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Where a Foss Car Rental car can take you in Iceland
Foss Car Rental builds its fleet for Icelandic roads, so the right choice depends less on the badge and more on the surface under your wheels. Pick up five minutes from Keflavik Airport, point the car east, and here is how to match a Foss vehicle to the routes you actually want to drive, sealed asphalt classics and summer gravel alike.
Paved classics: the Aygo, Eclipse Cross and Outlander
Iceland's headline drives are all on sealed asphalt, which is exactly where the economy cars and crossover SUVs in the Foss fleet feel at home. The Toyota Aygo is the natural pick for two travellers on a budget: its fuel economy stretches every krona along the Golden Circle, the easy day loop from the capital region that links Þingvellir National Park, the geothermal field at Geysir and the thundering Gullfoss waterfall. For couples and small families who want more comfort on the same roads, the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross is a composed, economical crossover that eats up the South Coast run to Seljalandsfoss, Skogafoss, the sea stacks at Vik and, further east, the glacier lagoon at Jökulsárlón and its neighbouring Diamond Beach. Every one of these sights sits on paved road, so no special vehicle is required.
When the trip grows longer, the larger Mitsubishi Outlander comes into its own. With more space, hybrid capability and a comfortable ride, it is the Foss car for touring the full Ring Road (Route 1), which loops the whole island in roughly 1,300 kilometres past waterfalls, fjords and fishing towns. It also suits the Snæfellsnes peninsula, often called Iceland in miniature, where a glacier-capped volcano, lava fields, bird cliffs and the photogenic Kirkjufell mountain fold into a single scenic circuit. These are family-and-luggage routes, and the extra room pays off over the long days between stops.
Gravel, F-roads and the Highlands: the Dacia Duster
The interior of Iceland is a different country, and it is where the Dacia Duster earns its keep. This compact SUV is F-road approved, with the higher clearance the mountain tracks demand, and it is the one Foss car you can take onto the gravel that climbs toward Landmannalaugar, with its ochre and rust rhyolite peaks and natural hot springs, or into the green glacial valley of Þórsmörk. Two caveats matter and Foss is transparent about both. First, the F-roads open only in the short summer window, roughly mid-June to September, once the snow has cleared. Second, before you head off the tarmac you should add the optional zero-excess CDW and, above all, SAAP (Sand and Ash Protection), the cover made for Iceland's gravel, grit and volcanic dust. The economy cars and crossovers are for sealed roads only and should never be driven onto an F-road.
Drive and sleep: the roof-tent Duster and the motorhome
If your idea of Iceland is waking up beside the route rather than driving back to a hotel, Foss has two ways to do it. The Dacia Duster with rooftop tent is a neat mini camper, an F-road-capable SUV by day and a two-person sleeping platform by night, which pairs the Highland reach of the standard Duster with the freedom to stop where the light is best. For travellers who want to sleep, cook and travel in a single vehicle, the Fiat Ducato motorhome turns the paved Ring Road and South Coast into a self-contained road trip. Whichever you choose, the same Foss principles apply: full-to-full fuel, no hidden fees, and local staff who will point you to the routes and conditions that suit the car in your hands.
