Editor’s Picks

Oct 31, 2013 Phill Tromans

The Lotus Ownership Experience. UAE

What's it like owning a Lotus in the UAE? We speak to four owners to find out. Following the news that Lotus…

Oct 28, 2013 James Gent

Check out crankandpiston.com’s teaser video from Porsche’s ‘Meet the heroes’ Le Mans event at Hockenheim, Germany, which includes a passenger lap in…

Oct 21, 2013 Phill Tromans

What's the best car to drive across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia? Why, A McLaren 12C of course. We cover more than…

Oct 15, 2013 Phill Tromans

We take the new L405 Range Rover and see how it compared to its predecessor, the L322, on road in the UAE.…

Oct 12, 2013 James Gent

The enormity of what I’m about to do has just hit me. A shade over nine feet below me lies the same…

Sep 2, 2013 James Gent

We take the Aston Martin V8 Vantage S for a spin in the Hatta mountains, and discover how a GT4 racing car…

Aug 6, 2013 James Davison

Steve Smuts - finalist in the Nissan GT Academy Middle East - and his Z33 Nissan 350Z. Steve Smuts bought a Nissan…

Jul 31, 2013 Mo Aljeda

crankandpiston heads to Germany to test the all-new Porsche 911 GT3. Is it a revolution or an evolution over the predecessor? You…

Jul 20, 2013 Phill Tromans

The reinvented Mercedes-Benz A250 Sport takes on the latest incarnation of Volkswagen's legendary Golf GTI on the roads of the Middle East.…

Jul 7, 2013 Phill Tromans

Hyundai says its Centennial is a legitimate rival for the German large luxury saloons. We called its bluff, but not everyone wanted…

Jun 26, 2013 James Gent

crankandpiston catches up with three-time Le Mans winner Allan McNish to discuss victory on the grandest stage, the significance of American sports…

Jun 20, 2013 James Gent

Porsche Cayenne GTS vs Audi RS4 Avant. SUV vs estate wagon. Who comes out on top? Not long ago we welcomed the…