
Why the best road trip car can also be the worst. And vice versa
The right car on the right road can make a road trip all the more memorable. The wrong car on the wrong road can do that too.
5 houses with awesome drives
If you’re lucky enough to live in one of these amazing houses then you really don’t have to travel far for a great drive. When your private driveway is race-ready then a Detour is on your doorstep!
Watch two brothers take on the Carrera Panamericana in their old Volvo Amazon
Brothers Chris and Jeff Mason fulfilled a lifelong ambition to compete in La Carrera Panamericana rally, and lucky for us, a film crew was along for the ride.
The psychological benefits of driving
Professor Lynne Pearce, professor of literary and cultural theory at Lancaster University has spent years researching what we think about when we drive.
Rent a classic car for your next European road trip
Italian automotive atelier The Outlierman could make a Detour to the Cote d’Azur or Lake Como even more unforgettable thanks to its new Rent and Drive platform which give customers access to a host of classic cars.
Five incredible private race track residences and country clubs
If you like to live fast then perhaps your ideal home could be one of the new racetrack residences at the growing number of car country clubs across the globe?
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.