2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport Ultimate Review By Steve Purdy
Nov 12, 2017
Hyundai freshened both the Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport for 2017 updating them stylistically and adding a few features and options. The updates are modest and you’d not notice the styling updates unless you had the old and new side by side. ... Continue reading
2017 Toyota RAV4 Platinium AWD Review By Steve Purdy
Nov 7, 2017
The relatively lithe, 3,500-pound RAV4’s powertrain is a tepid but adequate 2.5-liter, naturally-aspirated, four-cylinder making just 176 horsepower and 172 pound-feet of torque. The conventional 6-speed automatic transmission is calibrated to make it quite responsive on the low end. Acceleration is good on full thro ... Continue reading
Nov 5, 2017
TACH journalist's take on this past week's automotive news in easy to "catch up news nuggets". For More search the past 25 year's millions of pages of automotive news, automotive stories, articles, reviews, video, audio, residing in The Auto Channel Automotive News Library. ... Continue reading
2006 Rolls Royce Phantom Review
Oct 26, 2017
Gold Standard on the Gold Coast From a Shunpiker’s Journal © By Steve Purdy When the Rolls Royce folks called and said, “Wouldn’t you like to have a new Phantom for the weekend?†they didn’t have to ask a second time, though we had to negotiate which weekend I’d take her. I co ... Continue reading
Oct 25, 2017
KIA RIO Another Good Little Car By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau I thought we could take our review of last week’s test car, the Hyundai Accent, change the name to Kia Rio and print it. But there were a few differences that need noting. The basics are the same though, a sub-compact, front-engine, ... Continue reading
Oct 22, 2017
TACH's "take" on this past week's automotive news in easy to "catch up" news nuggets. For More search the past 25 year's millions of pages of automotive news, automotive stories, articles, reviews, video, audio, residing in The Auto Channel Automotive News Library. ... Continue reading
2017 Ford Escape - On The Road To Stowe - Review By Steve Purdy
Oct 12, 2017
2017 FORD ESCAPE TITANIUM AWD to Stowe, VT A Shunpiker’s Road Trip Review By Steve Purdy The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau When planning our upcoming road trip to Stowe, VT and the ski resort called Smuggler’s Notch, we thought about what vehicle might be ideal for the trip. Having been in the middle of reviewing a ... Continue reading
2017 AUDI A4 2.0T QUATTRO S TRONIC - Review By Steve Purdy
Oct 8, 2017
2017 AUDI A4 2.0T QUATTRO S TRONIC - Review By Steve Purdy ... Continue reading
2017 VOLVO V60 AWD CROSS COUNTRY REVIEW BY STEVE PURDY
Oct 7, 2017
The V60 will probably be the last car Volvo produces on this older platform that goes back to Ford-ownership days. The next one, expected in just a few more years, will be on Volvo’s new “scalable” architecture. ... Continue reading
2017 Kia Forte5 SX Manual Review By Steve Purdy
Oct 6, 2017
2017 Kia Forte5 SX Manual Review By Steve Purdy The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau The skillful management of a clutch and gearshift is becoming a lost art. This great pleasure of driving may soon be mostly unknown. ... Continue reading
2017 Audi Q7 2.0T quattro Tiptronic Review By Steve Purdy
Oct 4, 2017
The unconventional suspension design and tuning on the Q7’s makes for a remarkably solid, sophisticated and under-control feel on the road. ... Continue reading
2017 Lexus IS 200T Review By Steve Purdy
Oct 3, 2017
This sporty little rear-wheel drive sedan is powered by a slick and sophisticated 2.0-liter turbo four-cylinder making a decent 241 horsepower and a good 258 pound-feet of torque. The smart and smooth 8-speed automatic gets power to the rear wheels and adjusts itself to different driving modes. It can be manually contr ... Continue reading
2017 Toyota Corolla iM Review By Steve Purdy
Oct 3, 2017
Competent ride, handling and ergonomics will not disappoint those with realistic expectations. This is not a sports, luxury, or special car in any way and does not pretend to be. ... Continue reading
2017 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid Review By Seve Purdy
Oct 2, 2017
The mixed and complex powertrain is a charmer consisting of a substantial 9.8 kWh lithium-ion polymer battery, a 50 kW permanent magnet synchronous electric motor/generator, efficient 2.0-liter, 4-cylinder, Atkinson cycle, gasoline, direct injected engine and a smooth, sophisticated 6-speed automatic transmission. ... Continue reading
2017 Mazda6 Review By Steve Purdy
Sep 27, 2017
2017 MAZDA6 Review by Steve Purdy In fact, sedans of all sizes constitute a shrinking segment as crossovers continue to grow in share. ... Continue reading
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