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Feb 20, 2014 James Gent

C-01. The first motorbike EVER from Lotus

SHOCK! Lotus produces a bike. A BIKE! “A Lotus motorbike?” That was the call that echoed several times around the crankandpiston oval…

Feb 13, 2014 Phill Tromans

crankandpiston.com’s Phill Tromans takes a Caterham Superlight R400 for a spin through the UAE mountains. And, as you’d expect with a power…

Car Review

Feb 9, 2014 James Gent

Is the BMW 4 Series as good as we remember? Deputy editor James takes the 435i M-Sport out for a thrash to…

Road

Feb 5, 2014 James Gent

crankandpiston.com tests the 2014 Honda Odyssey. I know, I know. And what’s worse, our deputy editor actually quite likes it! Let’s get…

Road

Feb 2, 2014 James Gent

A few things you need to know about the new Felino Cars CB7 supercar, built in Quebec, Canada. Towards the end of…

Road

Jan 31, 2014 James Gent

“Oooohhhh ssssshhhhhhiiiiiiiii……..” That’s probably given you a good idea what it’s like behind the wheel of a 910bhp Porsche 9FF. Amidst the…

Fast Fleet

Jan 31, 2014 evo

Monja explores the world of SUV driving, and wonders whether the Toyota Prado is really her cup of tea. After my sojourn…

Jan 28, 2014 Phill Tromans

The cream of German insanity, pitched agains each other. Which will triumph - the scalpel-sharp Porsche 911 GT3, or the steroid-riven Mercedes-Benz…

Car Review

Jan 27, 2014 James Gent

crankandpiston takes several spins in the new-for-2014 Lexus GX 460 but still can’t kick up the sand… I’m currently sitting in the…

Jan 26, 2014 Phill Tromans

This is Volkswagen's idea of the future. It's the $151,000 XL1; rear-wheel drive, light weight and made entirely from carbonfibre. It's very…

Car Review

Jan 21, 2014 James Davison

The Nissan Patrol gets a facelift which is a good enough reason as any for crankandpiston to travel to Jordan and put…

Road

Jan 16, 2014 James Gent

New video released on the RC F, the most powerful V8 performance car yet from Lexus. Trying to get crankandpiston’s own James…