The Intercooler Audio Articles

It may ‘only’ be an Elise, but exotic construction methods can throw up exotic bills. Gez Medinger wonders if the Elise’s days in the garage might be numbered.

Of all the stories from the heroic age of exploration, there is perhaps none quite so strange as that of Maurice Wilson. By Andrew Frankel

This was not a car Richard Bremner intended to buy, but when he saw one at an auction and clocked its condition and mileage, he found himself unable to resist

Steve Sutcliffe had no intention of modifying his Golf R, right up to the moment he did. And, as usual for Steve, he did not hold back

What do you get when you combine competition-spec Land Rovers with the most gruelling rally raid on Earth? Tati Reed finds heaven in Saudi Arabia

The Ferrari-powered Lancia was not exactly a runaway success in the UK, but that does not stop Wayne Bruce really, really wanting one

More is usually better, but not all brake horsepower is created equal, says tuning aficionado Gez Medinger

Product placement in films is almost as old as film itself, and few are more effectively used than cars. But some do it better than others says Andrew English

What has happened to dashboard design? Why are they so ugly and hard to read when once they were both beautiful and functional? Andrew Frankel reports

Deep in the Nevada desert, two brave British sports car companies are pushing ahead with their bold, innovative and beautiful projects. David H Twohig is our man on the ground

Now we know how the V8 came to be and why it is the way it is, David Twohig names the most important of them all – plus his own personal favourite

Not every cheap Ferrari has to be a bad Ferrari. Gez Medinger is ready to take the plunge.

What is it about this particular configuration of engine that seems so hard-wired into our hearts? As ever, David Twohig is the man who knows

You may recall Joana Fidalgo’s concerns about her RX-7’s engine. Turns out they were well founded, to put it mildly. Time for some serious surgery…

How a model car inspired Dr Ulrich Eichhorn to buy an old Bentley, and how it in turn inspired the creation of a modern car

Home to some of the world’s greatest automotive marques, Modena is a motor city like no other, writes Gavin Green

You might be surprised at some of the measures car manufacturers adopt to engineer cost out of an affordable car. Richard Porter is your guide

It is one of few cars truly deserving to be called ‘iconic’, and values have tumbled of late. How tempted should we really be, asks Andrew Frankel

The year's best rear-drive, four-seat sports coupé comes either from Germany or the US. Dan Prosser heads to Wales to find out which

Discerning genuine points of difference between cars is far harder than it once was. And that, says our young writer Max Taylor, is a real problem

Had your fill of conventional piston engines? Perhaps it’s time to try something completely different, if you’re feeling bold enough, says Lewis Kingston

You can spend six figures on a new M2, but an older version will provide most of the fun for a fraction of the money, says Dan Prosser

Some cars will appreciate over the next decade, others will not. Steve Sutcliffe suggests 10 of the former, and five of the latter

We’ve all done it: hired an anonymous box, thrashed it, handed it back and never thought of it again. But just occasionally, they can leave a mark. By Andrew Frankel

It is one of Britain’s rarest hot hatchbacks, and Andrew Frankel has never driven one. This is his bid to change all that