2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid and RAV4 SE Review By Steve Purdy
Jan 24, 2016
2016 TOYOTA RAV4 HYBRID AND SE FIRST DRIVES By Steve Purdy Senior Editor The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau As part of the recent mid-cycle refresh of the RAV4 compact crossover Toyota is now adding a hybrid version and a sporty new SE trim level. Weâre in California this week for our first look and drive at these t ... Continue reading
A Shunpiker's Radio Journal - New Episode
Jan 20, 2016
The next installment of A Shunpikerâs Journal begins airing Wednesday, January 20th and will run for about 3 to 4 weeks. Listen live at www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com every Wednesday at 1 PM and 7 PM and every Thursday at 1 AM and 7 AM, or go to the Website, click on âHosts,â find me, and download the P ... Continue reading
2016 Detroit Auto Show - TACH WRAP - North American International Auto Show 2016
Jan 19, 2016
By Steve Purdy and Thom Cannell The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau STEVE: The 2016 North American International Auto Show in Detroit got underway on a bitter cold but clear winter morning in the Motor City. We are sitting in the Michelin Media Center beginning these notes looking south across the Detroit River with the s ... Continue reading
Jan 17, 2016
The epic drive ends in Detroit Three old cars go from Tacoma to Detroit in the dead of winter By Steve Purdy Senior Editor, The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau To recap: Three vintage cars â a â57 Chevy Nomad, a â61 Chrysler 300G and a â66 Mustang left their safe haven at the LeMay, Americaâs Car ... Continue reading
2016 Toyota Tacoma (A More Civilized Off-roader) First-Look Review By Steve Purdy +VIDEO
Jan 4, 2016
2016 TOYOTA TACOMA A More Civilized Off-roader By Steve Purdy The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau The Toyota folks brought wave after wave of journalists, bloggers and influencers, along with groups of dealer reps, to the forested hills not far from Tacoma, Washington to experience the new Tacoma pickup. This mid-size tru ... Continue reading
A DRIVE HOME Chapter Five: LeMay Museum, Tacoma To Detroit Auto Show - On The Road With Steve Purdy
Jan 2, 2016
A DRIVE HOME â A road trip in the dead of winter, three old cars from LeMay Museum, Tacoma To 2016 Detroit Auto Show Chapter Five- Grand Junction, CO to Golden, CO By Steve Purdy Senior EditorThe Auto Channel Michigan Bureau Photos By Bob Giles To recap: Three vintage cars â a â57 Chevy Nomad, a â61 ... Continue reading
Dec 31, 2015
A DRIVE HOME â Chapter Four Salt Lake City to Grand Junction A DRIVE HOME â Chapter Three Three old cars go from Tacoma to Detroit in the dead of winter By Steve Purdy Senior EditorThe Auto Channel Michigan Bureau Photos By Bob Giles To recap: Three vintage cars â a â57 Chevy Nomad, a â61 Chrys ... Continue reading
Dec 30, 2015
A DRIVE HOME â Chapter Three Three old cars go from Tacoma to Detroit in the dead of winter By Steve Purdy Senior EditorThe Auto Channel Michigan Bureau Photos By Bob Giles To recap: Three vintage cars â a â57 Chevy Nomad, a â61 Chrysler 300G and a â66 Mustang left their safe haven in the LeMay ... Continue reading
Dec 29, 2015
UPDATE - A DRIVE HOME : LeMay Museum, Tacoma To Detroit Auto Show- Chapter 2 By Steve Purdy ... Continue reading
A DRIVE HOME : LeMay Museum, Tacoma To Detroit Auto Show +VIDEO - Chapter One By Steve Purdy
Dec 28, 2015
A DRIVE HOME Three old cars go from Tacoma to Detroit in the dead of winter By Steve Purdy Senior Editor, The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau LWe first learned of this project last summer while doing a story on Americaâs Car Museum in Tacoma, Washington. The concept was so unexpected we hesitated just an instant thin ... Continue reading
2016 Hyundai Tucson SE Review and Road Test by Steve Purdy +VIDEO
Dec 14, 2015
2016 Hyundai Tucson SE Review and Road Test By Steve Purdy ... Continue reading
2016 MAZDA CX-3 Review By Steve Purdy
Dec 12, 2015
2016 MAZDA CX-3 Review By Steve Purdy ... Continue reading
Steve Purdy Book Review: Barn Find Road Trip
Dec 8, 2015
Steve Purdy Book Review: Barn Find Road Trip ... Continue reading
LAMBORGHINI SUPERCARS: 50 YEARS - Steve Purdy Book Review
Nov 30, 2015
LAMBORGHINI SUPERCARS: 50 YEARS From the groundbreaking Miura to todayâs Hypercars By Stuart Codling Photos by James Mann Forward by Fabio Lamborghini Published by Motorbooks, an imprint of Quarto Publishing Group USA, Inc. BOOK REVIEW By Steve Purdy The Auto Channel, Michigan Bureau Coffee table books have multip ... Continue reading
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