The Intercooler Audio Articles

The electric version of Britain's best-selling car falls well short of the mark, says Andrew Frankel. And well short of an old Golf, too

The Government is looking at reducing the drink-drive limit. But, asks Andrew English, does the real problem actually lie elsewhere?

The Renault 5 has a long waiting list, plus an even longer list of glowing reviews. Must it now share the limelight with its bigger sibling? Dan Prosser finds out 

By trying to be all things to all car buyers, BMW managed to end up creating a master of not very much at all. Richard Bremner reports

This is the car that promised everything and then went on to deliver it too. Just not nearly enough of the time, as Steve Sutcliffe remembers all too well

For all its looks and exotic specification, could an upstart Lamborghini really put one over Ferrari’s finest? Andrew Frankel got to find out

Plenty of people have turned around car companies, but few as many or as successfully as Luca de Meo. So just how do you follow an act like that, asks Mel Nichols

There was a time when France built many of the greatest luxury cars in the world. No longer. Andrew English (a Scot) thinks he knows why

A snarling V6 engine, fine gearbox, sweet handling, great looks and rear-wheel drive. What more could you want for this kind of money, asks Andrew Frankel

To someone who has only ever driven ancient Defenders, what does time in a brand new one feel like? We thought Tati Reed should find out

Are drivers next in line to become social outcasts? Sometimes it can feel that way, says our young writer Max Taylor

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