The Intercooler Audio Articles

After pressure from industry and governments alike, the EU seems ready to extend the life of the internal-combustion engine by another five years. Will Britain follow suit? Ben Oliver reports

You might regard them as the bane of your life on the road. But that doesn’t stop them being absolutely incredible, says David Twohig

Now very much nearer the exit than entry door of his career, Andrew Frankel has a quiet word with his 22-year-old self on his first day of work

Britain’s 11th F1 World Champion proves nice guys do win. Karun Chandhok explains how he did it

Colin Goodwin visits the Heritage Skills Academy to learn how classic car maintenance expertise is being passed down to younger generations

No other car combines long distance comfort with B-road thrills quite like this, says Dan Prosser

Home to Mercedes-Benz and Porsche, Stuttgart owes much of its prosperity to the car, writes Gavin Green 

Not just a new BMW, but a new era for BMW. Does this first Neue Klasse model change the game for good? Andrew English decides 

Looking for a punchy coupe with a hefty dose of retro charm? Toyota’s seldom-seen turbocharged Supra could be right for you, says Lewis Kingston

Its successor costs three times the price. But after revisiting the 430 Scuderia, Steve Sutcliffe reckons it’s no poor relation

Porsche’s rear-engined sports car has haunted designer Julian Thomson for decades. Now he explains why the 911 is so difficult to match

The first RS Audi is one of Germany’s most significant performance cars. Dan Prosser fondly remembers the day he became acquainted with one

What can a 50-year-old novel about motorcycles teach us about our enthusiasm for cars, asks Gez Medinger 

Two off-roaders with supercar power and price tags to match. Dan Prosser referees as they go head-to-head on gravel and asphalt 

Names matter. So why do so many cars now come with a meaningless series of letters and numbers? Our young writer, Max Taylor, reports

Richard Bremner loves old Alfa GTVs. Which is why he is now on his fifth. But putting this one right has required an entirely unintended ground up restoration

Hold on, wasn’t Andrew English’s Civic Type R red? And much older? Yes, he’s upgraded from FN2 to FK2. Here’s why

After taking one to his first Le Mans as a youngster, Dan Prosser was bound to start pining for a Corvette Z06 sooner or later…

As the F1 season heads into its final three rounds, does a good (or bad) run of recent form really make that much difference? Karun Chandhok reports

You wouldn’t believe how much you can tell about a car from its window switches if only you knew what to look for. Happily, Richard Porter does

Two fast hatchbacks sitting on the same platform. Are the differences between them really that great? You bet they are, says Andrew Frankel

The secret of the Sherman tank’s success lay not on the battlefield, but an entire continent away in the factories where it was built. By David Twohig

This is a car that epitomises the modern, legislation-led approach to motoring. But is that for good or for ill? Dan Prosser reports

Is a Viper an all-American dream or something closer to a nightmare? Andrew Frankel doesn’t care either way: he just wants one

The seven-time F1 champion’s own appraisal of his 2025 season pulled no punches. But has it really been so bad? Dan Prosser investigates