The Intercooler Audio Articles

Finding anything both safe and enjoyable for young people to drive these days is literally impossible, says our new young writer, Max Taylor

Seven F1 World Champions on the balcony and one man to interview them all. Who better to reveal what they really said than our own Karun Chandhok?

Really want to improve your skills behind the wheel? Then swap it for a pair of handlebars for a while, says Gez Medinger

The fourth-generation MX-5 was a perfectly adequate sports car, until one significant upgrade transformed it for good, writes Dan Prosser

A vast, golden SUV has come to stay for the next few months. Will it prove a pleasure or a pain? It is Andrew Frankel who will get to find out

The Alpine A290 is the spiritual successor to the Clio Williams. But is it a worthy one? Steve Sutcliffe heads to Wales to find out

A classic hot hatch experience without the premiums or pitfalls? Ford’s first Fiesta ST could be just the ticket, says Lewis Kingston

To be the first journalist in living memory to be let loose in the ultimate example of perhaps the world’s most valuable car? Andrew Frankel can’t quite believe it happened either

If you’re a world-famous car designer, is it better to work for a vast OEM or a small consultancy? Who better to answer the question than Ian Callum?

The new Ferrari F80’s little V6 motor not quite cutting it for you? Dan Prosser delves into the classifieds to find the answer

On paper the F80 is an absolute monster, but former Stig Ben Collins can’t remember when he last had more fun on four wheels 

After six months in a BMW EV and its otherwise near identical plug-in hybrid twin, Andrew Frankel knows which he’d keep. It is, of course, the one he likes least…

It was meant to re-establish its maker at the top table but ended up feeding off scraps on the floor. Richard Bremner reports

Midsummer in Iceland, 24-hour daylight, seals, whales and ‘adventure food’. If only the transport could have been equally inspiring, says Tati Reed

After one utterly chaotic British Grand Prix, the destination of the 2025 F1 title remains balanced on a knife edge. Andrew Frankel reports

Looking for the best EV on the market? You’ve just found it, says Andrew Frankel. Just not for the reasons you might expect

Neither inventor nor risk taker, here was a man obsessed only with excellence, and who gave everything to achieve it. Gavin Green reports

Car photography isn’t all glamorous locations and perfect light. As Richard Porter reports, it can also be climbing trees and camping out in graveyards

Ever wondered what the F1 safety car is like to drive? Steve Sutcliffe talks to the man who’s pedalled it for the last 25 years, then has a go himself

Now that Andrew English and his rorty hot hatch have been together some time, is it possible a spot of buyer’s remorse is starting to rear its ugly head?

The faster a car becomes, the less enjoyable it will be on the road. At least that’s what Dan Prosser always thought. But out there in the real world, is it actually true? 

When it’s done right, braking does more than just slow you down. Steve Sutcliffe explains how to brake and powershift like a pro

A new Mercedes-AMG makes pretend V8 noises. Older ones, writes Dan Prosser, made real noises…

The car industry produces more scandal, drama and intrigue than it does cars. It should be a novelist’s dream, says David Twohig. So why isn’t it? 

To mod, or not to mod? That is the question. Or at least it is to Gez Medinger pondering what to mod, how and, least appreciated but most importantly, when