2010 Lexus GS 450h Hybrid Review
Apr 5, 2010
SEE ALSO: Lexus Buyers Guide LEXUS GS450h Performance Luxury Hybrid By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Lexus says the GS450h fits into a genre they call âperformance luxury hybrid.â It may be the only one out there, although Mercedes and Infinity are rumored to have comparable models in the pipe ... Continue reading
2010 Chevrolet Equinox V6 AWD Review
Mar 19, 2010
CHEVROLET EQUINOX V6 AWD 2LT One of GMâs Comeback Products By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau This new all-wheel drive Equinox appeared in my driveway during a cold February week - the week of the Chicago Auto Show. Though some of my Detroit area colleagues fly to the windy city to cover the show, I ... Continue reading
2010 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS Review
Mar 13, 2010
MITSUBISHI LANCER GTS A Surprisingly Slick Little Machine By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Iâve been reviewing cars for quite a few years now and I usually know what to expect when one arrives in my driveway. This little orange Mitsubishi Lancer GTS, though, got my attention right away as unexpecte ... Continue reading
2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS Review
Mar 5, 2010
2010 CAMARO SS A Retro Cool Raucous Brute By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau We had to wait our turn for serious seat time in the new Camaro SS. The wait was worth it though. My turn came recently during a week of dismal winter weather here in Michigan, limiting my fun with this mighty muscle car. I got a ... Continue reading
Feb 28, 2010
HYUNDAI SONATA FOR 2010 A Stepped Up Challenge to the Mid-Size Gang By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau The confident folks at Hyundai just introduced the fresh, sixth-generation of the Sonata bread-and-butter, front-wheel drive, mid-size sedan. I wouldnât call this one white bread, though. Itâs ... Continue reading
2010 Cadillac CTS V6 Premium Review
Feb 22, 2010
CADILLAC CTS V6 PREMIUM 2010 By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Chief This weeks car review is something special â the Lansing-built, rear-wheel drive Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon. Our test car is the loaded Premium model with a starting price of about $51,000. It includes the larger, 3.6-liter, 304-hors ... Continue reading
2010 Chicago Auto Show TACH Wrap-up
Feb 19, 2010
Chicago Auto Show 2010 By Thom Cannell and Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel Detroit Bureau How was it this year, the first year of emergence before the predicted resurgence of the automobile industry? It was a like a Presbyterian service, not an AME service or Baptist revival. In other words, restrained, more so than even De ... Continue reading
Jan 24, 2010
2010 BUICK LACROSSE CXS Not For the Old at Heart By Steve Purdy Detroit Bureau Chief TheAutoChannel.com My pretty blonde and I arrived a few minutes early at a retirement investment seminar this week in our new 2010 Buick LaCrosse test car. (I donât expect to ever retire from this job, though, so donât hold y ... Continue reading
2010 Detroit Auto Show Final Walk Around The Exhibit Floor
Jan 18, 2010
2010 NORTH AMERICAN (DETROIT) INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW - âWHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKESâ By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Photos By The Author The theme of the Detroit auto show, according to chairman, Detroit auto dealer Douglas R. Fox, is âWhat a difference a year makes.â I must ag ... Continue reading
Jan 17, 2010
WHATâS THE TATA NANO DOING IN DETROIT? The Worldâs Cheapest Car on Display By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Photos By Margaret Hehr When the invitation came to come see the Tata Nano I couldnât refuse. After all, the Nano is one of the most talked about cars in the automotive universe. Yo ... Continue reading
MOUNTAINS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST - On the Road Again with Rick and Kim
Dec 21, 2009
Another Road Trip With Rick and Kim From a Shunpiker's Journal By Steve Purdy. We've gotten in the habit of traveling at least once a year with our friends (and my pretty blonde's brother and sister-in-law) Rick and Kim. This fall's trip is a week at a time-share condo at the base of Mt. Hood, near Portland, Oregon. We ... Continue reading
2009 MAZDA6 i GRAND TOURING IN DC - REVIEW
Dec 19, 2009
Touring the Nation's Capital in an American Car By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com [Mazda6 Front] We wanted a car with some American credentials for this road trip to the nationâs capitol. But what exactly constitutes an American car is a bit in dispute. A Chevy Aveo, for example, may be entirely Korean and a Camry ... Continue reading
2010 North American Car Of The Year Nominees
Dec 17, 2009
NORTH AMERICAN CAR AND TRUCK OF THE YEAR NOMINEES By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Good news for GM and Ford came out of a press conference at the Automotive Press Association in Detroit yesterday as four of the six finalist were from the Detroit manufacturers. An exceptionally large group of journalist ... Continue reading
Can the US Produce Vehicles to Compete in the World Market and Satisfy Home Markets?
Dec 11, 2009
The Dichotomy of Political Courage VS Personal Choice By Thom Cannell and Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau This week the think tank and business intelligence company CSM brought itâs annual predictions to the Automotive Press Association in Detroit. There was nothing as earthshaking as last yearâ ... Continue reading
Dec 8, 2009
SEE ALSO: Kia Specs, Prices, Comparisons and Reviews 2010 KIA FORTE SX By Steve Purdy The Auto Channel.com Detroit Bureau Kia has come a long way in just a few years. With each new generation of vehicle, and each market segment they enter, they continue surprised me at how competitive, update and competent they become. ... Continue reading
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