Nissan Patrol

Video

Dec 12, 2016 James Gent

VIDEO. 1987 ‘ Fanta Limon ‘ Nissan Patrol restoration

30-year-old Nissan Patrol Fanta Limon from 1987 Paris-Dakar Rally is fully restored for a reunion on the sands. We’re just three weeks…

Car Review

Sep 18, 2016 Luca Cima

Last year, Nissan’s performance arm – NISMO – made its official debut in the Middle East. We take one of its regional…

Car Review

Jan 17, 2016 evo

Can the limited edition Nissan Patrol ‘Desert Edition’ improve on an already stellar off-road platform? crankandpiston.com finds out in Liwa.

Race

May 1, 2014 James Davison

crankandpiston.com visits Extreme Motors Garage in Ras Al Khaimah to check out a 1646hp Nissan Patrol sand drag champion. Media coverage of…

Road

Nov 5, 2013 James Gent

The new-for-2014 Patrol proved a dominant crowd puller for Nissan at the 2013 Dubai Motor Show. Yes, we know, it’s not exactly…

Race

Oct 12, 2013 James Gent

Rally victory for David Mabbs and Sean Gaugain on round 1 of the 2013/2014 Emirates Desert Championship in Dubai, UAE. The newly…

Race

Mar 16, 2013 James Davison

GTZ Motor Club members get drifting in the wet on the Dynamic Training Area at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, UAE.…

Road

Feb 4, 2013 James Gent

crankandpiston takes a Jeep Wrangler Sport Auto off-road to Wadi Shouka and into the desert at Jebel Maleiha and Fossil Rock. Thanks…

Race

Jan 7, 2013 Phill Tromans

If there's one thing that the UAE is good at, it's strapping massive turbos to SUVs until they're farting out flames and…

Lifestyle

May 23, 2012 James Gent

You may remember not too long ago that Mr and soon-to-be Mrs Tromans embarked on the gruelling Wadi Bih as part of…

Lifestyle

Feb 21, 2012 Phill Tromans

So far so arduous for Greg, Julian, Sach, Heather and my fiancee Bec in the 72km Wadi Bih run across Oman's Musandam peninsular. My…

Lifestyle

Feb 20, 2012 Phill Tromans

When 2012 rolled in, I did the same thing as I do every year. I threw down the various intoxicants left over…