Lifestyle AWESOME IMAGES from the upcoming Gran Turismo Sport May 20, 2016 James Gent Gameplay footage and screengrabs for Gran Turismo Sport are teased ahead of its November release date on PS4. The public spoke –… Read More
Road New Porsche 911 Carrera. Breaking tradition Sep 17, 2015 James Gent In a controversial step, the Porsche 911 is stepping away from naturally-aspirated engines to a turbocharged flat-six. We speak with 911 boss… Read More
Road Postcard from the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show Sep 17, 2015 James Gent During crankandpiston’s sojourn to this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show, I learnt several things: walking 11 halls in nine hours will tend to… Read More
Top 10s (Another) Top 10 Nürburgring Replacements Jun 23, 2015 James Gent With record breaking runs no longer permissible at the Nürburgring for manufacturers, we name our top ten replacement circuits That’s it. No… Read More
Road The OTHER cars of Le Mans Jun 18, 2015 James Gent Away from the action on-track at the 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans, we stumbled across some other automotive gems If you… Read More
Car Review Porsche Carrera GTS. REVIEW. Dubai, UAE Apr 6, 2015 James Gent The latest addition to Porsche's Gran Turismo Sport series, is the new Carrera GTS really just an 'S' with some cosmetic frippery?… Read More
Lifestyle Racing&Emotion. crankandpiston Art Egg Chair Jul 19, 2014 James Gent Racing&Emotion debut a brand new Art Egg chair, designed exclusively for crankandpiston.com We always knew that one day crankandpiston would join the… Read More
Road McLaren Special Operations 650S. Back to black Apr 28, 2014 James Gent McLaren Special Operations unveils the 650S Coupe concept. This, if you were wondering, is what happens when you cross a 650S Coupe… Read More
Lifestyle Jaguar design. The secrets behind the C-X17 SUV Nov 15, 2013 James Gent crankandpiston.com grabs a quick word with the developers behind Jaguar’s new aluminium monocoque architecture to discuss the new C-X17 SUV concept and… Read More
Race Top Ten Crazy Badass Race Cars of Awesome. Oct 19, 2013 James Davison What are the most badass and bonkers race cars in history? Cars built for racing should naturally exude baddassery. Doesn't matter if… Read More
Road 1966 Ford Mustang Coupe. drive. Maier Racing Aug 6, 2013 James Gent drive and Big Muscle heads to Maier Racing to check out a 1966 Ford Mustang that proves – with new suspension and… Read More
Road Porsche Cayman Mk 1. XCAR. A Look Back Jul 18, 2013 James Gent XCARS takes a retrospective look at the Porsche Cayman. Step back into 2005/6 and ask most petrolheads what the difference is between… Read More