Detour #207: A Taste of Uruguay
A cruise along Uruguay’s Atlantic coast reveals a sophisticated side to this undiscovered South American country.
Mika Salo, Racing Driver
Like all his Formula 1 peers Mika Salo only knows one way to drive: flat out. Even when that’s taking a road trip across South Africa.
The ultimate staycation offers the keys to a mansion and a supercar
An Airbnb and a group one hire car just isn’t going to cut it after Detour discovered an incredible collaboration between StayOne and Auto Vivendi.
Detour #206: Seven National Parks and one great road, Route 89, USA
Route 66 might be immortalised in song but a drive on Route 89 will sear itself into your memory for its scenic beauty.
These flying and floating cars won't stop when the road ends
If there’s one problem with a road trip it’s that it does rather rely on roads. But it doesn’t have to be that way if you’re bold enough to go beyond terra firma in a flying car or amphicar.
Route 66 to be restored for its 100th anniversary
The Mother Road is to get some much-needed love, a century after it was first built.
Detour #205: Doing the Lambo Mambo in Emilia Romagna, Italy
Detour celebrates 60 years of Lamborghini in style with a 150-mile Italian road trip, in not one, but eight incredible cars.
Detour Pit Stop #104: Ristorante Da Taiadèla, Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy
Tucked away in an industrial estate behind the Lamborghini factory is this terrific trattoria that serves up the most tasty traditional dishes.
One day you'll be able to drive from Italy to Sicily over the world's longest suspension bridge
The Italian government finally looks likely to sign off on a road link between Sicily and the mainland.
Detour #204: A dam good drive in the Elan Valley, Wales
A tour of the six dams of Wales’ Elan Valley is a road trip for nature lovers, architecture geeks, engineering aficionados and driving fans.
To the ends of the Earth with a pair of Porsches
Two classic Porsche Cayennes have just completed a 2,000-mile trip to Tierra del Fuego.
Detour Pit Stop #103: The Motorist, Leeds, UK
From MoTs to packed car meets and corporate hosting, The Motorist is fast becoming Yorkshire’s go-to hub for all things automotive.
Detour #203: Before the war, Ukraine
Ten years ago Kyiv was just another waypoint on one of Ben Coombs’ madcap automotive adventures. Now he takes a poignant look back at his trip through a Ukraine at peace.
You can turn your next rental car into an RV with this cool camper box
A new flight-friendly camper-in-a-box means that you can convert a hire car into a mobile home-from-home.
The Extra Mile offers alternative eateries on Britain's motorways
Glovebox guide The Extra Mile aims to “steer you into more than 275 better places to eat across England, Scotland and Wales - all near motorway and main road junctions.”
Detour #202: La Route du Road Tester, Route Napoleon, France
It was once the chosen route of an emperor attempting to recapture his country, but now the Route Napoleon is a firm favourite with car testers.
Spain bans motorcycles from the Pyrenees
Spain’s Natural Park of the High Pyrenees has banned all internal combustion-powered “motorcycles, quads, ATVs, and non-electric buggies all year round for noise protection reasons.”
The world's longest bus ride lasts two months and takes in 22 countries
You don’t need to drive to enjoy this epic European road trip.
Detour #201: The King of Road Trips, Mississippi-Tennessee, USA
It’s 70 years since Elvis first walked into a recording studio and time for the King of all road trips. Thankyouverymuch.
How the smallest car conquered the biggest road trip in Europe
David Ward’s Smart ForTwo might be tiny but that didn’t stop him from tackling a trip from the northernmost point in Europe to the southernmost.