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The Mercedes-AMG GT Watch. IWC Schaffhausen
A new super-hard watch from Mercedes and IWC. Mercedes and Swiss watchmaker IWC Schaffhausen have been commercial partners for a decade now,…
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Mobil 1. A history of the brand
Today, it’s one of the most recognised automotive brands, but Mobil 1 and its range of synthetic engine oils has only existed…
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Mobil 1. What (perhaps) you didn’t know…
A few facts you may not know about Mobil 1 Look around you. The future as we once imagined it is here.…
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Behind the lens with Pepper Yandell
“My name is Pepper Yandell. I lived in my hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma for 20 years before finding my passion was automotive…
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Ferrari 488 GT3. The future?
MDStudio presents its rendered vision of the brand new Ferrari 488 GT3. But when will Maranello build theirs? Could this be the…
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Project CARS. Heel-and-toe
crankandpiston's in-house old-school BMW enthusiast takes a strip down virtual memory lane with Project CARS and DigiProst How seriously do you take…
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Who wants an iconic Audi? Quattros for sale
Two stupendously cool Audi Quattros are up for sale. Get saving. Forget your RS4s and R8s - when it comes to iconic…
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Polaris. Our time at Camp RZR
crankandpiston.com spends an afternoon with Polaris to try some of the most awesome off-road weapons money can buy I’ve always been into…
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Hand-built beauty. 1948 Nardi-Danese 6C 2500. Petrolicious
A rare, beautifully-restored Italian thoroughbred racecar from a man with a famous name. In the late 1990s, Dick DeLuna discovered a fading…
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Mobil 1. A History in Motorsport
What better way to promote your synthetic oil than by putting it to the ultimate test? Mobil 1 has been producing oil…
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More awesome Lego. Bye-bye, money
The battle to find space for all these awesome Lego models starts here. Lego is on something of a petrolhead gig at…
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VIDEO. The Ultimate Drift Challenge. TRAILER
BMW shows off its latest ‘self-drifting’ M235i in an awesome man-machine challenge. The concept of a self-drifting M235i – as questionable as…