The Intercooler Audio Articles

Think tyres are basically all the same, that all you’re paying for with the big brands is a name on the sidewall? Think again, says Gez Medinger

Can small, slow electric hatchbacks really be worthy of consideration? When they’re as good as this, you bet they can, says Andrew Frankel

Angular American plastic tat or a significant sports car worthy of your time? Lewis Kingston puts on his New Balance trainers and investigates

It was a car famed for its style long before being picked up by the biggest show in the US. Wayne Bruce has wanted one ever since

Two years ago we compared three seemingly very similar Porsche 911s. Now all have been updated, Dan Prosser sees what’s changed

Dreaming of a land where EV charging is quick, reliable, cheap and everywhere? No need, says Ben Oliver. It’s just across the water

Of all the astonishingly talented car designers there have been, for Gavin Green one stands head and shoulders above the rest

Hang on – hasn’t Steve Sutcliffe already bought a Golf R? That’s right, but for very good reason he’s just bought another

We all make mistakes. But when it comes to the business of building cars, some are substantially bigger than others, says Richard Porter 

It looked like a desperate end-of-life model update, writes Dan Prosser, but the Vantage N430 turned out to be a masterstroke 

Andrew English tells the story of how the GT6 came to be, and his struggles to get his back on the road and fit for purpose

As chief engineer for the Alpine A110, David Twohig knows a thing or two about this technology, but only because two others pioneered it first

Want to judge a car concours open only to cars of the most exceptional ordinariness? Andrew Frankel did not need to be asked twice

The spec sheet doesn’t promise much, writes Dan Prosser, but drive this new CS and you’ll be reminded of the wonderful talent that still resides at BMW M

And it was all going so well. But now the not-so-trusty 6er has presented your intrepid correspondent with a real dilemma: cut or run? Richard Bremner reports

The fastest, most powerful front-engined convertible on sale is now an Aston Martin. But how much does that really matter, wonders Andrew Frankel

Joana Fidalgo’s love of quirky small cars will be well known to all Ti regulars. But until now we didn’t realise just how small she was prepared to go

There are boats, there are beautiful boats, and there’s the Riva Tritone. Andrew Frankel, who knows nothing about boats, has his mind duly blown

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