More than two million people visit the Germany’s legendary Nürburgring every year. Consequently there’s no shortage of accommodation from four star luxury to boutique B&Bs.

The Toyota GR Yaris on the epic route of the 1993 Network Q RAC rally along the finest roads England, Wales and Scotland have to offer – strap in!

While Indianapolis, Le Mans and Monza are frequently cited as some of the most historically important motor racing destinations in the world, none of them have been around as long as Shelsley Walsh.

Ian Callum penned the Aston Martin DB7 and headed Jaguar design for 20 years but it was a spell behind the wheel of a Ferrari 250 GT SWB in Scotland that will always be his favourite Detour.

Gavin Green took a Range Rover on an ancient frankincense trail to Oman’s Empty Quarter in search of a lost city. A camel may well have been a better choice.

Today there are no end of supercars that can top the double ton, but back in the 1990s there were only a handful of machines that could reach 200mph. And getting to that magic mark wasn’t easy.

An Airstream represents the shiny silver dream of a great American road trip. Or does it? For a Devon family it means sharing spectacular views with guests at one of Britain’s most distinctive bed and breakfasts.

British Land Speed Record history runs deep at Pendine Sands. It was here that Malcom Campbell broke the 150mph barrier, although visitors today may find they can’t drive quite as quickly.

Photographer Agnese Sanvito sees art where other see utility. Her stunning shots of car parks in London and Vienna have been driven by a desire to preserve these buildings as they become more scarce. Take a Detour to them while you still can.

The USA is dotted with auto museums, most of which contain the usual suspects – muscle cars, chromed and be-winged 50s leviathans, Model Ts, Duesenbergs, Harley-Davidsons, maybe even an Italian supercar or three. The Lane Motor Museum doesn’t have any of those.

At one turn Cape Breton Island will do a very passable impression of a southern California coastline, at another, you’d swear the west of Scotland has cut loose and floated across the Atlantic, reckons Gavin Conway.

Shimmering heat haze, mesmerising mirages and an endless vanishing point are just some of the distractions of desert driving. Could you handle these hot, lonely drives?

Kersey Mill welcomes classic car enthusiasts with hearty breakfasts and bumper burgers, says Charlotte Vowden.

Thought Arizona was all arid vanishing-point desert roads? Dan Trent goes off-piste to discover a hillier, twistier side…

Speed freaks and velocity-raptors of the globe, welcome to the world’s fastest roads.

The Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo is possibly the most amusing motel for a pit stop on the legendary Pacific Coast Highway.

Cutting a path parallel to the Indian-Pacific railway, Gavin Conway explores the vast emptiness of Australia’s Nullarbor Plain as he drives from Perth to Sydney.

For the best and freshest seafood supper, make The Seafood Shack in Ullapool a port of call on your NC500 itinerary, says Detourist Charlotte Vowden.

Car photographer Dominic Fraser turned a lockdown diversion into an Instagram sensation thanks to his brick and click skills.

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.