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Jun 12, 2012 James Gent

New VW Passat. Travel Blog. Red White And Blue, Take Two

Deja vu, right? After all, it seems like only yesterday that crankandpiston was jetting off to the USA for an international car…

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Jun 5, 2012 Phill Tromans

Seven years. That's how long I've been a motoring journalist, and a fan of all things petrol-headed for many years before that.…

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Jun 3, 2012 James Gent

With a leisurely stroll around Charleston and a howdy-do to my genial hosts already under my belt, I’m ready to take Infiniti’s…

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May 28, 2012 James Gent

I’ve just arrived in the USA for Infiniti’s launch of the new JX35, and so far things haven’t exactly gone to plan.…

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Mar 18, 2012 Mo Aljeda

Not too long ago I was in Madrid, testing the Porsche Panamera GTS and it’s all-new All-Wheel Drive system. Two weeks later,…

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Feb 28, 2012 Mo Aljeda

Let me set the scene for you: crankandpiston is in Malaga to test the Porsche Panamera GTS. Over dinner yesterday evening, I…

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Feb 20, 2012 Mo Aljeda

This year has been rather busy for crankandpiston so far. Not only have we toured Portugal in a Mini Coupe Roadster, plus…

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Feb 19, 2012 James Gent

We roll out of the airport’s underground car park, blinking in the Lisbon sunshine. Less than an hour earlier, we’d completed a…

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Feb 16, 2012 James Gent

“Pack your bags, James. You’re going to Portugal”. This seemed an odd way to tell me that I was being relocated, but…

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Dec 13, 2011 Phill Tromans

Welcome back. If you've missed the first part of this epic two-part travel blog, you can get the background info here. Once…

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Dec 6, 2011 Phill Tromans

"Hey Phill," said the nice man from Kia in the Middle East, "how do you fancy trying the new Kia Rio saloon?"…

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Oct 16, 2011 Phil McGovern

The day had arrived. Seat time in a car that Ferrari has a lot riding on. The 458 Spider is set to…