The Management Fleet. Volkswagen Golf Mk VII. T...
RoadFriday, May 24th, 2013Phill finds out that life has a way of teaching us little lessons, using the Management Fleet Volkswagen Golf and the rear bumper of an Audi A8. Life has a tendency...
Driving a Monster Truck. Abu Dhabi. Taming Blue...
RoadThursday, May 23rd, 2013The enormity of what I’m about to do has just hit me. A shade over nine feet below me lies the same dirt track, complete with ramps, on which the first...
2014 Chevrolet Impala. Dubai, UAE. Leap of Fait...
RoadWednesday, May 22nd, 2013crankandpiston drives the new-for-2014 Chevrolet Impala in Dubai, UAE, and puts the aggressively designed brute through its paces. Judging by its pre-event press drivel, Chevrolet is taking no prisoners with its...
Ferrari BB 512i. Petrolicious. A Piece Of Art
RoadWednesday, May 22nd, 2013What would you do with a Ferrari BB 512i? If you’re anything like Holger Schubert, as Petrolicious discovers, you’ll create your garage around it. When Holger Schubert created his studio-garage space,...
Volkswagen Golf vs Alfa Romeo Giulietta. Dubai,...
RoadTuesday, May 21st, 2013crankandpiston takes a closer look at two of the region’s newest debutants: the seventh generation Volkswagen Golf and the Alfa Romeo Giulietta. In the early 1980s, the Volkswagen Golf and the...
2013 Mille Miglia. Day Three. The Final Leg.
RoadMonday, May 20th, 2013The competitors make their way out of Rome and back to Brescia on the final day of the 2013 Mille Miglia. The final day of the Mille Miglia saw an early...
The Management Fleet. Bentley Continental Flyin...
RoadMonday, May 20th, 2013We’ve come to the end of our time with the Bentley Continental Flying Spur, and I will be sad when it goes. Still, I’ve done pretty well out of it. My...
A day with some Morgans. 3 Wheeler and Plus 8.
RoadSunday, May 19th, 2013Having just finished a tour of the Morgan factory in the UK, we’re invited to take the company’s legendary 3 Wheeler for a spin. We don’t need to be asked twice....
Aston Martin CC100 Speedster Concept. Honouring...
RoadSunday, May 19th, 2013Aston Martin reveals the new CC100 Speedster Concept, a tribute to both the company’s centenary and one of its most successful sportscars, the DBR1. There are numerous ways for a manufacturer...
2013 Mille Miglia. Day Two. Taking Its Toll
RoadSaturday, May 18th, 2013crankandpiston’s intrepid reporter on the Mille Miglia finds the going tough as competitors on day two hit Rome via San Marino. And yes, it’s still raining. “Dude, I am wiped.” For...
2013 Mille Miglia. Day One. Rain Doesn’t ...
RoadFriday, May 17th, 2013It’s day one on the 2013 Mille Miglia, and crankandpiston is on-hand to watch competitors leave Brescia and arrive in Ferrara. There are certain staples that spring to mind when we...
950hp Toyota Supra. Dubai, UAE. Japan’s O...
RoadThursday, May 16th, 2013crankandpiston meets a Toyota legend, and is walked through the work that has gone into making this 1995 Supra a 950hp absolute monster. Upon the arrival of the 86, much was...
