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Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel discuss the latest news from the world of cars and motorsport. This includes a delay to the EU's petrol and diesel car ban, JLR confirming it has not terminated Chief Creative Officer Gerry McGovern's employment despite widespread reports, and what seems to be a new rival series to Formula 1. They also reflect on another productive year for The Intercooler's online car magazine by looking back at the most popular stories from 2025. 

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The car makers in their prime right now and secondary versus primary ride

Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel discuss the life and career of triple Formula 1 World Champion Ayrton Senna. The Brazilian is regarded by many to be the greatest F1 driver of all time. He was ferociously quick, fearless in wheel-to-wheel battle and a master in the rain, but also willing to resort to underhand or even dangerous tactics to win.

Senna died aged only 34, leaving his home country and the entire motorsport world bereft. He is one of only a handful of F1 drivers to truly transcend the sport and become a prominent figure in...

F1 drivers in equal machinery and hooky press cars

Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel discuss a new report that indicates renewed interest in traditional sports cars and combustion engines amongst car enthusiasts. The same report shows that demand for EVs and SUVs has fallen. They also talk about the extreme new Bentley and Max Verstappen's Formula 1 legacy. 

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Ferrari's disastrous F1 season and right-hand drive versus left-hand drive

Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel discuss the joys of the analogue driving experience. From manual transmissions to naturally aspirated engines, analogue cars are the most rewarding and enjoyable to drive. And now there's very real evidence to suggest that car makers are finding ways to keep the analogue driving experience alive, so even cars of the future might be interactive and entertaining to drive.

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The driving we enjoy most and the future of the crossover

Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel examine why British sports car makers have such a difficult time returning good profits, or even just staying afloat. They're joined in the studio by Simon Lane, who has held senior board-level positions at Aston Martin and Lotus. What do Britain's most famous automotive brands get right, and why do they do often flirt with bankruptcy? 

In this episode, Dan and Andrew also quiz Simon on the flourishing restomod scene, which has numerous advantages many bigger car manufacturers would love to have. 

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How we find great cars to test and rusting classics

Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel debate Formula 1's most exciting drivers' championship battles. From the 1950s to the modern day, these are the most thrilling and fractious title fights F1 has ever seen. Highlights include the 1994 contest between Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill, the 2007 season that very nearly saw a rookie Lewis Hamilton win the championship, and the combustible 2021 fight between Hamilton and Max Verstappen. 

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How to fix F1 and the cars we got wrong

Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel discuss unexciting working cars and why they can be as welcome in the household as the most exciting ones. They also discuss Eagle E-Types and pay tribute to Jenson Button as he prepares for his final race as a full-time professional. 

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How press cars are kept fit and the best proving grounds

Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel discuss the limited-edition versions of already high-performance cars, such as CS-badged BMW M-cars and Black Series Mercedes-AMGs. Are these more powerful, more uncompromising and always more expensive derivatives really better than the standard models they are based on? If not, which are the exceptions to the rule?

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Scottish driving holidays and homemade restomods

Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel are joined by IndyCar legend Dario Franchitti in this live podcast in partnership with car finance specialist JBR Capital. They ask Dario about his stellar racing career, during which he won four IndyCar championships and three Indy 500s, making him Britain's most successful motor racing export. 

Other topics include the horrifying crash that ended Dario's professional racing career prematurely and the lasting consequences of it, plus Dario's love of high-performance roads cars, including the Ferrari F40 and Porsche Carrera GT that are the centrepieces of his eclectic collection, and the work he d...

The most annoying new car features and road trip detours

Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel discuss cars of the people. From the Mini and Fiat 500 to the VW Beetle and Citroën 2CV, great peoples' cars have the power to changes the lives of millions, and even entire societies, in ways no other kinds of car ever could. But what are the comment traits of peoples' cars, why do they so often become cultural icons, and what is the future of the peoples' car?

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Mechanical sympathy and Italian supercar launches

Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel reflect on their interview with Jason Plato, published last week, in which the BTCC legend opened up about the struggles he's faced recently. They also talk about the latest Bicester Motion Sunday Scramble, the Singapore GP, driving several Hedley Studios cars and more besides.

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Why car people often like watches and importing cars from America

Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel are joined by double BTCC champion Jason Plato for a live podcast in partnership with Renault. Jason discusses his early racing career, his record-breaking 23-year stint in the British Touring Car Championship and much more. He also opens up about how difficult the past few years have been for him and the mental health challenges he has battled since retiring from racing.

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Upsetting car manufacturer press offices and road-based hypercars at Le Mans

Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel are joined in the studio by Daniel Davey, co-founder of British electric sports car startup Longbow Motors. Can the company really deliver on its promise to build and sell two lightweight, affordable sports cars weighing less than 1000kg? And why will Longbow be any different when countless low-volume sports car makers have come and gone over the years?

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Why historic racing cars are so good to watch and Gordon Murray at Lotus

Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel give it both barrels as they discuss all the things that really wind them up about driving. Nighttime road closures, needlessly low speed limits, unrestricted e-bikes, tailgating, badly designed junctions... What else will be in the firing line?

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Eager amateur mechanics and how press fleets work

Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel look at the best new cars launched at the Munich motor show, including the 701bhp Porsche 911 Turbo S with its clever hybrid powertrain, and discuss McLaren's team orders controversy at the Italian Grand Prix. Later they're joined in the studio by Philip White of Bicester Motion to discuss The Intercooler's new partnership with the much-loved automotive hub.

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Perfect family cars and classified ad red flags

Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel are joined in the studio by David Pook, who spent almost 20 years working at Jaguar Land Rover as a ride and handling engineer. David is now best known for his Alpine tuning brand LIFE110, which offers upgrades for the A110 sports car and A290 electric hot hatch. In this episode Dan, Andrew and David discuss the similarities and differences between how car journalists and engineers go about assessing cars. David talks about his process and which key attributes make for a good car.

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Best and worst seating positions, and skinny profit margins in the car industry

Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel ask if performance testing is getting out of hand. With several car makers pursuing 300mph top speeds with road-legal cars, and as showroom models begin to lap the Nürburgring in 6min 30secs, is it time to put a stop to all this or should mankind continue to push the boundaries of what's possible? Dan and Andrew debate those points and more, and consider what role car magazines have played in all this.

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Essential holiday reading and personalised numberplates

Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel discuss Longbow, the British electric sports car startup that has recently announced a handful of big name signings, including former McLaren Automotive CEO Mike Flewitt. With two new lightweight EV sports cars due next year, can Longbow really deliver on its extraordinary claims? Dan and Andrew also chat about the latest Audi RS3, the last that will be powered by five cylinders, and share news of their next live podcast.

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The greatest racing engine manufacturer and the collectibles we can't get rid of

Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel are joined by legendary development driver Matt Becker. After learning his craft at Lotus, where he was responsible for some of the world's great sports cars, Matt moved to Aston Martin and then to Jaguar Land Rover. Matt's career has spanned simple sports cars to ultra-sophisticated performance SUVs using the latest technologies, with GTs, luxury 4x4s and saloons in between. Having been an apprentice at Lotus as a teenager, he now has almost 500 people reporting into him. Matt reflects on how the job has changed over the years, what it takes to produce...

How to get Porsche back on track and affordable restomods

Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel discuss the great cars that were let down by their crap engines, and the brilliant engines that somehow found their way into terrible cars. Examples include the wonderful Alfa Romeo Busso V6 that was never used in a truly great car (except maybe once), the front-wheel drive, V8-powered Lancia Thema 8.32, and every diesel convertible ever built.

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Appreciation for the Aston Martin V8 Vantage and struggling German car makers

Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel discuss the latest version of the Porsche 911 Carrera S, which has grown into a different sort of car to previous versions. They also talk about the weekend's Hagerty Festival of the Unexceptional, a car concours like no other where Andrew was a judge. Other topics include the Belgian Grand Prix, the possibility that British drivers could win all of the top tier FIA World Championships this year, and the £100m+ Mercedes-Benz that Andrew has been driving.

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The perfect cars for Norway and how to complement a Cayenne Turbo

Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel trawl the classifieds for interesting cars from the early 2000s, costing £2000 to £120,000. They consider luxury SUVs, supercars, hot hatches, saloons and more. Is this the greatest era for the motor car?

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Why McLaren should offer manual gearboxes and two-seat hatchbacks

Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel are joined by RML's Michael Mallock. If you're a race team or an automotive OEM with a problem, maybe you can hire RML... if you can find them. The Northamptonshire engineering powerhouse has run high-profile motorsport campaigns in touring cars and endurance racing for decades, built extraordinary one-offs for car makers and helped behind the scenes to solve their trickiest problems too.

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Our 10/10 cars and upgrading the Jaguar XJS

Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel reflect on a madcap British Grand Prix that saw heavy rain, multiple safety car interruptions, spins and crashes galore and one surprise podium finisher. They also discuss the first half of the 2025 F1 season and wonder what the second half has in store. Later on they talk about the surprise news that Luca di Montezemolo, once considered a Ferrari lifer, is to join McLaren's road car division in an advisory role, plus trouble at Lotus and the very special car Andrew has been driving. 

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Learning to be a grease monkey and our favourite pieces of motoring writing

Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel tell the story of Bentley, from its founding by WO Bentley more than a century ago to the present day. They discuss the early racing glories at Le Mans, the road cars that followed, the seemingly endless financial woes, the merger with and eventual split from Rolls-Royce, Volkswagen's takeover, the current model range and the cars that are coming down the pike. Bentley is very profitable today, but much less so than it was. Can that be fixed? 

Ferrari wins at Le Mans again and resurrecting TVR

Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel are joined by Alex Brundle, racing driver and motorsport commentator. Alex talks about his father Martin Brundle, his own racing career in single-seaters and sports cars, why he's formed a historic racing team, the problem of the second Red Bull seat and if Lewis Hamilton can be champion again.

The car media we consume and Dan's short rally co-driving career

Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel discuss the all-new electric Alpine A110, due next year. It'll be bigger, heavier and far more powerful than the current car, and fully electric. Can it still be one of the all-time great affordable sports cars? They also discuss their own long termers and Porsche's road-going Le Mans Hypercar. 

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Finding driving pleasure in strange places and the spiralling costs of GT3 racing

Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel preview the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans. They look at the runners and riders in each category, discuss the Le Mans debut of the Aston Martin Valkyrie Hypercar and speculate on which teams look like competing for the win. They also share memories from Le Mans and top tips for spectators. 

Learning RWD and the fun of vintage cars

Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel look back on almost 60 years of Lamborghini's mid-engined V12 supercar bloodline. From Miura to Countach, Diablo, Murcielago, Aventador and now Revuelto, they pick out the high and low points of one of the greatest performance car dynasties of all time. Andrew also describes what the latest and most powerful, the 1001bhp Revuelto, is like to drive on UK roads. 

The return of the manual gearbox and 1990s Hondas

Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel discuss Jaguar Land Rover's latest financial results, which show a profit for the year of £2.5bn. Achieved on the back of the success of the Range Rover and Defender, it puts JLR in a strong position to weather uncertain market conditions. But what does it mean for the rebirth of Jaguar? They also talk about the new Ferrari 296 Speciale and the forthcoming F1 film with Brad Pitt. 

To keep cars or move them on, and bias in car journalism

Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel discuss the romance of buying your first Ferrari. Which models at various budgets would give the first-time Ferrari buyer the best ownership experience? How can you be sure you're buying a good example and not one that's going to cost a fortune to maintain? Today V8 Ferraris can be bought for less than £40,000, with V12 models costing only a little more. Tempting, buy should you take the plunge?

Driving modes in EVs and our favourite road trips

Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel are joined in the studio by Jonathan Williams, son of Williams Racing founder Sir Frank Williams. He talks about his father's bloody minded determination and the team he created, Williams Racing's many highs and lows, how his father felt about the team's decline, and why he didn't become more involved having once seemed like the heir apparent. 

The problem with bespoke tyres and the fun of FWD

Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel on Tesla's first quarter financial results, which show profits are down drastically. What role has Tesla CEO Elon Musk's own reputation played in the company's tumbling share price, and can it be recovered? They also talk about the 2025 F1 season, which after five races is yet to live up to expectations. 

The UK's thriving track day scene and who's the fastest car journalist? 

Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel attempt to unpack the mystery that is Alfa Romeo. It remains one of the most prestigious mainstream car makers on the planet despite long spells of mismanagement and often very poor model line ups. This company was one of motor racing's top dogs for years, but today motorsport forms no significant part of the marque's activities. Dan and Andrew discuss the company's best and worst cars and outline their plan to revive it.

Dan Prosser meets Twisted Automotive founder Charles Fawcett to learn about the booming business of tuning, modifying and upgrading old Land Rover Defenders. Why do people choose to spend brand new Ferrari money enhancing a car that was well out of date even before it went out of production almost a decade ago? And what are these machines actually like to drive?

Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel discuss the impact Donald Trump's 25% tariffs on cars imported into the US could have on Britain's luxury car manufacturers. They also consider the recent relaxation of the controversial ZEV mandate, which confirms that the likes of McLaren and Aston Martin will be able to continue producing internal combustion-powered cars for at least a decade. Plus the Japanese Grand Prix and a new Corvette concept that's been designed in the UK.

Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel discuss the cars that were ahead of their time. In many cases they were the innovators and the pioneers, the cars that changed the industry for good. In others, these cars arrived too far ahead of their time and were commercial and technological flops because of it. BMW's i3 and i8, the Porsche 959, Jensen FF, Mercedes-Benz 300SL and Honda Insight all feature.

Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel discuss the world-famous Hollywood stars who raced cars for fun, such as Paul Newman and Gene Hackman, who died recently. They also talk about the F1 stars you had no idea competed in the BTCC and at Le Mans, like Damon Hill and Nigel Mansell, plus the rally drivers who traded special stages and pacenotes for the race track.

Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel reflect on the season-opening Australian Grand Prix and consider what it tells us about the 2025 F1 season to come. They also discuss two new sporting EVs, one from an established marque and another from a brand new one, that demonstrate how electric cars can be made to appeal to traditional car enthusiasts.

Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel trawl the classifieds for 1980s enthusiast cars costing less than £25,000. From a sporting BMW to a Mercedes saloon, a rare groove Maserati coupé and even a lesser-spotted Lotus, this is how far a modest budget can be made to go... if you're brave enough.

This episode was originally published in December 2022. 

This episode was originally published in autumn 2022. 

This episode was originally published in autumn 2022. 

This episode was originally published in autumn 2022. 

This episode was originally published in autumn 2022. 

This episode was originally published in autumn 2022. 

This episode was originally published in autumn 2022.