News By Topic: Steve Purdy

2006 Dodge Ram1500 SLT Quad Cab 4x4 Review

Oct 4, 2006

DODGE RAM 1500 SLT QUAD CAB 4x4 2006 A MIGHTY MEATY TRUCK By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau The Dodge Ram pickup still has the most truck-like look and personality of all the entries in this most popular segment of the automotive market. The best-selling F-150 Ford has more style and sophistication. The ... Continue reading

2006 Kia Sorento EX 4x4 Review

Oct 4, 2006

KIA SORENTO EX 4X4 Tepid and Trendy By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau It was 7 o’clock on a Sunday morning. I was at the gas pump in Williamston filling the 21-gallon tank on this Kia Sorento. We got home late the night before from a rush trip to Syracuse, NY and I needed gas, a newspaper and one li ... Continue reading

2007 Saturn Sky Review

Sep 14, 2006

Built For a Moonlit Summer Night By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau GM’s Saturn brand came to life in 1990 as a new kind of car company. Plain-Jane, white-bread sedans emerged from a fresh new factory in the mid-South where UAW members with an enlightened contract put the cars together. Dealers sold ... Continue reading

GOLDENROD AT THE HENRY FORD

Sep 9, 2006

The Culmination of a Race Car’s Life - and Its Builder’s As Well By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Bill Summers waited his turn for the podium this morning under the skylights at the famous Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI. Others told the basic story of the long, sleek race car under the silk ... Continue reading

C.A.R.S. Management Briefing Seminar - Day 4 Report

Aug 11, 2006

We’re winding down here in beautiful Traverse City. It’s amazingly quiet as I wrap up this coverage on Friday morning. Anyone who has to fly through a major airport on the way home is bummed. I’m the only one in the press room at 7:45. Last evening our friends at AutoCom, a PR firm with many auto industr ... Continue reading

C.A.R.S. Management Briefing Seminar - Day 3 Report

Aug 10, 2006

MANAGEMENT BREIFING SEMINARS – DAY THREE REPORT “We are in a knowledge explosion,” said David Cole, “running a marathon at a sprinters pace.” The charming and knowledgeable Mr. Cole runs the show here at the Management Briefing Seminars in Traverse City, the premier auto industry conference of ... Continue reading

C.A.R.S. Management Briefing Seminar - Day 2 Report

Aug 9, 2006

By Steve Purdy Detroit Bureau The Auto Channel Traverse City MI August 9, 2006; We’re still trying to get a sense of what these industry experts think of the general state of the auto business today and how that will impact the cars we love. Like all groups of experts there are probably as many opinions as there a ... Continue reading

C.A.R.S. Management Briefing Seminar - Monday Report

Aug 8, 2006

By Steve Purdy Detroit Bureau TheAutoChannel.Com Monday Report: Traverse City MI, August 7, 2006 Some folks checked in last night here in beautiful Traverse City, Michigan, the southern edge of what has become known as the “Gold Coast” of Northwest Michigan. TC is the site of the annual Management Briefing Se ... Continue reading

2006 Kia Sorento EX 4x4

Aug 2, 2006

KIA SORENTO EX 4X4 Tepid and Trendy By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau It was 7 o’clock on a Sunday morning. I was at the gas pump in Williamston filling the 21-gallon tank on this Kia Sorento. We got home late the night before from a rush trip to Syracuse, NY and I needed gas, a newspaper and one li ... Continue reading

Meadow Brook Concours D'Elegance 2006

Aug 2, 2006

MEADOW BROOK CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE 2006 Featuring the Classic Era and Mercedes By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Anyone who loves classic and other special cars and is within striking distance of Detroit could do nothing better with their time this weekend than immerse themselves in the 28th Meadow Br ... Continue reading

The 2006 Orphan Car Show

Jul 5, 2006

ORPHANS IN YPSILANTI By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel Detroit Bureau My summer is officially in full swing. I spent a warm sunny day at a collector car show with two cameras around my neck, shooting the unusual cars and their details while chatting with all the old guys. Jack Miller, head honcho of The Orphan Car Show tel ... Continue reading

2006 Nissan 350Z Review

Jul 5, 2006

NISSAN ‘Z’ COUPE Fast and Furious By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Here’s another of those cars I really don’t want to give up at the end of the week. As regular readers have probably come to know, I’m particularly fond of sports cars. And this is a great one. Thinking about the ... Continue reading

Eyes On Design 2006

Jun 30, 2006

Celebrating the Art of Automotive Design By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel Detroit Bureau One of my favorite collector car shows is held each year at the Eleanor and Edsel Ford mansion in Grosse Point, MI to coincide with both Father’s Day and the full hatch of Lake St. Clair fish flies, some call them May flies. The ... Continue reading

CHRYSLER Intros New Sebring at Chrysler Preview

Jun 24, 2006

Reentering the High Volume Fray By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Chrysler’s annual summer product preview was punctuated by the surprise introduction of a new contender in the mid-size sedan segment to compete head-to-head with Camry, Impala, Ford 500 and a dozen other tough competitors. Tom LaSord ... Continue reading

2006 Honda Civic Si Review

Jun 14, 2006

HONDA CIVIC Si Honda’s Boy/Girl Racer By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel Detroit Bureau More accolades for Honda. Civic has garnered praise and awards from all automotive quarters since its introduction late last year for innovative design, top-drawer engineering, unmatched performance and, of course, a reputation for ... Continue reading