2009 Detroit Auto Show - Thoughts From "Our" Optimist
Jan 13, 2009
DETROIT AUTO SHOW The Views of an Optimist By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau I canât tell you how many times Iâve been asked my opinion about the likelihood of survival for the Detroit Three automakers. (Youâll no doubt notice that we no longer talk about the Big Three, since Chrysler hasn ... Continue reading
2009 Detroit Auto Show: International Car of TheYear Awards
Jan 11, 2009
INTERNATIONAL CAR OF THE YEAR AWARDS Kick Off to the Detroit Auto Show By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Courtney Caldwell, founder and editor of Road&Travel Magazine, traditionally kicks of the North American International Auto Show (the Detroit auto show, that is) on the Saturday night before press day ... Continue reading
Jan 4, 2009
BOOKS FOR THE CAR LOVER By Steve PurdyTheAutoChannel.comDetroit Bureau Motor City Dream Garages By Rex Roy Forward by Don Sherman Motorbooks International It has been said that a manâs home is his castle. For many car guys it may be more accurate to say that a manâs garage is his castle. Rex Roy has explored ... Continue reading
2009 Subaru Forester 2.5X Review
Jan 2, 2009
2009 SUBARU FORESTER 2.5X By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau My pretty blonde and I sat by the front window of a small town diner in rural New Hampshire while on a spring vacation a couple of years ago. In fact, it was the week that the emblematic Man on the Mountain rock formation, that inspired the imag ... Continue reading
2009 Land Rover LR2 HSE Review
Dec 24, 2008
2009 LAND ROVER LR2 HSE By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau This is not your fatherâs Land Rover. This isnât the rough and tumble off-roader made for banging through the wilds of Africa that you could fix with duct tape, wire and a good sturdy hammer. Instead, this is a sophisticated, 5-passenger ... Continue reading
2009 Mercedes-Benz C300 Review
Dec 14, 2008
2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300 By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau The entry level luxury/sport sedan segment is populated by some of the most sophisticated and fun cars out there. Think of the BMW 3-Series, Audi A4, Cadillac CTS, Infiniti G35. Most start a tad north of 30-grand. The Mercedes-Benz C-Class, redesi ... Continue reading
2009 Mercedes-Benz E320 Bluetec Sedan Review
Dec 8, 2008
MERCEDES-BENZ E320 BLUETEC DIESEL REVIEW By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau SEE ALSO: Mercedes-Benz Pics, Specs and Prices â Mercedes-Benz Buyers Guide Imagine the chagrin of this poor, depressed fellow who carefully plans his own demise. He goes out into his garage with the overhead door shut tight, ... Continue reading
2009 Dodge Challenger R/T Review
Nov 28, 2008
2009 DODGE CHALLENGER R/T TO MUSIC CITY Another Hot MOPAR in Nashville, TN From a Shunpikerâs Journal By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau [Challenger Front] When we traveled to Nashville last year reviewing the bright red Dodge Charger SRT8 we ran out of time before visiting all the places we intended ... Continue reading
2008 Toyota Sienna Minivan Review
Nov 16, 2008
2008 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE 7-PASSENGER LIMITED By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau GM and Ford are out of the minivan business. Chrysler is still the leader and VW is just coming into that segment with their new Chrysler-based entry. The Japanese auto companies are still strong contenders in that market and on ... Continue reading
Nov 16, 2008
2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER A Much Improved CUV By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Iâm just finishing up a bunch of Toyota reviews. Three are Camry derivatives: Avalon, Sienna and now this Highlander. The Avalon is an impressive full-size sedan with room to spare and excellent details. Sienna matches up a ... Continue reading
2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Review
Nov 2, 2008
2009 VW JETTA CLEAN DIESEL TDI The 50-State Contender By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Why donât we embrace diesel automobiles here in the US? After all, in Europe more than half of all automobiles, big ones and small ones, cheap ones and pricy ones, are diesels. They get close to 30% better mileag ... Continue reading
2009 LEXUS RX 350 REVIEW -TOURING NORTHERN ARIZONA
Nov 2, 2008
From a Shunpikerâs Journal -We Introduce Our Friends to Some Favorite Places By Steve Purdy The Auto Channel Detroit Bureau [Front] It is great fun to introduce friends to a place weâve visited often, a place for which we feel a special affinity - in this case Northern Arizona. Sedona, Flagstaff, Grand Canyon ... Continue reading
Oct 12, 2008
2008 TOYOTA AVALON XLS By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Letâs begin with the bottom line. The Toyota Avalon, in any of its three trim levels, may be the most practical, perhaps best value, in a full-size sedan on the market and it comes in quite an attractive and marginally stylish package. I have ... Continue reading
2008 Ford Mustang Bullitt Review
Oct 4, 2008
By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Before product placement was a big deal in Hollywood a â68 Ford Mustang costarred with Steve McQueen and some bad guys with a Dodge Charger in a classic 1969 cop movie set in San Francisco called Bullitt. The real-life McQueen, an accomplished racer and car guy, ove ... Continue reading
2008 BMW 328i Hardtop Convertible Review
Sep 16, 2008
Touring the Blue Ridge Mountains By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau The Southern Appalachians is one of those regions within easy driving distance from our Southern Michigan base where we can find great mountain roads to test special cars. So my pretty blonde arranged a stay at Lake Lure in the Blue Ridge ... Continue reading
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