Masons Magazine

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.

In the city

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.

In the 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.

On the road

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.

On the road

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.