drive.