Harley Davidson. Softail Slim. How Times Change
Harley Davidson. Softail Slim. How Times Change

Do not adjust your sets. Some of our more established readers may have noticed a few changes to crankandpiston.com since the beginning… Read more »

The Management Fleet. New Recruit. Chevrolet Sonic
The Management Fleet. New Recruit. Chevrolet Sonic

With the departure of our faithful Toyota Yaris, we feared that the crankandpiston office runabout, the epitome of practicality, would become but… Read more »

Porsche. 924. 928. 944. A Legacy
Porsche. 924. 928. 944. A Legacy

A month after the automotive world said goodbye to Ferdinand Porsche, Porsche this past week also lost former-Chief Designer Anatole Lapine. After… Read more »

The Cars of Beirut. Through An iPhone.
The Cars of Beirut. Through An iPhone.

I’ve just returned to the crankandpiston office in Dubai after a very pleasant long weekend in the capital of Lebanon, Beirut. I’d… Read more »

The Management Fleet. Toyota Yaris. crankandpiston Special Edition
The Management Fleet. Toyota Yaris. crankandpiston Special Edition

Truth be told, the Management Fleet Toyota Yaris surprised many of us during its two-month tenure. We weren’t exactly bowled over by… Read more »

RAUH Welt Dubai. Porsche 993. One More Time…?
RAUH Welt Dubai. Porsche 993. One More Time…?

When news first leaked onto the grapevine that a RAUH Welt project was breaking ground in Dubai, only a trail of fire… Read more »

Jaguar XJ. Nurburgring taxi. “Where to guv?”
Jaguar XJ. Nurburgring taxi. “Where to guv?”

Hailing a cab in the Middle East is something of a doddle: simply glance at the road and chances are a beige… Read more »

Rimac Concept_One. Electric Supercar. The Warning Shot
Rimac Concept_One. Electric Supercar. The Warning Shot

The Rimac Concept_One might ring a bell with one or two of you. It first debuted at the Frankfurt Motor Show in… Read more »

Lexus GS350 F-Sport. The Handsome Beast
Lexus GS350 F-Sport. The Handsome Beast

I do have to keep reminding myself as I tool along this particular stretch of highway at the wheel of a GS350… Read more »

Nissan Juke-R. Desert Nemesis
Nissan Juke-R. Desert Nemesis

At long last the Nissan Juke-R video that was produced while the Frankenstein car was in the UAE, has been launched. We’ve… Read more »