The Intercooler Audio Articles
Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel
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Episodes
The reverse Tardis
The Jaguar Type 01 is absolutely enormous, but only on the outside. Inside, it seems to be tiny. But does that even matter any more, asks David Twohig
The Outsider
In Europe at least the latest Corvette has never received the admiration and affection its talents deserve. After a day on the road in one, Andrew Frankel says that’s a damn shame
Evans above
The 2026 WRC season has just concluded in the most dramatic of fashions. Henry Catchpole describes how Britain’s first champion in a quarter of a century conquered the rallying world
The return of the tin snail?
Or is it? Citroen’s new 2CV concept is charming and brimming with great ideas. But, asks Andrew English, how much will make it into production?
Man Maths: MVS Venturi
A 30-year-old French supercar no-one’s heard of? How could you possibly refuse, asks Andrew Frankel
Our Cars: DMC DeLorean
It might have had a mechanical overhaul and a new engine, but something was rotten at his DeLorean’s core, and it couldn’t be ignored. Gez Medinger undertakes his biggest job yet
The impossible dream
Namely, trying to keep up with a Ferrari test driver on a test track. Always up for an heroically futile escapade, Andrew Frankel tries his luck
Leap of faith
If the famous leaper is to spring once more, this is the car that has to do it. Richard Bremner on Jaguar’s most important car since the XK120
Excess all areas?
Norton’s new hyperbike is fast, beautiful and vastly desirable. But what, wonders Andrew English, can you actually do with it?
When cultures collide…
…wonderful things can happen, as Joana Fidalgo reports from the Japanese drifting scene in, er, Ireland
Man Maths: BMW Z4 M Coupé
Underrated, undervalued, and overlooked. Why the younger sibling of the famed E46 M3 is one of the great modern-classic bargains. By Gez Medinger
I was wrong about the Prius
Think the original Prius and 2026 Formula 1 have nothing in common? Ben Hedley of Hedley Studios, formerly the Little Car Company, invites you to think again
The Real Pioneers: Hot hatchbacks
Popular conception holds the VW Golf to be the original fast hatchback. In fact, says Gavin Green, it was fully half a decade late to that particular party
The great switcheroo
So devoted are we to the British lightweight sports car that Andrew Frankel and Gez Medinger each keep one of their own in the shed. What happens when they exchange keys?
Geek out! The world’s longest production lines
Production lines don’t always exist merely within factories. Sometimes they stretch across cities, countries or even oceans. Richard Porter reports
One more yard
A young man in a slow car going too fast in the wrong conditions. A disaster waiting to happen. Andrew Frankel was at the wheel when it did
Woman Maths: Audi R8 GT
Helen Wakerley gets to the heart of the first-generation Audi R8 GT, and why those who know the R8 best consider it the greatest of them all
Mission creep
The Volkswagen XL1 has a successor, and all it needs to get built is for enough people to say that it should. Richard Aucock weighs the evidence
The drive of your life?
Electrification seems to have re-booted the front-driven hot hatch, but can we – or should we – compare it to the halcyon days of the 1980s? A Peugeot 205 GTI owner himself, Ben Oliver drives the new E-208 GTI to find out
Too much of a good thing?
How much power is enough power? Henry Catchpole saddles up the 2031bhp Hennessey Venom F5 Revolution Evolution Stealth and finds out
Back in Black
Ollie Marriage says the rowdy AMG CLE 646 Spezialanfertigung marks a belated return to what this heavy metal brand does best
Our cars: Aston Martin DB12 S
There’s nothing quite like the sight of the DB12 S to ease that 5am alarm, but have its foibles driven Andrew Frankel up the wall?
We have news
Five years ago Ti reinvented the automotive publishing model. It’s time for the next stage of our evolution, says Andrew Frankel
Our Cars: Cupra Formentor VZ5
Can Cupra’s feistiest ever offering reinvent the dynamic rule book with the ultimate one-car-solution? After 2000 miles Gez Medinger thinks he has the answer
Son of thunder
… Or so TE Lawrence christened his first Brough Superior. He rode them hard, fast and for huge distances, until one fateful day. Andrew English looks back
The Way forward?
Driverless cars in crowded cities. We all know it’s happening, but what’s it really like? A sceptical Andrew Frankel takes a deep breath
Month In The Life Of: Audi A2
Much was expected of the Audi A2, but it never took off. But is the reason it failed then actually the reason it succeeds today? Andrew Frankel takes his time finding out
The Bosch Story: Part two
In Part one of this story we sketched the history of the company that David Twohig calls ‘Bobby Bosch’. Today we’ll explore the secrets of its remarkable success story – and find out if the nickname is an affectionate one, or not
Man Maths: MG TF
The MG TF may lurk in the MX-5’s shadow, but Simon Charlesworth reckons it’s better than its reputation – and rock-bottom prices – suggest
The 1904 St Louis Marathon
One competitor had a snooze, another fed strychnine, a third got a lift. Josephine Frankel is your guide to the strangest race in Olympic history
Our Cars: Alpine A290 GTS farewell
As Dan Prosser waves goodbye to his A290, he wonders whether EVs can ever truly excite the seasoned driving enthusiast
Like father, like son?
As the ICE hot hatchback enters its twilight years, can Wolfsburg’s fastest ever GTI topple its record-breaking father on road as well as track? Gez Medinger finds out
Jo’s Diary: The Sera returns!
It’s only taken two years to get Joana Fidalgo’s winged chariot back on the road. Is she happy to have it back in the fold? What do you think?
The story of Bosch: Part one
In Part one, David Twohig outlines the history of what he calls the ‘OG car parts supplier’. In Part two he’ll explain the secrets of its 140-year success – and hint at what they’re like to work with
Man Maths: Ferrari 308 GT4
Rarer, faster and more enjoyable than one of the most celebrated Ferraris ever, not to mention a fraction of the price. Gez Medinger thinks the controversial wedge is the bargain of a lifetime
The Real Pioneers: Turbocharging
Everyone knows who made turbocharging famous. Rather fewer know who did it first – and why getting there first did them no good at all. Gavin Green turns up the boost
Trail blazers
What are the three most important things to get right when launching a car to the press? The route, the route, the route. Andrew English talks to those who create them
Geek Out! Generation Ka
The 1990s heralded the return of a fondly remembered breed of car. Then and now Richard Porter loved one enough to put his hand in his pocket
Crewe's cut
Lopping almost half a tonne of mass from the Continental GT results in a Bentley like no other. Andrew Frankel drives the new Supersports
Man Maths: Aston Martin DBX
Is this the best all-rounder £70k will buy right now? Dan Prosser argues the case… for and against
Formula 1: The mid-season report
With a resurgent Lando, a happier Lewis and a teenager leading the pack, who now is the title favourite? Karun Chandhok reports
First ride: Bentley Torcal
Andrew Frankel gets a first ride in the new Bentley Torcal, an electric SUV the firm hopes will draw in those from beyond its traditional customer base
Confessions of a Car Addict: MG ZT
It hadn’t run for nearly 20 years, appears to have lived in a lake and had the wrong engine in it. How could Richard Bremner resist?
Motorcycles, explained in cars
In this final instalment of his two-wheeled sermon, Gez Medinger explains how you can add 84 per cent more joy to your garage for the price of a clapped-out hatchback
The light fantastic
A dozen or so years ago Volkswagen produced a car like no other, apparently just to show that it could. Andrew Frankel steps back
Man Maths: Bentley Bentayga
Few would name the first Bentayga as their favourite Bentley. But here its heritage director Wayne Bruce offers the other side of the argument
Alpine A110 R: A piece of cake?
Chief Engineer of the Alpine A110 David Twohig tries the hardcore R variant. He’s not going to like it one bit… is he?
Idle Hands: Toyota Supra (A80)
It may be a cult icon, yet the twin-turbo Supra has plenty of drawbacks. But don’t abandon your Toyota-shaped dream just yet, says Lewis Kingston
Fit for purpose
The best cars have one thing in common, no matter how different those cars may be. Dan Prosser explains
Ferrari 512M: The best way imaginable to lose Le Mans
What must you have to create the greatest racing car, not to win races, but to enthral drivers? Alex Brundle is sure he has the answer