Car Review Mar 17, 2014 James Gent Aston Martin V12 Vantage S. REVIEW. ‘The most extreme’ crankandpiston takes the new Aston Martin V12 Vantage S into the Hatta mountains to see how ‘the most extreme Vantage to date’…
Car Review Mar 10, 2014 James Gent 2014 Cadillac CTS. REVIEW. A whole new animal Cadillac’s middle child has made some serious life changes... Last year, for an unprecedented 10 months, crankandpiston.com boasted a 2010MY Cadillac CTS…
Car Review Mar 7, 2014 Phill Tromans Porsche Macan. FIRST DRIVE A mini-Cayenne? A sports car disguised as an SUV? We drive Porsche's newest creation, the Macan, to see if it lives up…
Car Review Mar 3, 2014 Mo Aljeda New MINI Cooper S. FIRST DRIVE What happens when you re-invent an icon? crankandpiston.com travels to Puerto Rico to find out by putting the brand new MINI Cooper…
Car Review Feb 26, 2014 James Gent Opel Insignia OPC. REVIEW. Taking on big red Deputy editor James gets his first taste of Vauxhall machinery with the Opel Insignia OPC. I’m a little embarrassed to admit this,…
Car Review Feb 23, 2014 James Gent 2014 Cadillac XTS Twin-Turbo. REVIEW. Night and day? What happens when you give a luxury Cadillac XTS saloon two turbochargers and 100hp extra? Quite a lot, as it turns out...…
Car Review Feb 9, 2014 James Gent BMW 435i M-Sport. REVIEW. Crash and burn? Is the BMW 4 Series as good as we remember? Deputy editor James takes the 435i M-Sport out for a thrash to…
Car Review Jan 27, 2014 James Gent 2014 Lexus GX 460. REVIEW. Getting the drift crankandpiston takes several spins in the new-for-2014 Lexus GX 460 but still can’t kick up the sand… I’m currently sitting in the…
Car Review Jan 21, 2014 James Davison Nissan Patrol. REVIEW. ‘Hero of All Terrain’ The Nissan Patrol gets a facelift which is a good enough reason as any for crankandpiston to travel to Jordan and put…
Car Review Jan 2, 2014 Bassam Kronfli On-track in Porsche 918 Spyder. REVIEW We drive the Porsche 918 Spyder; the first of the new generation of hybrid hypercars. Make no mistake; the Porsche 918 Spyder…
Car Review Dec 29, 2013 Phill Tromans New BMW X5. REVIEW. Surprise excitement The new BMW X5. Yawn. Right? Well, no. I can’t honestly say that I was particular excited about this assignment. It’s a…
Car Review Dec 17, 2013 Phil McGovern Ford Mustang Shelby GT500. REVIEW. Goodbye to the smoke machine This, the latest Mustang GT500, was developed by Ford’s SVT division. The same skunkworks crew that has given the world the mighty…