Kevin explores the west coast of Sweden in a classic Volvo P1800 Coupe with a record-breaking mileage. He also meets his counterpart on Grand Designs Sweden. Kevin heads up the coast to a unique sea allotment and on to the island of Orust, where he discovers that American cars have a cult following in Sweden. He also explores the Swedes' relationship to the sea when he visits a traditional boatbuilder and a unique wooden bathhouse.

Kevin motors to the Peak District in a classic Jaguar Mk2, starting out at Coventry Cathedral and the British Motor Museum. In Stoke on Trent, Kevin meets the next generation of potters at the Clay College. At Lea Bridge, he visits Britain's oldest working factory, John Smedley's, which is famous for its knitwear.

Kevin explores Germany's Black Forest in a 1960s Mercedes SL. At Mercedes' museum in Stuttgart, he's let loose on a replica of the first car ever made. The innovation theme continues at the Weissenhof Estate where he explores a pioneering house by Le Corbusier. At Bad Wildbad, he watches a test flight of an electric, multi-rotor helicopter that promises sustainable affordable air travel in the very near future.

Kevin explores Northern Ireland's stunning coastal route in a DeLorean DMC12, the gullwing car made famous by the film Back to the Future, and discovers that the excitement this car generates outweighs the controversy surrounding its creator. In Belfast, the car's owner David shows Kevin the original DeLorean test track before handing him the keys.

Kevin gets behind the wheel of one of his dream cars, a classic 1950s Maserati 3500GT, to explore the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy - famous for its food, scenery and architecture. Kevin gains a unique insight into the history of the legendary car maker, and also learns how parmesan is made, visits a secure warehouse where thousands of wheels of parmesan are stored, and has lunch at the oldest deli in the world in in Modena.

In this first episode, Kevin explores the French Riviera in a classic 1960s Citroen DS convertible. Kevin's journey takes him from Cannes via a wandering route to Monaco. First stop is an internationally renowned design school near Nice. What will the designers of tomorrow think of a car built 40 years before they were born?