Editor’s Picks Apr 23, 2014 James Gent Nani Roma. 2014 Dakar winner. INTERVIEW. That amazing feeling Following a drive in the X-Raid MINI ALL4 Racing Dakar rally car, crankandpiston.com sits down with two-time event winner Nani Roma to…
Editor’s Picks Apr 20, 2014 James Gent MINI ALL4 Racing. DRIVEN. MINI Adventure crankandpiston takes MINI’s ALL4 Racing Dakar Rally car for a spin with a two-time Dakar winner. I’m a little shell-shocked as I…
Editor’s Picks Apr 17, 2014 James Gent Awesome images from 2014 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge With the help of our new friends at MCH Photo, crankandpiston selects its favourite images from the 2014 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge.…
Editor’s Picks Apr 14, 2014 James Davison 2012 MINI Cooper JCW. Dubai, UAE Keeping it simple with Konan Lim and his 2012 Factory John Cooper Works MINI. It was late afternoon when I finally met…
Editor’s Picks Apr 10, 2014 James Gent VIDEO. Ford GT. Ten years young crankandpiston.com celebrates ten years of the Ford GT in style with a brand new video. CAUTION: may include tyre smoke and the…
Editor’s Picks Apr 6, 2014 Phill Tromans Barnard. The new hypercar company that’s 12 years old There's a new hypercar that's all about performance, not luxury. It's made in South Africa, it's been in development for 12 years,…
Editor’s Picks Mar 27, 2014 Phill Tromans Corvette Stingray C7. A new generation We've finally got our hands on the new Chevrolet Corvette C7 at home in the Middle East. So, is it any good…
Editor’s Picks Feb 28, 2014 Phill Tromans Cadillac ATS vs Lexus IS350 F-Sport. Fighting back crankandpiston.com pits America against Japan to find out who can knock the Europeans from the top of the mid-size saloon plinth. …
Editor’s Picks Feb 13, 2014 Phill Tromans Caterham Superlight R400. DRIVEN. Arming the weapon crankandpiston.com’s Phill Tromans takes a Caterham Superlight R400 for a spin through the UAE mountains. And, as you’d expect with a power…
Editor’s Picks Feb 1, 2014 James Gent WHAT A MACHINE! W Motors Lykan Hypersport crankandpiston.com becomes one of the first publications worldwide to shoot the W Motors Lykan Hypersport, the first ever Arabic hypercar. Towards the…
Editor’s Picks Jan 28, 2014 Phill Tromans Porsche 991 GT3 vs Mercedes SLS AMG Black The cream of German insanity, pitched agains each other. Which will triumph - the scalpel-sharp Porsche 911 GT3, or the steroid-riven Mercedes-Benz…
Editor’s Picks Jan 26, 2014 Phill Tromans Volkswagen XL1. DRIVEN. The future is light This is Volkswagen's idea of the future. It's the $151,000 XL1; rear-wheel drive, light weight and made entirely from carbonfibre. It's very…