You’ve got a Lamborghini for 24 hours and 125 miles. Where do you actually take it? Miami’s best drives are short, scenic and mostly about the slow parts. The strip, the causeways, the ocean on your right. Here are the five routes our concierges send people on, with the right car and the right time for each.
Mileage math
All five drives together are under 100 miles. The 125 miles included with every rental covers a full day of everything on this list with room to spare.
1. Ocean Drive & Collins Avenue. The slow lap
Best time: after 9 PM. Best car: Huracán Evo, Ferrari 488, Rolls-Royce Spectre. Distance: 3 miles.
This isn’t a drive; it’s a parade. Windows down, Strada mode, 15 mph, art deco neon on your left and the beach on your right. The whole point of Ocean Drive is being seen, so don’t rush it. Loop north on Collins to 41st Street, come back down, and park the car at the hotel valet before you go out. Full South Beach itinerary on the South Beach exotic car rental page.
2. MacArthur Causeway. The skyline
Best time: 30 minutes before sunset. Best car: anything with the top down; the Spectre or Cullinan for passengers. Distance: 4 miles.
The bridge between South Beach and Downtown. Cruise ships on one side, the Brickell skyline on the other, and Star Island’s mansions in between. Golden hour on the MacArthur is the single best photo backdrop in the city, and it’s on the way to dinner anyway. Come back over the Venetian Causeway after dark for the quieter, prettier version.
3. A1A north to Fort Lauderdale. The ocean road
Best time: late morning. Best car: BMW M4 Convertible, Ferrari 488, Corvette Z06. Distance: 25 miles each way.
From Miami Beach, A1A runs straight up the coast through Bal Harbour, Sunny Isles, Hollywood Beach and into Fort Lauderdale with the Atlantic on your right almost the entire way. Sport mode, third gear, and lunch on Las Olas at the end. It’s the one drive where you’ll actually use the car. Come back on the same road. The view is better southbound in the afternoon.
4. Rickenbacker Causeway to Key Biscayne. Open water
Best time: Sunday morning. Best car: Urus Performante, Cullinan, G 550. Bring the group. Distance: 8 miles each way.
Long bridges over Biscayne Bay, the Downtown skyline behind you, and Crandon Park at the end. It’s the drive for a beach day: pack the Urus, stop at the top of the bridge for the photo, and spend the afternoon at the beach or Bill Baggs at the tip of the key. Watch the speed cameras on the causeway. The car will want to go, the road won’t let it.
5. Old Cutler Road. The canopy
Best time: mid-afternoon. Best car: Rolls-Royce Ghost or Spectre, Bentley Bentayga. Distance: 10 miles.
South of Coral Gables, Old Cutler Road runs under a tunnel of banyan trees past Fairchild Garden and the estates of Pinecrest and Palmetto Bay. It’s the quiet, old-money Miami drive. No traffic, no crowds, and the Rolls-Royce feels exactly right. Pair it with lunch in Coral Gables on the way back.
Where not to drive an exotic in Miami
- I-95 at rush hour. It’s a parking lot and you’ll spend the day in second gear.
- Downtown during Ultra or Art Basel weekends. Street closures everywhere; use the causeways and stay on the beach.
- The Keys on a one-day rental. Key West is 160 miles each way. Doable on a multi-day rental with extra mileage arranged in advance. Ask the concierge.
Practical notes
- Nose lift. The Huracán, 488 and Artura sit low. Your concierge shows you the lift at delivery; use it on every hotel ramp.
- Tolls. The causeways are free; the expressways aren’t. Tolls are passed through at cost.
- Parking. Hotel valet, always. Never leave an exotic on Ocean Drive overnight.
Pick your car on the Miami exotic car rental page. Every one delivers free to your hotel, and the drive starts from the valet.
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