The 18 Best Road Trip Cars of All Time

Comfort on one side, ground clearance on the other, and a boot that quietly decides how much you can bring.

1. 1
   Toyota Land Cruiser

   The vehicle you take when the road trip includes places without roads.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Ford Mustang Convertible

   The rental-lot default for an American coastal drive, roof down and boot barely usable.
   537pts
3. 3
   Land Rover Defender 110

   Slow, loud and able to reach the campsite at the end of the bad track.
   537pts
4. 4
   Volkswagen Type 2 Bus

   A slow van that doubles as a bed, and the vehicle most associated with the open road.
   537pts
5. 5
   Porsche 911 Carrera

   A sports car with real luggage space behind the seats, which is why people tour in them.
   454pts
6. 6
   Range Rover

   Comfort at motorway speed and ground clearance for the bit after the tarmac.
   454pts
7. 7
   Toyota Prius

   Boring on purpose, and cheap enough over a long trip to make the argument for itself.
   454pts
8. 8
   Subaru Outback

   An estate on stilts that handles a trailhead and a motorway equally well.
   454pts
9. 9
   Cadillac Eldorado

   A land yacht built for straight American highways and nothing else.
   353pts
10. 10
    Mercedes-Benz S-Class

    The quietest way to cover six hundred miles before lunch.
    353pts
11. 11
    Airstream trailer

    A polished aluminium caravan that turns any tow car into accommodation.
    353pts
12. 12
    Chevrolet Suburban

    Three rows, a huge tank and room for everything a family argues about packing.
    353pts
13. 13
    Ford F-150

    America's best-selling vehicle, with a bed that swallows whatever the boot cannot.
    353pts
14. 14
    Honda Odyssey

    A minivan, which is the honest answer whenever more than three people are going.
    353pts
15. 15
    Jeep Wrangler

    Doors and roof come off; so does most of the comfort, which is the point.
    353pts
16. 16
    BMW R 1250 GS

    The adventure motorcycle that made long-distance overland travel a mainstream hobby.
    353pts
17. 17
    Volvo 245 Estate

    A square Swedish wagon with more luggage space than most vans.
    227pts
18. 18
    Citroen 2CV

    Designed to cross a ploughed field with eggs intact, and slow enough to see everything.
    227pts