Andrew Frankel
@Andrew_Frankel
Hack for hire. Autocar, MotorSport, Goodwood and others, now also The Intercooler: http://www.instagram.com/theintercooler and on Twitter: @_theintercooler
Very sorry to hear this. Not sure we ever met, but without him there’d have been no CAR when I was a kid, a golden thread of happiness that helped sustain me through childhood and the single greatest influence on my working life.
I owe my career to Ian Fraser. He took me into the CAR gang and allowed me to learn from himself and Mel Nichols, the best mentors you could have. He never interfered editorially (he enjoyed the money-sapping spats we had with advertisers) and of course he was a fabulous writer
200 miles from dawn, then on feet all day judging Festival of the Unexceptional, then 200 miles home. Barely noticed it. What a big, beautiful, brilliant beast this current Range Rover is.
Our @Andrew_Frankel is out judging the @Hagerty Festival of the Unexceptional today, and look what he spotted just walking through the gate. It’s going to be an exceptionally unexceptional day.
‘I find both the V8 and V12 equally charming. The smaller engine has the thunder, the larger the howl.’ @Andrew_Frankel drives the new 824bhp, £360,000 Aston Martin Vanquish Volante. FREE to read now on The Intercooler’s award-winning, ad-free app and website. ⬇️
What can I say about the Riva Tritone? One of the the most beautiful man-made things I have ever encountered. And no less gorgeous to drive thanks to twin 5.7-litre V8 motors generating 600hp. Full story on the Ti website and app now: the-Intercooler.com
‘Now there’s 5500rpm on the clock – all out in other words, a 600 horsepower bolt of beauty spearing its way across an Italian lake.’ @Andrew_Frankel lives La Dolce Vita for a day, crossing Lake Como aboard an elegant Riva Tritone. Read or listen now on The Intercooler. ⬇️
An extract from today’s beautifully crafted and argued story about young drivers. But these are not the words of some grizzled old hack, but our new young writer, 19 year old Max Taylor. He’s an extraordinary talent. More here: the-Intercooler.com
Brilliant story from the only person who could tell it.
The view from the balcony - behind the scenes on @theintercoolerx …. the-intercooler.com/library/motors…
‘The first question from my ever cheery postman was “gone wrong yet?” It shows just how hard such reputations, deserved or otherwise, are to shake.’ @Andrew_Frankel introduces his new long-termer: a Range Rover P550e Autobiography. Today on The Intercooler app and website. ⬇️
The latest Podcast from @theintercoolerx @RMLGroup are the A Team 💪 I must be Faceman right @michaelmallock? 🤣 Great listen @Andrew_Frankel @TheDanProsser @RSdriver00 open.spotify.com/episode/4TmEmX…
Quite right that it was you, Andrew. And for @theintercoolerx, home of the finest automotive journalism and most discerning subscribers.
My day of days. The only journalist ever to be allowed to drive the last and ultimate @MercedesBenz 300SLR. Words cannnot express my gratitude to the @MercedesBenzMus not only for trusting me with it. Story on the @theintercoolerx website and app now: the-Intercooler.com
There’s lucky, there’s damn lucky and there’s driving the ultimate 300 SLR. One for the grandchildren, this.
The face of a man driving £100m + of Mercedes history. No one at Mercedes could remember the last time a journalist drove the 300 SLR. Tomorrow, Andrew Frankel tells us what it’s actually like. Expect goosebumps.
It’s a 1200hp, £3 million Ferrari hypercar. Who better to put it through its paces for us than @BenCollinsStig ? Story on the Ti website and app now: the-Intercooler.com
‘I find myself in the slightly strange situation of not being able to recommend the car I preferred.’ @Andrew_Frankel reflects on six months living with a BMW i5 and its near-identical plug-in hybrid twin, the 530e. Now live – including as an audio story – on The Intercooler.…
Our view on the real reason Christian Horner has been binned, on the @theintercoolerx YouTube channel now. youtu.be/GprJMP2XKwQ?si…
New Fiat Grande Panda. Best Fiat I’ve driven in years. And years.
‘The point of this story is to mark the completion of the first half of the season and see what, if any, conclusions can be reached about the likely direction of the major teams in the second.’ After a chaotic British Grand Prix, @Andrew_Frankel sums up the F1 season so far. ⬇️
Here I am, nerding out again.
‘Aircraft perverts and alien conspiracy loons have Area 51. But if you’re a petro-nerd and want to feel that sense of behind-the-barbed-wire intrigue, you have to go somewhere else – car test tracks.’ Richard Porter (@sniffpetrol) reveals his attempts at car spy photography. ⬇️