
Kevin Costner will narrate your next American road trip
Oscar-winning actor Kevin Costner has launched a new app that gives a live commentary as you drive.
Plan your Fall road trip with this online leaf tracker
Autumn, or Fall as the locals prefer, is the most amazing time to visit the USA and now there’s a handy web tool to help plan your perfect trip.
Four Seasons hotels offers classic La Dolce Vita luxury road trip
Swanky hotel group Four Seasons is getting into the road trip game with a new ‘En Route to La Dolce Vita’ travel package.
UK Drive-Ins: the Detour guide
It’s the strangest summer ever. But 2020 has seen a resurgence in outdoor cinema, theatre, concerts and comedy that you can enjoy from the comfort (and COVID-19 safety) of your car.
Ice racing: the most fun you can have with your (many) clothes on
It’s minus 30 degrees centigrade, but I'm sweating profusely. I'm driving a car with no roof at a speed that must boost the wind chill factor to a thoroughly frostbiting figure, and yet things continue to heat up inside the cockpit.
A last Detour in London?
London’s Congestion Charge is being extended to 10pm every night, seven days a week in a bid to keep the capital’s pollution in check. Leisure driving – such as it was –in London will disappear overnight.
Drive the world from your desktop
Imagine if you could drive through the world’s greatest cities from Amsterdam to Zurich without leaving your home.
Intersections
Sometimes you need to take a step back to appreciate things. Or, in this case, up. Viewed from above there is a wonderful geometric beauty to the world’s complex road networks.
Detour's Top 20 Road Trip Movies
California calls itself the Road Trip Republic so it’s no wonder that Hollywood loves a silver screen tribute to driving. Here are our top 20 movie Detours.
Targa, Targa, Targa!
As Porsche releases its latest 911 Targa, we take a look at the race that inspired it and those that followed.
Motorway Madness
Even the most hellish drives can bring back fond memories when you can’t get behind the wheel for a while.
Memories of meeting Stirling Moss: the Lotus Esprit road test
James Mills recalls taking the new Lotus Esprit S4 to the home of Stirling Moss and returning several days later to learn that Britain’s greatest race driver didn’t like what he found.
Cars named after race circuits
There’s nothing more synonymous with speed than a race circuit. So it’s not surprising that car makers have been taking track names for their swiftest machines for decades.
Racing the first hybrid rally car in the world
I would enter a first-generation Toyota Prius in the Midnight Sun to Red Sea Marathon Rally. Starting from northern Sweden, we would have 5,000 miles and ten countries to cover, arriving in Jordan in just 20 days.
I was The Stig
For the pilot episode of Top Gear the producers called Nik Berg to put on the now-famous suit.
Steve McQueen: The Man and Le Mans shows his drive for perfection
Steve McQueen: The Mans and Le Mans leaves you in no doubt that McQueen was one stubborn son of a bitch.
The first Gumball 3000
A party that would roll across Europe for five days, taking in race circuits, nightclubs and five star hotels. A party where the super unleaded and the champagne would flow in equal measure.
Farewell to Giulia
For three years Detour has had the delight of driving this 1969 Giulia Super 1600. Together we took Detours to France, Switzerland and Italy, Wales, and North Yorkshire, to the Goodwood Members' Meeting and Revival.
Supercar Capsules
The Supercar Capsule offers a bespoke tailoring service to Middle Eastern oil barons fans who want to put their collections on display.
Life in the fast lane: Thermal Club
California’s Thermal Club is a country club for petrolheads with money to burn, discovers Detour’s James Mills