The Intercooler Audio Articles

Ahead of this afternoon's review of the 296 Speciale, Andrew Frankel looks at its forebears and decides which is best.

Most motoring journalists fawned over the Impreza when it first came out. Then again, most motoring journalists aren’t Steve Sutcliffe

Or, why I bought a Corvair. It’s the car that was labelled as positively dangerous when launched. So of course Richard Bremner had to own one

We’re inundated with it these days. But does it matter if you have the power to go with it? You bet it does, says Gez Medinger.

If you knew, as you shortly will, how expensive rear lights are to create, you'd not wonder why small manufacturers try to get them from almost anywhere else. Richard Porter reports. 

Helen Wakerley spent years behind the wheel of Maranello's finest. But one car, and one feeling, never left her. This is the story of how a childhood dream became both a career, and a homecoming.  

Think young people no longer fall in love with cars? Max Taylor - aged 19 - begs to differ. And it's all down to just one machine. 

Not all manufacturers are desperate for the limelight. One reason this one does better than most, says David Twohig.

We all hanker after certain kinds of car. But unlike most of us, Jonny Smith actually does something about it.

Life with the Rangie continues largely on its serene way. But that is not to say there is nothing about it that annoys Andrew Frankel

After years of rollercoaster fortunes, all has gone quiet at McLaren. But behind the scenes a revolution is going on. Ben Oliver reports

Proper Man Maths always involves heart over head decisions and, says Andrew Frankel, there can be no greater exemplar of this noble tradition than this

The Land Rover Discovery is the slowest-selling model in the company’s portfolio. Dan Prosser wonders how a new version might change that

Ian Callum has loved the Mini almost all his life. He explains the magic and why the opportunity to re-invent it in the 21st century was too good to miss

With his new long-termer not yet built, Dan Prosser finds himself the custodian of another electric Audi. Will this one slot seamlessly into family life? 

Abarth’s hot turbocharged twist on the MX-5 formula has its charms, but the catches might put off all but the dedicated, says Lewis Kingston

In the first of a new series exploring the world’s great car manufacturing cities, Gavin Green explains how Detroit became the home of the US automotive industry

As brand new supercars become eye-wateringly expensive, a used 720S increasingly seems anything but, says Dan Prosser

A sad farewell to our favourite reptile, as Andrew Frankel takes the best of the best to Wales for one last blast

Want to introduce your partner to classic motoring? A trip to the pub perhaps. Unless you’re Gez Medinger, for whom nothing less than 2000 miles to the Austrian Alps and back would do

A little more power for a lot more money, is Aston’s new flagship SUV still one of the best of its breed? Andrew English drives it

The problem with electric cars is that they’re dull to drive and devoid of personality. Well, not always, says Dan Prosser. And here’s the proof

We’re approaching the end of an era where fun and affordable cars can still be bought. Young writer Max Taylor says they have to be saved from oblivion

For a brief moment it was the fastest-accelerating road car BMW had ever produced. But that’s not why Dan Prosser has been dreaming of one

In a new series exploring his most unfathomable car buying decisions, Richard Bremner attempts to explain why he's owned two Allegros