Car Review Mar 5, 2013 James Gent New Honda Accord Coupe. REVIEW. Dubai, UAE Dubai, UAE. crankandpiston takes the new V6 Honda Accord Coupe for a spin, and considers 276bhp from a 3.5-litre Earth Dreams V6,…
Car Review Mar 4, 2013 Mo Aljeda New Mercedes E-Class/E 63 AMG. Driven. Best Of Both Worlds crankandpiston heads to Barcelona to sample both the brand new Mercedes-Benz E-Class and its always mental E 63 AMG brethren on the…
Car Review Mar 3, 2013 Phil McGovern Nissan 370Z. REVIEW. Dubai, UAE It's pretty harsh to judge the Nissan 370Z on the deliverables of another car but I'm going to anyway, and with good…
Car Review Feb 28, 2013 Phill Tromans Jaguar XF 2.0. REVIEW. Dubai, UAE Jaguar puts a smaller 2-litre engine into its XF saloon. Woah woah woah, Jaguar. We here at crankandpiston are petrolheads. We like…
Car Review Feb 25, 2013 Phil McGovern Ford Focus ST. REVIEW. Dubai, UAE. Bonkers! The Ford Focus ST is finally in the Middle East and we get behind the wheel in Dubai and give it death.…
Car Review Feb 12, 2013 James Gent Hyundai Genesis Coupe. Driven. Dubai, UAE. Reborn Is buying a Hyundai sports car…acceptable nowadays? We find out with the new V6 Genesis Coupe In the late 1980s/early 1990s, buying…
Car Review Feb 6, 2013 Phill Tromans 2013 Jaguar XFR. Driven. REVIEW. Dubai, UAE Dubai, UAE. We spend some time in Jaguar's latest 503bhp XFR. It's got a new gearbox, you know. Who doesn't love a…
Car Review Feb 3, 2013 James Gent Fisker Karma. REVIEW. Dubai, UAE We drive the Fisker Karma – an electric-vehicle powered by a 2.0-litre 206bhp turbo-charged four-cylinder petrol engine and two 150kW liquid-cooled electric…
Car Review Jan 29, 2013 James Gent MINI John Cooper Works. REVIEW. Dubai, UAE The new John Cooper Works seeks to emphasise the MINI’s dynamic capabilities. This model is at the top of the company tree,…
Car Review Jan 26, 2013 James Davison McLaren 12C Spider. REVIEW. Dubai, UAE crankandpiston have tested the McLaren MP4-12C Spider on track and on the roads in Southern Spain. Time then to see how it…
Car Review Dec 17, 2012 James Gent Volvo XC70 Polestar. REVIEW. Dubai, UAE The Thrill of Driving? In a Volvo estate? Okay, the Swedish example of comfort, practicality and reliability may not best represent this…
Car Review Oct 23, 2012 Mo Aljeda McLaren MP4-12C Spider. FIRST DRIVE We’ve been waiting months for this moment. We were there when the news first dropped in Dubai. We’ve brought you coverage of…