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 NISMO Nissan Patrol. REVIEW. Dubai, UAE 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 Nissan Patrol ‘Desert Edition’. REVIEW 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 Extreme Motors Garage. 1646hp Sand Drag Patrol 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 2013 Dubai Motor Show. 2014MY Nissan Patrol 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 Emirates Desert Championship, Rd 1. A fresh start 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. Wet Drift. Yas Marina. Abu Dhabi, UAE 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 Jeep Wrangler Sport Auto. Desert Jamboree. Dubai 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 Need more turbos. Drag racing on the sand. UAE 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 Nissan Armada. Xplore UAE IV. Testing The Mettle, Part One 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 Nissan Patrol Wadi Bih. Run To The Hills, Part Two 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 Nissan Patrol. Wadi Bih. Run to the Hills, Part One When 2012 rolled in, I did the same thing as I do every year. I threw down the various intoxicants left over…