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Michael Perkins

Michael Perkins

A CarGurus contributor since 2008, Michael started his career writing about cars with the SCCA - winning awards during his time as editor of Top End magazine. Since then, his journalistic travels have taken him from NY to Boston to CA, completing a cross-country tour on a restored vintage Suzuki. While his preference is for fine German automobiles - and the extra leg room they so often afford - his first automobile memories center around impromptu Mustang vs. Corvette races down the local highway, in the backseat of his father's latest acquisition.

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2014 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Preview

2014 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Preview

by Michael Perkins

If you’re the type of driver who puts performance first—the kind who gets excited when you hear about the low CoG of a boxer ...

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2014 Subaru Impreza WRX Preview

2014 Subaru Impreza WRX Preview

by Michael Perkins

It’s never easy coming to the end of an era, especially one that should’ve ended already. With the WRX, everyone expected to ...

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2014 Nissan 370Z Preview

2014 Nissan 370Z Preview

by Michael Perkins

Sometimes standing pat is enough, especially in a world increasingly devoid of rear-wheel-drive, front-engine sports cars. Ad...

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2014 BMW ActiveHybrid 3 Preview

2014 BMW ActiveHybrid 3 Preview

by Michael Perkins

For our next adventure in hybrid lunacy, BMW presents the 2014 ActiveHybrid 5. To really hammer home the ridiculous place thi...

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2014 BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo Preview

2014 BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo Preview

by Michael Perkins

No one knows what to call it, but the GT has proven to be one of the most versatile, if divisive, offerings from BMW of late....

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2014 BMW 5 Series Preview

2014 BMW 5 Series Preview

by Michael Perkins

It’s been a few years since the F10 5 Series debuted, and that means it’s time for some changes. Big changes usually mean bad...

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2014 Scion FR-S Preview

2014 Scion FR-S Preview

by Michael Perkins

Everyone was talking about the Scion FR-S/Subaru BRZ when they debuted last year, rare entrants into the “actual sports car” ...

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2014 MINI Cooper Coupe Preview

2014 MINI Cooper Coupe Preview

by Michael Perkins

Gaining just the same option-pack changes as every other MINI for 2014, the maker's quickest first-generation Cooper is also ...

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2014 Audi TTS Preview

2014 Audi TTS Preview

by Michael Perkins

It’s not a bad time to be the middle child. As the TT ramps up to a refresh next year, the flagship RS trim of the TT has bee...

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2014 Audi TT Preview

2014 Audi TT Preview

by Michael Perkins

The TT has been trying hard to stay relevant, aged though it is. It’s already been more than 7 years since we first saw the q...

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2014 BMW Z4 Preview

2014 BMW Z4 Preview

by Michael Perkins

It took years for me to warm up to the Z4. By contrast, I fell in love immediately with its predecessor, the Z3. The fact tha...

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2014 BMW X6 Preview

2014 BMW X6 Preview

by Michael Perkins

It’s no shock to me that the X6 has become a resounding success in the United States. After all, we have nearly the lowest le...

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2014 Porsche 911 Preview

2014 Porsche 911 Preview

by Michael Perkins

Finally! A way to identify your new 911 from all the old 911s that look nearly identical. And all you had to do was wait 50 y...

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2014 Nissan GT-R Preview

2014 Nissan GT-R Preview

by Michael Perkins

For the first time in longer than anyone can remember, Nissan announced it won’t be increasing the power in the new version o...

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2014 Audi R8 Preview

2014 Audi R8 Preview

by Michael Perkins

After taking a year off, my favorite supercar for the Bay area has returned with a second clutch and a new trim. With Quattro...

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2014 Porsche Cayman Preview

2014 Porsche Cayman Preview

by Michael Perkins

I’ve rarely had anything bad to say about the Cayman, and this year is no exception. It’s the Porsche I’ve always wanted and ...

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2014 Chevrolet Corvette Preview

2014 Chevrolet Corvette Preview

by Michael Perkins

Everyone is talking about how Chevrolet has made the old new again with 2014’s C7 Corvette, and America’s sports car has cert...

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2014 Cadillac ELR Preview

2014 Cadillac ELR Preview

by Michael Perkins

Cadillac has a history of tossing skins lately. The Escalade is the grossest example of this deception, throwing the familiar...

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2014 Jaguar F-TYPE Preview

2014 Jaguar F-TYPE Preview

by Michael Perkins

Manufacturers try to stick to a schedule, knowing that if they’re not keeping their brand top-of-mind, consumers will forget ...

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2013 Audi R8 Preview

2013 Audi R8 Preview

by Michael Perkins

Audi's R8 has always been the subtle supercar. It seems foolish to talk about any 500-hp, midengine all-wheel-drive (AWD) bea...

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2013 Subaru Impreza WRX Preview

2013 Subaru Impreza WRX Preview

by Michael Perkins

It’s never easy coming to the end of an era, especially one that should’ve ended already. With Subaru's Impreza WRX, everyone...

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2013 Mercedes-Benz SLS-Class Preview

2013 Mercedes-Benz SLS-Class Preview

by Michael Perkins

Mercedes-Benz's SLS definitely needed more power. Even in a world of excess, we need our idols, and AMG continually steps up ...

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2013 Aston Martin Vanquish Preview

2013 Aston Martin Vanquish Preview

by Michael Perkins

Being forced to change isn’t always a bad thing. When looking at a car company like Aston Martin—notorious for its stalwart d...

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2013 Aston Martin V12 Vantage Preview

2013 Aston Martin V12 Vantage Preview

by Michael Perkins

Its end was prognosticated from its very beginning: A car like the Vantage simply cannot exist in a 21st-century world. So he...

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