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Useful notes for the days between drives — edited to be read, not scrolled past.
Which car for which rental package
The three rental packages differ in included mileage and excess. Here's how to pick one for city driving, a long day trip, or a multi-day journey.
How Much Luggage Fits: The Fleet by Bags
How many passengers and how much luggage each fleet group can carry — from two-seat coupes to the seven-seat SUV, with caveats on rear-row space.
A Car for Prague's Narrow Streets: Dimensions
What limits a car in Prague's historic centre — street width, garage entry height, ramp clearance — and which fleet models suit the city.
Car for Winter in Czechia: Drive and Tyres
In winter Czechia, tyres, drive, and clearance decide. What the law requires from 1 November to 31 March, and which fleet cars suit snow and mountain roads.
Who Needs All-Wheel Drive in a Rental Car
All-wheel drive helps in some situations and not others. Scenarios where it matters, where it doesn't, and how drive types are split across the Prague fleet.
Driving to Germany: car and paperwork for the autobahn
What a trip from Prague to the German autobahn requires: written consent to cross the border, extended insurance, and unrestricted stretches.
Convertible in Czechia: when the top is worth it
Czech climate and open tops: the real season, the winter tyre rule, three convertibles and a targa car in the Masons fleet, routes, and caveats.
Fuel and Refuelling in the Masons Fleet
Three types of fuel in the rental fleet: petrol, diesel and electric. What to confirm before driving off, how fuel-level returns work, and what to avoid.
Business Trip: Executive or Sports Car
What matters on a business trip in Prague: seating, rear-row access, airport delivery, and the rental package. A review of the Masons fleet.
Your first powerful car: where to start behind the wheel
What changes behind the wheel of a car doing 100 km/h in three seconds: wet asphalt, cold tyres, drive modes, and entry thresholds across the Masons fleet.
Corvette C8 in Prague — American character
Stingray in the Masons fleet: who it suits, how it behaves, and where live conditions live. Conditions live on the car card.
Audi R8 V10 in Prague — a Masons supercar
Audi R8 V10 at Masons when the weekend should be an event: V10 sound out of town, a low seat in Prague, and how to book the supercar.
Mercedes-AMG SL 43 in Prague — summer roadster
Open top, AMG character and Prague nights: when the SL 43 fits and how to book. Conditions live on the car card.
Mercedes-AMG G63 in Prague — presence you notice
The G-Class icon at Masons: who it is for, city driving reality, and where conditions live. Conditions live on the car card.
BMW M8 Coupé in Prague — gran turismo from Masons
BMW M8 Coupé from the Masons fleet: long trips, high speed and a premium cabin — when gran turismo makes more sense than a sharper M4.
BMW M5 in Prague — hybrid express from Masons
BMW M5 from the Masons fleet for long trips: hybrid calm in town, motorway pace, and what to check on rates, deposit and daily kilometres.
BMW M3 in Prague — review and rental notes
A sedan with M character: when it beats the M4 and how to book it in the Masons fleet. Conditions live on the car card.
BMW M2 (G87) in Prague — a Masons fleet review
Compact M with dense power: who it suits, how it drives in Prague, and where to check live rates. Conditions live on the car card.
A premium car in Prague for one evening
Where to take a premium car in Prague for one evening, and where to park it without a worry — lit bridges, a long way to dinner, a guarded garage.
How we look after the cars between drives
The service, detailing and quiet prep a Masons customer never sees: inspections, fluids, tyres and a cabin reset between every rental.
Five drives from Prague for one weekend
Five short drives from Prague for one weekend: vineyards, spa towns and empty B-roads, with a calm breakfast in between and Sunday back.
An Alpine weekend route, kilometre by kilometre
Two days behind the wheel of a grand tourer. Where to stop, where to stay, and which passes to save for the morning.
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