Detour #166: Escape from Detroit to the Michigan Peninsula
Escaping from the Motor City Simon Heptinstall discovers a Michigan that is a world away.
10 tips for a stress-free EV road trip
The key to a successful and stress-free road trip in an electric car is forward planning. With 5,000 miles of electric trips under the wheels of the Detour daily-driver Kia EV6, here’s what we’ve learned.
Detour #165: Have a whale of a time on Clarence Drive, South Africa
Our man in the Cape, Sudhir ‘Banzai’ Matai takes us along, what could be, the finest coastal drive in the world.
Detour #164: The Julier Pass is a jewel of the Swiss Alps
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.
Detour #163: Driving to the end of the world, Patagonia
Ben Coombs sets course for the end of the world. In one of the world’s least-likely adventure vehicles – a TVR.
Detour #162: An Englishman's New England, USA
Familiar place names and a very unfamiliar Lincoln Town Car made Simon Heptinstall’s meandering tour up the coast from Boston all the more memorable.
How to find the world's best roads without leaving the UK
Britons don’t need to travel far from home to find the very best drives say Getty Images and Alfa Romeo.
Detour #161: Three-wheelin' through the Malvern Hills in a Morgan Super 3
Can there be a better way to spend a summer’s day than driving a roadster through rural England?
Detour #160: The Indiana Nürburgring, USA
Ten times longer than The Green Hell and packed full of pit stops for meaty treats the Schweinefiletring is a delicious drive through the American Midwest.
Detour #159: The Vale of Ewyas is Wales' best-kept secret
Sitting at the edge of the Brecon Beacons this stunning valley is missed by most travellers when it should be savoured, says an emotional Simon Heptinstall.
Detour #158: Escape the Cape on Route 62, South Africa
It might sound counter-intuitive but if you’re tracking the Western Cape eastwards, then you should really head north, says Sudhir “Banzai” Matai.
Detour #157: Climb hard on the Col d'Izoard, France
Whichever direction you tackle this extraordinary alpine pass you’ll be following in the wheeltracks of legends.
Detour #156: Wolds apart in undiscovered Yorkshire, UK
Squeezed between Yorkshire’s urban centres of Leeds and York, its busy east coast holiday resorts and the open spaces of the moors is an under-appreciated region rich in history and cracking driving roads.
Detour #155: Barging across the Baltic, Estonia
Ben Coombs took a Jaguar XJ6 for a chilling trip across the frozen Baltic Sea, and suggests you to do likewise. Why? Well, why not...
California Dreamin': 10 ideas for your next road trip to The Golden State
From Hollywood to the streets of San Francisco, to the Baywatch beaches, snow-capped mountain peaks and arid desert, The Golden State is road trip nirvana.
Detour #154: Electrifying the Norfolk coast, UK
Our first fully electric Detour takes Nik Berg on a shore-hugging tour of Norfolk. Will the battery end up as flat as the landscape?
Detour #153: Baja California Sur, Mexico
Baja is a wild ride. From adrenaline sports to natural wonders, easy highways and serious off-road excursions, Ruksana Hussain experiences it all.
Is this England's straightest road?
Spearing across the border between Cambridgeshire and Norfolk is the B1098 and nine miles of arrow aligned road.
Detour #152: Durban's most delightful drive, South Africa
Nothing beats local knowledge as South African Detourist Sudhir “Banzai” Matai reveals his favourite hometown road.
Detour #151: Island hopping in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland
You might spend almost as much time on ferries as driving but a road trip to the 15 islands in the Outer Hebrides is like nowhere else in the United Kingdom.