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02/09/12 - Crank and Piston
Crank and Piston: BMW ActiveHybrid 5 // Frugal Motoring In Portugal
BMW ActiveHybrid 5 // Frugal Motoring In Portugal   Crankandpiston's latest jaunt to Portugal for the Mini Coupe Roadster launch (more of which to come) didn’t go entirely without problems. In one afternoon I managed to misplace my camera, turn [...]
02/09/12 - Crank and Piston
Crank and Piston: Formula Nurburgring // A Lap In The Snow
Formula Nurburgring // A Lap In The Snow   So often the phrase, 'when hell freezes over' is thrown around. Interesting to see what happens when this actually comes to fruition. After we threw a few choice words into the Google undergrowth, we [...]
02/09/12 - Crank and Piston
Crank and Piston: Aston vs. Porsche // Rapide vs. Panamera // Part One, Opening Slugfest
Aston vs. Porsche // Rapide vs. Panamera // Part One, Opening Slugfest   Remember the film Rocky IV? Sylvester Stallone starred as the boxer that everyone loved, taking on the ruthless, efficient battering machine that was Dolph Lundgren's Ivan Drago. It was a classic [...]
02/09/12 - Crank and Piston
Crank and Piston: Shot Of The Day // Pagani Huayra
Shot Of The Day // Pagani Huayra   Source – Maxime Jouet [...]
02/08/12 - Crank and Piston
Crank and Piston: Pirelli // Aston Martin Vantage GT4 // Track Driving 101
Pirelli // Aston Martin Vantage GT4 // Track Driving 101   Crankandpiston is back at the Yas Marina Circuit for Pirelli's launch of the 2012 Formula One tyre compounds. After warming-up in a Renault Clio Sport RS, it was time for a go in the race-spec Aston [...]
02/08/12 - Crank and Piston
Crank and Piston: Ferrari Opus // 'Light' Reading
Ferrari Opus // 'Light' Reading   What is the most exclusive Ferrari in the world? The FF? The F40? Its forgotten younger sister the F50? Okay, I'll give you a clue: it weighs just 37kg, costs $246,760 (906,226 AED), and - get this - [...]
 
02/08/12 - Crank and Piston
Crank and Piston: Shot Of The Day // BMW E9
Shot Of The Day // BMW E9   Source – eshaun.com [...]
02/08/12 - Crank and Piston
Crank and Piston: Mitsubishi EVO IX // Part Two, New Life // Guest Blog
Mitsubishi EVO IX // Part Two, New Life // Guest Blog   'Project Evo' was well on its way. My new business venture - TAM Auto Engineering - was taking up a lot of time, but of an evening I'd often find myself planning the next phase of my Mitsubishi Evo [...]
02/08/12 - Crank and Piston
Crank and Piston: Honda S2000 // Wheels Up // Drag Racing
Honda S2000 // Wheels Up // Drag Racing   What’s the last thing you expected a Honda S2000 to be caught doing? How about picking the front wheels off the deck and running a 9.5sec quarter mile at 235kmh? Yeah… same as us then [...]
02/07/12 - Crank and Piston
Crank and Piston: The Management Fleet // VW Scirocco // Braving The Traffic
The Management Fleet // VW Scirocco // Braving The Traffic   Somehow, a month has slipped by since crankandpiston's newboy fell off the long haul flight from Manchester. Explorative wanderings around Dubai - complete with 'wow's, 'woah's and 'huh's - have [...]
02/07/12 - Crank and Piston
Crank and Piston: Chevrolet Sonic // OK Go, A Desert, And Upended Pianos
Chevrolet Sonic // OK Go, A Desert, And Upended Pianos   Most of you will probably have seen OK Go's video 'Here It Goes Again'. Spoiler alert for those of you who haven't, the band performs their song whilst dancing on treadmills. Bizarre, yes, but [...]
02/07/12 - Crank and Piston
Crank and Piston: Pirelli // Renault Clio Sport RS // Nippy Madness
Pirelli // Renault Clio Sport RS // Nippy Madness   Many of you probably read about Pirelli's recent launch of the 2012 Formula One tyre compounds in Abu Dhabi. Since our neighbouring emirate is only 40 minutes away, we thought we'd head over to scope [...]
02/07/12 - Crank and Piston
Crank and Piston: Shot Of The Day // Ford GT
Shot Of The Day // Ford GT   Source – Dennis Noten [...]