The Intercooler

If you love cars and driving, motorsport is the holy grail. We talk about our first ever race weekends, how we got started in motorsport and what the high (and low) points have been. We also talk about modern versus historic racing cars; cross-ply tyres and drifting, or downforce and data analysis? We hope you enjoy listening. Support DN on Patreon for exclusive content. Find on us Instagram @drivenation_  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

France is the land of the hot hatch, the charismatic small family car and the commercially disastrous large saloon. It's also the home of quirky design and unusual engineering. Back in the Thirties, France was producing more truly beautiful cars than any country on Earth. We wonder if there is such a thing as national identity in a car and celebrate the very finest French cars of all time. We hope you enjoy listening. Support DN on Patreon for exclusive content. Find on us Instagram @drivenation_  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We get stuck into a handful of your podcast suggestions, including the best Q-cars, our favourite fast Fords, our experiences with Russian cars, what makes for timeless car design and affordable alternatives to historic racing. We also discuss Romain Grosjean's frightening crash at the Bahrain Grand Prix. We hope you enjoy listening. Support DN on Patreon for exclusive content. Find on us Instagram @drivenation_  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From the original Mini to the McLaren F1, these are the world's best cars. DN has only been going for two and a half years and in that time only one car has earned from us a 10/10 rating. These are the cars that would have received a perfect rating had we been around for as long as the motor car itself. We hope you enjoy listening. Support DN on Patreon for exclusive content. Find on us Instagram @drivenation_  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 2030, the sale of new petrol and diesel cars will be banned in the UK. Five years after that, hybrids will be blacklisted as well. We talk about how this ban could be implemented and what it means for people who love cars, combustion engines and driving. Will clean synthetic fuels step in to save the day? We also chat about the Toyota GR Yaris again, plus Mercedes-AMG's staggering production car lap record at the Nurburgring. We hope you enjoy listening. Support DN on Patreon for exclusive content. Find on us Instagram @drivenation_  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lots of you were kind enough to tell us your enjoyed our first 'technically speaking' episode, so we thought we'd record another. This time we talk about MacPherson struts, double wishbones, torsion beams and more. What is the best suspension layout? Andrew also reviews one of the most exciting new cars of the year, the rally-bred Toyota GR Yaris. We hope you enjoy listening. Support DN on Patreon for exclusive content. Find on us Instagram @drivenation_ Mission Motorsport donation link – https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/charity-web/charity/displayCharityCampaignPage.action?campaignId=14221 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

These are the cars we really shouldn't like but do, as well as a few that we supposedly should like but don't. In this episode Andrew explains why he adores the terrible Renault Clio V6 but dislikes the brilliant Nissan GT-R, while Dan professes his love for the Volkswagen Passat. We hope you enjoy listening. Support DN on Patreon for exclusive content. Find on us Instagram @drivenation_ Mission Motorsport donation link – https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/charity-web/charity/displayCharityCampaignPage.action?campaignId=14221 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Britain has a rich heritage in designing and manufacturing lightweight, low-volume sports cars. Many more such makers have come and gone than are still around today, proving how difficult the business can be. But in the likes of Caterham, Morgan and Ariel, there are successful and sustainable companies building some of the world's most rewarding and engaging performance cars. As well as celebrating those, we also discuss the latest hypercar news including the Bugatti Bolide and SSC Tuatara. We hope you enjoy listening. Support DN on Patreon for exclusive content. Find on us Instagram @drivenation_  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're poor car mechanics and even worse engineers, but between us we have a reasonable understanding of why cars drive the way they do and what difference individual components can make. We talk about limited-slip differentials, carbon ceramic brakes, active anti-roll bars and much more besides. Do these things really make your car better to drive? We also make time to talk about Lewis Hamilton's record-breaking 92nd Grand Prix win. We hope you enjoy listening. Support DN on Patreon for exclusive content. Find on us Instagram @drivenation_  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From the Miura to the Countach and the Diablo, several Lamborghini models are among the most iconic cars of their type. But how many of them have been truly great supercars? In this episode of the podcast, we get stuck into that basic paradox at the heart of Lamborghini. There's also time to discuss the new and slightly disappointing VW Golf GTI, plus the return of a British Formula 1 icon. We hope you enjoy listening. Support DN on Patreon for exclusive content. Find on us Instagram @drivenation_  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.