The Intercooler Audio Articles

Steve Sutcliffe thought that gently modifying the Golf would be enough for him. He thought wrong

It’s been a quarter of a century since Honda last sold a Prelude here. Can this new one live up to the standards of its forbears? Andrew Frankel reports

18 months on from importing the worst DeLorean his specialist had ever seen, Gez Medinger was inspired to climb that slipperiest of slopes – the engine swap. Predictably, all did not go well. 

We know why platform sharing leads to compromised cars. But is that a compromise too far in the case of EVs? David Twohig has the answer

Roger Cook, Britain’s most fearless investigative journalist, has died. Few knew he was a car enthusiast. He was also Mel Nichols’ best man, who recalls one of their many drives together

The Nichols N1A is a Can-Am car for the road. But on a rainy day, is it too hot to handle? Dan Prosser finds out

Platform sharing has been rife across the car industry for decades. David Twohig explains why the inherent compromises might just be worth it

Audi risked junking decades of heritage when it built the rear-wheel drive R8. Dan Prosser explains why it was a risk worth taking

Trixie has been on the rolling road, but did the little Triumph deliver the fulsome 200bhp Andrew English was hoping for?

Aston’s V12-powered Vantage serves up shades of supercar for modern hatchback money, says Lewis Kingston, but bravado is required

There are many reasons why steel wheels with plastic trims are superior to alloys, says Richard Porter. But will they make a comeback?

For the spectator, Le Mans week is something special. But what’s it like for a driver? There are few better placed to answer than Alex Brundle

Everyone thinks the Range Rover was the first luxury SUV, but only because the true holder of that title sank without trace. Gavin Green reports 

Owning a 1970s or 80s supercar could well send you round the bend. But this one in particular might just be worth it, argues Gez Medinger

It was the first modern Aston Martin, setting the tone for all that followed. A quarter of a century later, its designer, Ian Callum, is still improving it

Having been hunted nearly to extinction, small cars are on the way back. But what of those too mad even to see production? Simon Charlesworth remembers them

Alfa Romeo was once one of the most fabled of all car manufacturers. But of its more recent efforts, only one really stands out. Andrew Frankel reacquaints himself

How do you really put a car like this through its paces? Dan Prosser has just the thing…

The Ferrari Luce is not the first car created by product designers. So where are all the groundbreaking designs? Few are better qualified to answer than Julian Thomson

This was the more spacious younger sister of the fabled 205 GTI. It was better in many other regards too. So why is it forgotten today asks Andrew Frankel

It’s excess all areas with Audi’s new RS4 replacement: hybrid drive brings vast increases in power and weight. But is it any good, asks Andrew English

It’s Kia Picanto v Porsche 911 Turbo S v Audi Quattro in the point-to-point test no one saw coming. Gez Medinger fires the starter’s pistol

Richard Bremner would be the first to say the SLK was among the least entertaining cars in its class when new. So why on earth did he buy one?

Andrew English travels with his brothers through France and Belgium to honour two fallen friends