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2013 Nissan Altima Review In The Sonoran Desert By Steve Purdy

2013 Nissan Altima Review In The Sonoran Desert By Steve Purdy

2013 NISSAN ALTIMA IN THE SONORAN DESERT An Arizona Road Trip By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Michigan Bureau [5382] Arizona is one of our favorite travel destinations. We usually go when it’s not too hot in the Desert Southwest, mostly late fall and early spring, and we’re usually able to score a test car ... Continue reading

2013 Cadillac XTS AWD Platinum Steve Purdy Review

2013 Cadillac XTS AWD Platinum Steve Purdy Review

2013 Cadillac XTS AWD Platinum A Flagship Reborn By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Michigan Bureau The new Cadillac front-wheel drive/all-wheel drive, XTS replaces the aging full-size sedans called STS and DTS. While slightly smaller than it progenitors, XTS feels about the same in terms of interior space and it is mor ... Continue reading

2013 Chevrolet Volt Second Look Review By Steve Purdy

2013 Chevrolet Volt Second Look Review By Steve Purdy

2013 CHEVY VOLT Taking a second look By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Michigan Bureau We just reviewed the extended-range electric Chevy Volt last spring but our resource guys assured us there were enough changes to warrant another look. This is also an opportunity to check back with my friend, Walt, whom I referenced ... Continue reading

Automotive Book Author Event at Automotive Hall of Fame Dearborn MI November 16- 17, 2012

Automotive Book Author Event at Automotive Hall of Fame Dearborn MI November 16- 17, 2012

More than two dozen authors of books about cars and the car industry will be on hand at the seventh annual Auto Authors Book Fair taking place this year at the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn, Michigan on Friday and Saturday, November 16-17, 2012. The event is just in time for holiday gift shopping and best of all, ... Continue reading

2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 4x4 On The Road Review By Steve Purdy

2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 4x4 On The Road Review By Steve Purdy

2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SRT8 4X4 By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Michigan Bureau This is my first experience with the redesigned Jeep Grand Cherokee (on the market for about a year now), and it just happens to be time for a good, long road trip – 600 miles, door-to-door – from our southern Michigan headqua ... Continue reading

2013 Nissan Pathfinder Launch Review By Steve Purdy

2013 Nissan Pathfinder Launch Review By Steve Purdy

2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER Following the Trend By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Michigan Bureau We had our first look at the all-new, U.S.-built, Nissan Pathfinder a few months ago at a briefing by the folks responsible for the model’s development and marketing. It now joins Explorer, Durango and other former SUVs be ... Continue reading

2013 Volkswagen CC Review By Steve Purdy

2013 Volkswagen CC Review By Steve Purdy

2013 VOLKSWAGEN CC SPORT A surprising German sport sedan/coupe By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Michigan Bureau Volkswagen’s tag line for the CC is “The Mid-Size Sports Sedan with Shocking Good Looks.” I know that, as a journalist, I’m supposed to look with a critical eye at all these manufacturer ... Continue reading

2013 Nissan Sentra Review By Steve Purdy

2013 Nissan Sentra Review By Steve Purdy

2013 Nissan Sentra A little panache for a little car By Steve Purdy The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau One of the most competitive segments in the car business these days is that of compact sedans. Just about every mainstream manufacturer has new product in that class introduced over the past couple of years, most loaded ... Continue reading

Purdy Book Review: INSIDE THE FISHER BODY CRAFTMAN'S GUILD

Purdy Book Review: INSIDE THE FISHER BODY CRAFTMAN'S GUILD

A BOOK REVIEW By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Michigan Bureau INSIDE THE FISHER BODY CRAFTMAN’S GUILD Contestants Recall the Great General Motors Talent Search Edited by John L. Jacobus Published by McFarland & Company, Inc. There was a time in the 1950’s, I was told some years ago by retired GM VP of Desig ... Continue reading

Special Motorsports Event - 2012 Lingenfelter Weekend in Ohio

Special Motorsports Event - 2012 Lingenfelter Weekend in Ohio

By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Michigan Bureau The last time this reporter attended a drag race was probably in the late 1980s, so when invited to the Lingenfelter Performance Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park near Norwalk, Ohio, I was intrigued to make the trip. Not only would I see some serious drag racing but ... Continue reading

2013 Lexus LS Flagship First Look By Steve Purdy

2013 Lexus LS Flagship First Look By Steve Purdy

The New Lexus Flagship By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Michigan Bureau Rounding out a promise of nine new or significantly redesigned products this year Lexus gave us a preview of the new line of LS large, rear-wheel drive luxury sedans last week in suburban Detroit’s most tony suburb of Birmingham. To be availa ... Continue reading

Purdy Book Review: Chevrolet 1911-1960 By Michael W. R. Davis

Purdy Book Review: Chevrolet 1911-1960 By Michael W. R. Davis

>By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Michigan Bureau CHEVROLET 1911 – 1960 (Images of America Series) By Michael W. R. Davis Arcadia Publishing $21.99 – www.arcadiapublishing.com Reading history books can be tedious and a bit dry requiring great effort and dedication, but Arcadia Publishing created a format and ... Continue reading

2013 Ford Mustang Coupe Premium V6 Review By Steve Purdy

2013 Ford Mustang Coupe Premium V6 Review By Steve Purdy

2013 FORD MUSTANG COUPE PREMIUM V6 By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Michigan Bureau We all love surprises, do we not? I pulled this sexy red Mustang into the garage late in the evening on the day I picked it up, grabbed my bag from the passenger seat, stepped out, closed the door and grinned as I saw projected on my g ... Continue reading

2012 Dodge Charger SXT RWD Plus Ride and Review By Steve Purdy

2012 Dodge Charger SXT RWD Plus Ride and Review By Steve Purdy

2012 DODGE CHARGER SXT RWD PLUS A Mighty Macho Machine By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Michigan Bureau The politics surrounding just the existence of Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep are complex. Only the future will tell, I suppose, whether our investment - financial and philosophical – has been worth it. Two things I’ ... Continue reading

2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Reviews By Steve Purdy

2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Reviews By Steve Purdy

2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE REVIEW By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Michigan Bureau Well, I have to say Hyundai has done it again. They’ve completed a major redesign of one of their cars that is so good we can find little to criticize no matter how hard we try. We just spent a day with the new Santa Fe driving the scen ... Continue reading

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