MINI JCW GP. Volkswagen Scirocco R. Hot Enough ...
RoadThursday, May 9th, 2013It’s a shame that hot hatches haven’t got the same rich history in the Middle East as they do in my native Europe. Most hatchback sales here tend to be little...
MINI John Cooper Works. JCW vs GP. Dubai, UAE. ...
RoadMonday, April 1st, 2013We take the MINI John Coopers Works and the MINI John Cooper Works GP for a thrash on the outskirts of Dubai, UAE, to see how much performance you get for...
Backflipping a MINI. And why not?
RaceMonday, February 18th, 2013A MINI does a backflip. Like a boss. Going skiing any time soon? If you get bored, here’s some inspiration – a MINI rally car doing a backflip at the French...
Driven. MINI John Cooper Works. Dubai, UAE
RoadTuesday, January 29th, 2013The new John Cooper Works seeks to emphasise the MINI’s dynamic capabilities. This model is at the top of the company tree, given that tuning and race-inspired tweaks to both the...
COMPETITION. Happy Birthday MINI
LifestyleSunday, August 26th, 2012On 26th August 2012, MINI celebrates its 53rd birthday. Now while media tradition dictates we offer you a brief history of the brand, crankandpiston thought it would go one better. THREE...
Fetching missiles from the Olympics is a MINI a...
LifestyleMonday, August 6th, 2012Dunno about you, but we’ve been transfixed by the Olympics over the past couple of weeks, marvelling at the feats of human skill and endurance and wondering if there’s any argument...
Shot Of The Day. Mini Cooper. Alfa Romeo GT 130...
Shot of the DaySunday, June 17th, 2012At first glance, this might seem like an odd match. First we have the Mini Cooper, a classic example of British engineering and sixties style, usually powered by a 1.0l straight-four...
Mini John Cooper Works GP. Conquering The Nords...
RoadTuesday, May 15th, 2012The Audi RS4. The Lotus Exige S. The Porsche Cayman S. Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI and VII. And the Jaguar XKR. All of them have just been beaten around the Nordschleife...
The coolest Mini we’ve seen this year. Is...
LifestyleMonday, May 14th, 2012A wide-arched, rear-engined classic Mini Cooper, prepared for the track with awesome black and gold JPS livery. Amazing. Want one? Well, tough. Because this project, which Swede Andreas Fougner spent some...
Mini Coupe Roadster. Travel Blog. Una Mini Aven...
RoadSunday, February 19th, 2012We roll out of the airport’s underground car park, blinking in the Lisbon sunshine. Less than an hour earlier, we’d completed a 9-hour, 8340km flight from Dubai in order to test...
Mini Coupe Roadster. Travel Blog. Una Mini-Aven...
RoadThursday, February 16th, 2012“Pack your bags, James. You’re going to Portugal”. This seemed an odd way to tell me that I was being relocated, but as a true blue Englishman, I took it on...
MINI Cooper S Coupe. Roof Chopped
RoadMonday, December 12th, 2011The MINI Cooper S Coupe – MINI’s new two-door, two-seater, slightly controversial looking coupe, breezed through our offices last week and caused us all a bit of a problem. On the...
