The Auto Channel Recap of the 2011 New York Auto Show - EXCLUSIVE VIDEO
May 4, 2011
A Season Ender in The Big Apple By Steve Purdy and Thom Cannell TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau The last major American auto show of the season is in New York City. Auto makers had, this year, plenty of new product to fill the Javitz Center after earlier major shows - LA in November, Detroit in January and Chicago in ... Continue reading
David E Davis Jr. TACH's Purdy Remembers
Apr 1, 2011
R.I.P. DAVID E. DAVIS, JR. My Remembrances By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau David E. Davis, Jr. led a charmed life. At least thatâs the way it appeared to those of us who idolized and admired him. He had a way of living life to its fullest and sharing it with readers that made us feel a part of his ... Continue reading
2011 Kia Sportage Review, Specs and Comparisons
Mar 28, 2011
2011 KIA SPORTAGE EX FWD Review By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau This third-generation Sportage compact, front-wheel drive crossover has come a long way since the first generationâs introduction as a cheap and tawdry little conveyance. Though undistinguished in style or design the second generation ... Continue reading
2011 Amelia Island Concours D'Elegance Report - VIDEO ENHANCED
Mar 27, 2011
AMELIA ISLAND CONCOURS DâELEGANCE 2011 By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau [2239] Mid March is a great time to be hanging out at the 5-Star Ritz-Carlton Resort on Amelia Island near Jacksonville, Florida. In just a few years (this one makes 16) this Concours dâElegance, founded by Bill Warner, ha ... Continue reading
Mar 20, 2011
2011 FORD F-250 LARIAT DIESEL REVIEW A Road Trip Sans Trailer By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau We expected to be towing a trailer for this 2,500-mile road trip with the luxurious F-250 Super Duty Lariat Diesel. Let me tell you that story. If you're just interested in the review skip down a half dozen pa ... Continue reading
2011 AMELIA ISLAND CONCOURS d'ELEGANCE- BREAKING NEWS
Mar 14, 2011
Duel Duesenbergs Win Concours d'Elegance By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau [two cars nose-to-nose] Ed Lucas is the master of ceremonies (that is, he narrates) most of the finest, most prestigious classic and collector car shows in the world. He had just finished hours of that work when I had an opportuni ... Continue reading
2011 Ford Edge Sport AWD REVIEW - VIDEO ENHANCED
Mar 3, 2011
By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau We picked up our Edge Sport on a sunny winter day just after a substantial snowstorm. I should have photographed it in the parking lot before we headed home because the melting snow and salt covered this big, good-looking, 5-passenger crossover before we had gotten back ... Continue reading
TACH's 2011 Chicago Auto Show Wrap-Up
Feb 13, 2011
2011 Chicago Auto Show Wrap-Up The Auto Channel Press Pass Coverage By Steve Purdy, Thom Cannell and Larry Nutson [0787] Chicago February 12, 2011; Having just come off our high from the intense press days at the Detroit North American International Auto Show last month itâs a relaxing job to cover the February Ch ... Continue reading
2013 FORD C-MAX: A Fresh Take on the Minivan - VIDEO ENHANCED
Dec 29, 2010
By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Certain to cause a buzz at the upcoming North American International Auto Show is the new Ford C-Max, a 7-seat (or more accurately a â5+2â configuration given the limited size of the rear two seats) crossover, or minivan, or station wagon, or whatever other mon ... Continue reading
2011 Hyundai Elantra - First Drive Press Preview
Dec 6, 2010
2011 HYUNDAI ELANTRA Another Base Hit â Maybe a Two-Bagger - for the Koreans By Steve Purdy The Auto Channel Detroit Bureau Hyundaiâs impressive product push continues unabated. One hit after another for the past few years brought the Korean automaker from rookie to star status making it all look effortless. ... Continue reading
Reflections on 2010 LA Auto Show
Nov 20, 2010
The 2011 Auto Show Season Begins in Earnest By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau [195] The mid-November LA Auto Show always begins the new season. Next comes Detroit in January, Chicago in February and New York at the end of March. All want the designation of being the premier US show. Only Detroit maintain ... Continue reading
2010 Toyota Venza Road Trip Review
Nov 9, 2010
TOYOTA VENZA TO NEW BERN, NC A History Tour in a Great Traveling Car By Steve Purdy Detroit Bureau TheAutoChannel.com Itâs a great time to get out of town this week. Halloween fills the streets with kids cruising for free sweets, and Election Day caps off the dirty business of politics . . . finally. So weâre ... Continue reading
This Week on Shunpiker's Journal
Oct 8, 2010
SEE ALSO: Steve Purdy reviews and other articles Shunpiker's Journal - The Radio Program for Those to Whom an Automobile is More Than Transportation Heard every Tuesday, 11AM to noon on www.talklansing.net and linked here on TheAutoChannel.com Steve Purdy, Detroit editor for TheAutoChannel.com, is host of this new auto ... Continue reading
An American Car Guy Across The Pond, Browsing Around Europe
Sep 19, 2010
By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau My pretty blonde and I are just back from our first European trip where we visited sixteen cities in seventeen days â a whirlwind tour, indeed. Of course, we were awestruck by the ancient architecture, cultural discoveries and regional foods. But, as you might guess ... Continue reading
This Week on Steve Purdy's Shunpiker's Journal
Aug 27, 2010
SHUNPIKERâS JOURNAL THE RADIO PROGRAM FOR THOSE TO WHOM AN AUTOMOBILE IS MORE THAN TRANSPORTATION NOW ON EVERY SATURDAY - 7AM AND 2PM REPEATED SUNDAY â 7AM AND 2PM WWW.TALKLANSING.NET WEB RADIO A special treat this week â Les Little, âthe muffler manâ and Carol Elliot, our âperils of Pauli ... Continue reading
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