Michael Perkins

It’s not so much that Infiniti has lowered the bar as it's provided a little stepstool. With the introduction of the G25 seda...

Bentley has poured a lot of money into its new Mulsanne, in an effort to seemingly embarrass its former owners, Rolls-Royce. ...

No matter what Mercedes-Benz tries to tell you, the R-Class is not a “sport-touring” machine. It’s a minivan at worst, an SUV...

With a redesign looming ever closer on the horizon, the Mercedes-Benz CLS-class enters 2011 virtually untouched. Some of the ...

Despite rumors to the contrary, and much to the disappointment of those eagerly awaiting an upgrade, the SLK will not receive...

The 2011 Cadillac Escalade EXT enjoys a position with almost no competition. Unfortunately for Cadillac, that’s mostly becaus...

Once again unwilling to take even a small break, Mazda has added additional features to its Mazdaspeed3 just a year after a m...

It’s a hell of a burden building the Ultimate Driving Machine. When you’re wearing that badge, good is simply never good enou...

Thank the Canadians. Even though their population barely eclipses that of California, their small-car consumption at least eq...

When asked why he would want to scale Mt. Everest, Mallory famously quipped, "Because it's there." Perhaps the same can be sa...

It’s been five years since Volkswa… I mean since Audi entered the midengine supercar world with the R8. Back then it was a be...

Audi seems to have positioned itself as the master of understatement – a funny thing for a luxury manufacturer. Still, when c...

It’s too easy to address the glorious engine of the M3 and gloss over the real strong suit of the Deutsche Dagger – its handl...

The Audi S5 represents a pleasant blend of sport touring luxury, seemingly without sacrificing much of any one factor. Immedi...

There’s a very good reason Volvo is continually tagged with the “boring” label. I could easily start an in-depth discussion a...

Four years in development, Hyundai’s new six-speed automatic transmission means a lot to the South Korean manufacturer, and a...

Porsche has put its Cayenne on a diet. Despite near-constant grumblings from the public about maintaining brand purity, the S...

The guys at Tesla Motors are no fools. They knew better than to just jump into the electric-car market without attracting som...

There’s obviously something wrong with me, as I’m constantly plagued by things I can’t have. Usually this manifests in ridicu...

There aren’t a lot of options for 4-seat, 12-cylinder convertibles out there, but Bentley is pleased to provide at least one ...

Funny to call anything Aston “entry-level,” but that’s the nickname the V8 Vantage has been stamped with. Its bigger brother ...

Aston Martin made some subtle changes to its Grand Tourer, the DB9. It’s about time, too, as small complaints about the cheap...

Those of us who grew up seeing wild, violent Lamborghinis plastering our friends’ bedroom walls are used to saying goodbye ev...

I don’t understand the California. Financially at least, I understand what Ferrari was trying to achieve. It needs to boost s...