This man thinks he can storm the chockers restomod Porsche scene with Scandinavia’s answer to Singer. Is he mad? Well, a bit. But that doesn’t mean he’s wrong.

The first thing you notice about Jan Kalmar is that he rarely gives a straightforward answer. Ask a simple question and you’re likely to get a grin, a challenge, or a story that somehow circles back to engineering, driving, or a place most people have never heard of.

Spend a few minutes with him and it becomes clear why. Kalmar is equal parts entrepreneur, adventurer, engineer, logistics expert and car obsessive. He is the kind of person who can discuss wildlife conservation in Namibia over breakfast, suspension travel over lunch and the practicalities of crossing a remote mountain range before dinner. To him, these are not separate interests. They are all part of the same puzzle.

That outlook has shaped Kalmar Beyond Adventure, the company he founded to create driving expeditions in some of the world’s most remote and fascinating regions. Unlike traditional tours, the focus is rarely on ticking destinations off a list. The routes are often secondary to the stories, people and experiences encountered along the way. A trip may involve crossing deserts, navigating mountain passes or spending time with local communities, but it is just as likely to include a detour because something interesting lies beyond the next horizon.

Kalmar approaches adventure with the same attention to detail that made his automotive projects successful. Every route is tested, every contingency considered and every vehicle prepared for conditions that can range from Arctic ice to African sand. Yet despite the planning, he remains driven by curiosity rather than comfort.

That combination of precision and spontaneity has become his trademark. Whether developing a driving facility in Lapland, organising an expedition across Africa or scouting a new route in Bhutan, Jan Kalmar is rarely interested in doing things the conventional way. In fact, the conventional way is usually what he’s trying to avoid.