Driving the best car in the world on the best road in Africa
A silent Rolls-Royce Spectre gives Sudhir ‘Banzai’ Matai a different perspective on his favourite Franschhoek Pass.
Driving in the Dolomites will soon be limited by a new Low Emissions Zone
Drivers seeking to experience the heroic hairpins of Italy’s Dolomite mountain range will soon have to pre-book and pay for the privilege.
Detour #197: Paradise found on a road trip round Mauritius
It might be better-known for diving, but the tropical island of Mauritius has plenty to offer drivers as well.
These Two Women and a Merc are heading overland across Africa
Two Women & A Merc sounds like a good name for a reality-based web series, but instead it’s the chosen title for the trip of a lifetime for two virtual strangers embarking on an overland African Adventure.
Dacia makes car camping easy with new sleep pack
Buyers of Dacia’s Jogger Extreme SUV will soon be able to turn it into a super sleeper.
Detour #196: Plains, trains and automobiles to the Simplon Pass, Switzerland
We don’t normally write about train journeys at Detour, but when said railway takes you and your car to one of the best mountain passes in Switzerland we’ll make an exception.
Detour adaptive travel guides now available
Detour has partnered with Road.Travel to offer digital guides based on some of our most popular road trips.
Detour Pit Stop #101: Midway Cafe, Shropshire, UK
No-nonsense English breakfasts and builder's tea are the must-haves on the menu of this old-school truck stop.
Detour #195: Hire car heroics in the jungle, Brazil
Ben Coombs heads to the jungles of Brazil for an impromptu road trip. Does he rent a rugged 4x4? Of course not.
This father and son are driving around the world in an Aston Martin
We love an unlikely adventure vehicle at Detour and the Aston Martin Vantage that Phil and Will Churchill have chosen to circumnavigate the globe definitely ticks the box.
Porsche perfects ROADS app for more scenic route planning
Porsche has updated its ROADS mobile app with more advanced Artificial Intelligence for better road trip planning.
Little or Large: how would you live your best #vanlife?
Two dramatically different new ways to go overlanding have just come to Detour’s attention.
Detour #194: Supercar Valley, Italy
Italy's Supercar Valley is home to the most romantic names in motoring: Maserati, Lamborghini, Pagani and Ferrari. On the roads of Emilia Romagna you will fall for them all.
Detour Pit Stop #100: Gasoline Juice, Northampton, UK
Cars and art come together at this amazing automotive design studio and gallery.
Four Seasons Drive Experiences reach new heights in Switzerland and California
Four Seasons hotels is following up its luxurious La Dolce Vita Italian road trip with two new drives in the Alps and the USA.
Detour #193: Take the Rockies Road on Canada's Icefields Parkway
The Icefields Parkway cuts through the Canadian Rockies at its finest. You’ll want to take this drive slow, reckons Kaya Lemaire.
INEOS Grenadier: The adventure vehicle conceived in a London pub goes for a Highland fling
What do you do when your favourite off-roader goes out of production? Build your own, of course…
Missing Happy Valley already? Take a Yorkshire road trip and keep the story going
Happy Valley, the must-see TV drama set in Yorkshire, has ended, but why not make it the beginning of a driving adventure in God’s Own Country?
Detour #192: Fast Food: a 500-mile round trip to the best McDonald's in the world
No matter where in the world you go a Big Mac is a Big Mac. But what if it isn’t? what if one McDonalds really is better than all the rest? Nik Berg had to find out.
Detour Pit Stop #99: Hotel Le Garage, Biarritz, France
Spending the night in a disused garage might not sound that appealing, but Hotel Le Garage in Biarritz has other ideas.