
The South Pole is the goal for rally driver Renée Brinkerhoff
American adventurer Renée Brinkerhoff has driven her 1956 Porsche 356A on seven continents and raised nearly one million dollars for charity and now she wants to set a new world record.
Detour #200: Driving 2,000 miles for a mountain high in a Morgan
The Morgan Plus Four is a car designed for sunny drives on high days and holidays. This trip’s lofty ambition is to reach the high society hangout of St Moritz in Switzerland in the depths of winter.
Detour Pit Stop #102: Mhor84 Motel, Scotland
The concept of a Motel might be more associated with American road trips than Scottish A-roads, but that hasn’t stopped Mhor84 becoming a something of an icon.
Porsche and Airstream team up to go glamping
Airstream, maker of the original super-stylish silver travel trailer, has joined forces with Porsche’s designers to come up with a sleek new caravan concept.
Detour #199: Ocean to Ocean over the Uspallata Pass, Chile-Argentina
The route from the shores of the Pacific to Atlantic coast cuts right across the spine of the Andes over one of the highest mountain passes in the southern hemisphere.
32 countries and counting in an AMG V8
Meet the French couple who have driven their monster Mercedes all over Europe.
Ranked: The best countries for a European road trip
Italy, Malta and Denmark have been named as the best road trip destinations in Europe.
Detour #198: Braving the Bernina Pass to swanky St Moritz, Switzerland
St Moritz might be best known for its Cresta Run bobsleigh track, but the bends of the Bernina Pass are just as exhilarating.
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.