ROME – Italy is the eighth place in the ranking of the best countries in the world for car enthusiasts. The British site Confused.com, specialized in the automotive sector, compiled the original ranking, which in drawing up the ranking took into account factors such as the quality of the roads, average fuel prices, the number of scheduled car events and more. again, to reveal the best states for motoring enthusiasts around the world. Beyond the honorable eighth position of Italy with an overall score of 7.04 points out of 10 and with two “best in class” as regards the number of F1 Grand Prix hosted (76) and the WRC World Rally Championship (50 on a par with Finland), the first place goes to the USA.
In short, the United States represents the “eldorado” of car lovers thanks to the highest score obtained (8.94), thanks to fuel prices, the quality of the roads, 11 Formula 1 circuits, 71 F1 Grand Prix , 5 World Championship rallies and 406 car events scheduled. In second place are the UK and France, with the same score of 7.91, and both have an average fuel price of € 1.82 per liter, along with a high road quality score. For car racing lovers, the UK is one of the best racing venues, having hosted 73 F1 Grand Prix, 47 WRC rallies and 4 F1 circuits.
The number of F1 circuits in France surpasses that of the UK, 7 tracks across the country, while for car events, Britain is one of the best countries to be in, with 143 scheduled car shows. In fourth place we find Spain (7.67) considered among the best countries for car culture and which offers an average fuel price of 1.62 euros per liter together with a good quality of its road network, in addition to the 51 F1 GP and the 30 rally stages of the Wrc. Italy, Australia (7.57), Germany (7.47), and Canada (7.41), while the top ten is completed by Japan’s ninth place (6.61) and tenth of Mexico (6.48).
Finally, it should be noted that the country with the cheapest fuel is Malaysia with € 0.45 per liter and the one with the highest score for road quality is Holland, which has the best road infrastructure in the world. “Many car enthusiasts love to travel around the world in their own cars, however, there are a number of things that drivers need to be aware of before driving their vehicles overseas – explains Alex Kindred, auto insurance expert at Confused.com – First, it is important to check that auto insurance fully covers the car when driving overseas. It is also essential to check the driving rules in the country you are visiting to avoid breaking any law or running into high fines “.