Detour Pit Stop #94: Oliver's Mount, Scarborough, UK
England’s only ‘public road race track' is a maddeningly twisty circuit climbing into the hills above Scarborough which you can drive or ride whenever you wish.
Drive like The Boss to 10 of Bruce Springsteen's favourite destinations
Thunder Road may not be a real place but Bruce Springsteen lives up to being Born In The USA by filling his songs with these all-American destinations.
Detour #176: Fairway to heaven: a golf drive with a difference in the Tweed Valley, Scotland, UK
Golf, mountain bikes and electric cars come together on a road trip to Scotland’s most scenic links.
Me time: 10 single-seaters for a solo road trip
It’s great to share a road trip with friends or family, but sometimes there is joy in solitude. And with these ten cars no one else can be invited.
It's OK to talk about cars and mental health with Takona
Lewis Warren’s Takona brand is on a mission to drive mental health awareness through cool clothing, car meets and road trips.
Detour #175: The fastest road in Africa
South Africa’s Northern Cape is home to the speediest road on the continent with a 155 mph limit – as long as you know who to ask.
Detour Pit Stop #93: Slab City, California, USA
Nothing can prepare you for the first sight of Slab City, a lawless society situated deep in the Sonoran desert.
The top ten scenic drives in the UK
Picked on scenery alone Scotland’s North Coast 500 has been voted the most picturesque road trip in the UK in a survey of 2,000 drivers.
Detour #174: Danger on the D915 Derabasi Turns, Turkey
It’s said to be one of the most dangerous roads in the world, and certainly the most treacherous in Turkey.
Detour Pit Stop #92: Inkie's Smokehouse, Cornwall, UK
A deep south American dining experience in the depths of the Cornish countryside?
Iron Awe: the highs and lows of long-distance motorcycling
Buying a half share in an old Harley-Davidson brings back some fond – and not so fond – memories of motorcycle touring for born-again biker Luke Ponsford.
Detour #173: Is the N222 in Portugal really the world's best road?
What do a Formula 1 circuit designer, a quantum physicist and a roller coaster designer all have in common? They all picked this Portuguese route as the best in the world.
3,000 miles, 16 countries, 89 hours and electric all the way
A team of EV adventurers has driven a Kia EV6 from Norway to Portugal faster than Stirling Moss.
Mazda and Mizuno team up for the Miata of driving shoes
Mizuno’s new Bareclutch sneaker has been designed with Mazda to make driving even more fun.
Detour #172: Into the blue of the Nilgiris mountains, India
Driving to the Nilgiris mountain range in the southern part of India is enchanting and invigorating in equal measure.
The joy of driving after dark
Sudhir “Banzai” Matai extols the pure pleasure of driving in the emptiness of the night.
Reverend Adam Gompertz
Car designer turned man of the cloth Reverend Adam Gompertz finds spirituality behind the wheel, especially when roaring down a French mountain in a classic MG.
Detour #171: Kalamunda Zig Zag, Western Australia
The clue is in the name. This barely two-mile ascent east of Perth is absolutely teeming with the tightest turns.
The kinkiest roads according to BMW
BMW has mapped out 55,000 ways to drive its “Hofmeister Kink” shape on the roads of America.
The emptiest roads in America
Drive the multi-lane highways of Los Angeles or the mean streets of New York and it's hard to imagine an America that’s free from constant traffic. But the open road is out there to enjoy – you just need to know where to find it.