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.

YouTuber gtoscud is living his best life. Wearing driving gloves to match his yellow Ferrari F430 Scuderia, he’s taken a trip up one of Detour’s favourite Swiss mountain passes.

No longer a main route, this fair weather alpine adventure leads to the epicentre of Swiss mountain driving.

As the first snows of winter arrive, many of the world’s most marvellous mountain roads are closed until the thaw. However, these five perfect passes in the Swiss Alps remain open all hours and ready for an Alpine adventure.

Ever wondered what it’s like to drive a multi-million pound hypercar up a Swiss mountain pass?

A Dutch entrepreneur and his young son are certainly making the most out of their Baby Bugatti II Pur Sang.

The Morgan Plus Four is a car designed for sunny drives on high days and holidays. This trip’s lofty ambition is to reach the high society hangout of St Moritz in Switzerland in the depths of winter.

St Moritz might be best known for its Cresta Run bobsleigh track, but the bends of the Bernina Pass are just as exhilarating.

We don’t normally write about train journeys at Detour, but when said railway takes you and your car to one of the best mountain passes in Switzerland we’ll make an exception.

Four Seasons hotels is following up its luxurious La Dolce Vita Italian road trip with two new drives in the Alps and the USA.

Better pack your thermals if you fancy taking part in the coolest rally of 2023.

As you hustle through the hairpins of the Julier Pass, spare a thought for the snowplough drivers who have to manhandle their machines from switchback to switchback to keep the road open 365 days a year.

Andy Wallace and Pierre-Henri Raphanel have driven thousands of miles around the world as Bugatti’s test pilots. But where do these seriously speedy men find their favourite drive?

The first official Alpine Pass ever built also happens to be the best for drivers, as Simon Heptinstall can attest.

The Swiss are spoilt for choice when it comes to amazing mountain roads. Start with the Oberalp Pass and you can easily tackle a quartet of challenging drives in a single day.

“Do you expect me to walk?” “No Mr Bond, I expect you to drive.”

Any time you decide to drive across the border between Italy and Switzerland you’re in for a treat.

The Swiss Alps are a cacophony of cowbells and tyre-screeching corners where, if the altitude doesn’t take your breath away, then the views most certainly will. There really is nowhere else where such a plethora of driving pleasure can be found in such close proximity. Here are five to get you started.

It’s on the Great St Bernard Pass between Switzerland and Italy that the iconic opening scenes of The Italian Job were filmed.

Peter Dumbreck has raced professionally for Aston Martin, Lexus, Mercedes and Opel but the 46-year old hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons when his Mercedes CLR attempted to fly like a bird, during the 1999 Le Mans race