The Intercooler Audio Articles

It might look like something your gran once drove, but there’s much more here than meets the eye, at least according to Richard Bremner

Can you have too much of a good thing? For Joana Fidalgo the answer is now no longer in question

It’s not as mad an idea as it seems. Indeed it’s been done before. And Steve Sutcliffe thinks it's high time motorsport made an Olympic return

Karun Chandhok’s motorsport broadcasting career has spanned three decades. These are the greatest spectacles he’s witnessed from the commentary box

Cylinders, capacity, impeccable V12 thrust. The controversially styled replacement for the E-type had it all, argues Gez Medinger.  

In a broadcast career lasting over 20 years, Karun Chandhok has seen some incredible spectacles. But which were the greatest? Part one

The entry level Lamborghini sports car now has over 900bhp and spins to 10,000rpm. But, asks Andrew Frankel, is it any good?

In this most quintessentially British of motorsport events, you can turn up in anything you like. But the more ancient your car, the greater your shot at glory. Gez Medinger straps in

Andrew Frankel has been predicting the demise of the crossover SUV for most of his working life. Is he finally to be proven right?

Why has Steve Sutcliffe become so enthused about the Toyota iQ, one of the slowest cars he’s ever driven, that he’s actually gone out and bought one? Read on…

Having just spent half a year living with a new Range Rover, Andrew Frankel now has his eyes set firmly on its grandparent

After seven months of daily use, it's time for the Range Rover to return to its maker. Is Andrew Frankel sad to see it go? 

Novice drivers are by far the most likely to have a serious road traffic accident. Dan Prosser considers what can be done

What do you miss most about cars from a previous era? When Andrew Frankel asked himself the question, the answer was ‘quite a lot…’

A Ti reader recently asked us the following question – do car creators appreciate it when tuners modify their creations? Or does it annoy the hell out of us? David Twohig responds.

If the European car industry has a capital, this surely is it. But it came at a terrible cost explains Gavin Green

These cars have never been more affordable, but should you even be tempted? Andrew Frankel certainly is

What, in automotive terms, is a mule? How do they get that way? And why does Richard Porter harbour undying love for them? Read on…

A brand new electric hot hatch versus an ancient ICE opponent, is this the moment the sporting EV finally bests the old school? It’s Andrew Frankel who gets to decide

Want to drive your high-performance car through winter but not change tyres twice a year? Gez Medinger puts a new segment-busting Michelin through its paces

The Testarossa looks completely different to the SF90 from which it is derived. But is that reflected in how it drives too? Andrew English finds out

There’s nothing quite like Rétromobile. A decade and a half after his first visit, Andrew English is still goggling at the sheer spectacle of it

It was the first truly budget 4x4 and, over 40 years later, Andrew Frankel suspects it’s still one of the best. But as ever with Man Maths, there are problems…

BMW’s ballistic coupe serves up ten-cylinder thrills at a tempting price, but there’s much to be mindful of, says Lewis Kingston

A lot has happened since Helen Wakerley first shared her fascination with the Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution. It was love at first sight. And then she bought one…

How does the only other top level twenty four hour race compare to Le Mans? Truth is, says Andrew Frankel, they can’t really be compared at all

As he upgrades to a slower, cheaper and smaller Audi estate, Dan Prosser bids farewell to the A6 e-tron 

It’s the biggest shake up F1 has seen in years, and the teams have had less time to prepare than ever. As winter testing gets underway, Karun Chandhok is your guide 

Rivals from Ferrari and McLaren are much more revered, writes Dan Prosser, but the XJ220 is having its moment at last 

It may ‘only’ be an Elise, but exotic construction methods can throw up exotic bills. Gez Medinger wonders if the Elise’s days in the garage might be numbered.

Of all the stories from the heroic age of exploration, there is perhaps none quite so strange as that of Maurice Wilson. By Andrew Frankel

This was not a car Richard Bremner intended to buy, but when he saw one at an auction and clocked its condition and mileage, he found himself unable to resist

Steve Sutcliffe had no intention of modifying his Golf R, right up to the moment he did. And, as usual for Steve, he did not hold back

What do you get when you combine competition-spec Land Rovers with the most gruelling rally raid on Earth? Tati Reed finds heaven in Saudi Arabia

The Ferrari-powered Lancia was not exactly a runaway success in the UK, but that does not stop Wayne Bruce really, really wanting one

More is usually better, but not all brake horsepower is created equal, says tuning aficionado Gez Medinger

Product placement in films is almost as old as film itself, and few are more effectively used than cars. But some do it better than others says Andrew English

What has happened to dashboard design? Why are they so ugly and hard to read when once they were both beautiful and functional? Andrew Frankel reports

Deep in the Nevada desert, two brave British sports car companies are pushing ahead with their bold, innovative and beautiful projects. David H Twohig is our man on the ground

Now we know how the V8 came to be and why it is the way it is, David Twohig names the most important of them all – plus his own personal favourite