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Alpine A110 to Le Mans: the perfect road trip machine or a test of endurance?

Published 22 June 2022
By Alex Goy
Alex Goy heads to the 2022 Le Mans 24 Hours in an Alpine A110 to find out if the lightweight sports car is cut out for road trips.
Drivin' with Nico Rosberg rally 2019 - feature by Times Luxx's David Green for Driving.co.uk - Nico Rosberg in his 300 SL Mercedes

Drivin' with Nico: from F1 to fast car festivals

When Nico Rosberg crossed the line at the 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and secured his maiden Formula One Drivers’ Championship at the expense of...
Published 06 November 2019
2019 Seat Tarraco review - family summer holiday road trip to France test by Alessia Horwich of The Sunday Times

Tout à Loire: Seat Tarraco takes on family holiday

Sunday Times Travel's Alessia Horwich tests a seven-seat Seat Tarraco on a family holiday to the Loire Valley. How will it cope?
Published 13 September 2019
Top 10 best road trip movies of all time

Top 10 best road trip movies

Looking for inspiration for your road trip holiday plans this year? It may be worth giving these epic road movies a watch this summer.
Published 06 August 2019
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Great Drives: the best routes for a British summer

Britain is a compact country but it offers something to suit all tastes, and cars, from winding switchbacks that let a roadster stretch its legs
Published 05 June 2017
Best in-car entertainment ideas for children on long journeys

Best in-car entertainment ideas for children

Hitting the road for a family holiday can be stressful enough, so the last thing you need is a car full of unhappy passengers.
Published 26 May 2017
Great Drives: Scotland's North Coast 500 in pictures

Great Drives: Scotland's North Coast 500 in pictures

Often spoken of as Britain's answer to Route 66, the North Coast 500 follows the edge of the Scottish Highlands and takes in 500 miles of the best...
Published 20 July 2016
Car Clinic: What's the best portable sat nav device?

Car Clinic: What's the best portable sat nav device?

Q. My boyfriend and I plan to travel around the UK this summer in our campervan. To avoid squabbles, we need a (reasonably priced) portable sat nav...
Published 18 July 2016
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Death roads, breakdowns and arrested for spying in...

An unguided trek around the wonders of Persia seems scary but a couple in their seventies took it, a breakdown and their arrest for alleged spying...
Published 27 July 2015
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Buckle up, kids, it’s Thessaloniki by sundown

Two children, 14 countries, 4,000 miles. What could go wrong when Dom Joly and family cross Europe by road? Let’s start with the Serbian police...
Published 05 May 2014
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National buffoon’s carcation part 2: Dom Joly makes...

Dom Joly and his family continue their 2,000-mile adventure from the Cotswolds to Istanbul and back by Land Rover.
Published 14 April 2014
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National buffoon’s carcation: Dom Joly goes to Turkey...

Sunday Times motoring columnist Dom Joly is putting his hand where his gearstick is and driving – yes, driving – to Istanbul, 2,000 miles from...
Published 07 April 2014