The latest edition of Porsche-supported Curves magazine turns Taiwan into a destination for drivers rather than simply a place to pass through. Photographer Stefan Bogner explores the island’s steep valleys, tropical coastline and mountain roads through a visual travel format built around the pleasure of movement.
Taiwan is compact in area but rises to peaks approaching 4,000 metres, creating dramatic changes in climate and landscape. Roads move quickly from dense urban environments to high-altitude scenery, forests and ocean views.
The island offers unusually compressed geography
Bogner’s route highlights how quickly Taiwan changes character once drivers leave major centres. Tropical conditions near the coast give way to much cooler mountain environments within relatively short distances.
This compression makes the island well suited to road travel because a single journey can include very different landscapes. The changing setting becomes part of the driving experience rather than something seen only at the destination.
Mountain roads are the centre of the story
Curves focuses on sequences of hairpins, steep climbs and roads cut through highland terrain. These routes reward rhythm and observation rather than simply speed, which fits the publication’s long-running preference for scenic driving.
The photography also looks beyond famous roads to quieter routes less likely to appear in conventional travel itineraries. That gives the magazine a discovery element rather than functioning purely as an automotive showcase.
Porsche uses several models across the journey
The Taiwan edition includes Porsche models chosen to suit different road and travel conditions. The cars remain part of the visual language, but the landscape is treated as the main subject rather than a background set.
This is why Curves works well as lifestyle content. It sells the idea of driving somewhere memorable instead of focusing only on technical specifications or lap times.
Road trips complement yacht travel
For yacht owners, a strong road journey can provide the same freedom of movement found on the water. Both experiences are most rewarding when the route itself matters as much as the destination.
Taiwan’s mix of coast, mountains, food and dense urban culture gives it particular appeal as a stop within a wider Asian itinerary. The new Curves edition makes a persuasive case for exploring the island from behind the wheel rather than only through airports and city hotels.
