We’ve shown you on crankandpiston what happens when automotive meets fashion, Import Bible T-Shirts and Race and Win watches being notable examples. Sometimes the best results are produced though when the lineage of clothing and mechanics are interwoven. Meet Donwan Harrell, a petrolhead through and through and a former-designer for powerhouse label Nike. In this video, courtesy of Ralf Becker,… Read more »
We’ve received a lot of awesome feedback over the years at crankandpiston, and we wanted to offer our thanks in a very special way. So we are giving one of you the chance to have your own car appear in a specially produced crankandpiston video, to be posted live on the site. This project will receive the same dedication and… Read more »
So far so arduous for Greg, Julian, Sach, Heather and my fiancee Bec in the 72km Wadi Bih run across Oman’s Musandam peninsular. My words of encouragement from behind the wheel of our Nissan Patrol are clearly working. Having just hit Wadi Bih itself, our team presses on, and as the road narrows I’m having to take increasing care in the Patrol.… Read more »
Turns out San Francisco has been invaded by more than the McLaren MP4-12C. Following the debut of its driverless car just over a year ago, Google has now received a patent for its design ahead of further development. Google’s self-driving cars have utilized video cameras, radar sensors and range finders – not too dissimilar to parking screens, lane assist and… Read more »
When 2012 rolled in, I did the same thing as I do every year. I threw down the various intoxicants left over from the previous night’s frivolities, and vowed to live a cleaner, healthier lifestyle. No longer would I treat my body like a battered jalopy – from now on it was regular valet services and super-grade fuel. A month… Read more »
There’s a problem at C&P Towers. Though fully furnished, we still have one wall that remains achingly bare. Turning our desks around to face the window has just encouraged comments from neighbouring offices. We need something cool, colourful and inspiring to fill the void, and we may have found the solution. Art.com specializes in producing high quality art prints to… Read more »
We made some noise recently about last weekend’s Red Bull Car Park Drift in Abu Dhabi (hope you stayed glued to Red Bull TV). A couple of weeks ago though, we experienced drifting in an entirely different arena: indoors and on ice. Hosted in the Dubai Mall, the TAG-Heuer Ice Race is a bi-annual event organised by timepiece retailer Ahmed… Read more »
‘Hoofing it’ in this feature has an entirely different context. And since ‘horsepower’ doesn’t quite cut it, we’ll have to raise the steaks. Yes, I know I’m milking this analogy a bit, but bear with me, it gets butter. Okay, enough of that. This is Miina Äkkijyrkkä, a contemporary Finnish artist whose affection for cattle has inspired some of her… Read more »
At C&P GHQ, we’ve cast the net a little further this month. After some negotiation, we are proud to bring you ongoing Red Bull TV, live and exclusive on crankandpiston.com. Be sure to check out the new link on our homepage. On the road, as well as spending some time with the Tesla Roadster and the Rolls-Royce Ghost, we’ve jetted… Read more »
We have some tremendously exciting news for you. After many months of chats, meetings and phone calls, we can finally break the news that Red Bull TV is now live on crankandpiston.com. Red Bull TV is your exclusive wingman to the best seats at spectacular sporting and culture events worldwide, all without the need to leave your home or put… Read more »
