2009 Nissan Murano SL AWD Review
Apr 14, 2009
2009 NISSAN MURANO SL AWD By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau This second generation, boldly styled Nissan Murano is little changed from the original introduced as a 2002 model. You may remember the ads showing an up-scale young couple in front of an antique store loading a small piece of furniture into th ... Continue reading
Apr 12, 2009
NISSAN 370Z A True New Sports Car By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau This Nissan 370Z is a true sports car, in my view. Weâve heard many arguments over the years about just exactly what constitutes a sports car. After all, the early ones didnât necessarily have a lot of power and newer ones perh ... Continue reading
2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe Review - VIDEO ENHANCED
Apr 4, 2009
HYUNDAI GENESIS COUPE By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau The hard-driving folks at Hyundai continue to amaze me. Each time theyâve entered a new market they seem to do it with surprising efficiency and aplomb offering a serious challenge to those already there. This time they seem to have created a n ... Continue reading
2009 Nissan Altima Hybrid Review
Mar 21, 2009
2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID Who Knew By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau I sat next to a Nissan exec at an auto industry briefing a couple of weeks ago and the conversation touched on the future of hybrid cars. When he mentioned the Altima Hybrid I was a bit surprised. I didnât know there was one. Well, ... Continue reading
Mar 14, 2009
2009 VOLKSWAGEN CC VR6 4MOTION Sleekest VW Yet By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Iâve had a lot of VWs in my day, but this may be the sleekest and sexiest. I first encountered it at the Detroit auto show a couple of years ago and it figuratively jumped right out at me. It has a surprising resemblanc ... Continue reading
2009 Hyundai Genesis V6 Sedan Review
Mar 11, 2009
2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS V6 A Luxury Bargain By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau The Hyundai Genesis marks a milestone. On the market less than a year itâs the Korean makerâs first full-size, rear-wheel drive luxury sedan. That means they are one step closer to being a full-line auto maker. Who would ... Continue reading
Mar 9, 2009
Another Year of Rods, Customs and Creativity By Steve Purdy Photos by Margaret Hehr and Gary Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau [Hot Rod Engine] âAutorama is all about imagination,â said my pal Bob as we spent the day wandering among the hundreds of hot rods, custom cars, and other amazing things vehicul ... Continue reading
2009 Audi A4 Sedan 2.0T Quattro Review
Feb 28, 2009
2009 AUDI A4 SEDAN 2.0T QUATTRO TIPTRONIC Agile, Attractive and Admirable By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau I continue to be impressed with the amazing competence of the Audi Quattro all-wheel drive system. This is the third time in the last few years that Iâve been testing a Quattro during some of ... Continue reading
Did You Miss the 2008 Auto Shows? We Didn't! Experience Them Here! - EXCLUSIVE VIDEO COVERAGE
Feb 28, 2009
Even if you were at the 2008 Auto Shows in Los Angeles, London, Geneva and Detroit there was so much to see and the media introduction schedules were so hectic that chances are you would have missed something. And you may have missed some of the best. But don't worry, because we have it all on TheAutoChannel.com. In ad ... Continue reading
2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart Review
Feb 23, 2009
2009 MITSUBISHI LANCER RALLIART By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau What fun. Iâve had to two hot-shot all-wheel drive Mitsus nearly back-to-back. They look just alike because they are siblings â twins actually - with functional air scoops, large, trapezoidal grille that looks like it is gulping ... Continue reading
Jack Roush Puts Propane in Ford Trucks - VIDEO ENHANCED
Feb 22, 2009
By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Timing is everything, they say. Who are âthey,â you ask? Well, who cares? But we can say Jack Roushâs timing is pretty good. Not only did he (Roush Fenway Racing) finally win the Daytona 500 after years of campaigning, but a few days later he announced the ... Continue reading
2009 Chicago Auto Show Highlights
Feb 16, 2009
CHICAGO AUTO SHOW HIGHLIGHTS By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau The big news at the 2009 Chicago Auto Show was the weather. We come here every year in February expecting bitterly cold temps with harsh wind chills. We were pleasantly surprised this year by mild - even warm by February standards â temp ... Continue reading
2010 Volvo XC60 Review and Specs
Jan 30, 2009
VOLVO XC60 A San Francisco Intro By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau [Front] The dead of winter here in Michigan (temps in single digits for weeks at a time) is a great time to migrate, if only for a few days, to the west coast where we basked in the 55-degree light rain of San Francisco and spent a day dr ... Continue reading
2009 Detroit Auto Show Wrap-up
Jan 21, 2009
Not Our Usual Show By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau [Title Shot] It was the worst of times; it was the worst of times â at the Detroit auto show this week. Politicians attended during press week to make sure the bridge loan money was not being squandered. Normally flamboyant hospitality events were ... Continue reading
2009 Detroit Auto Show - The Best and Worsts
Jan 21, 2009
STEVE'S BEST AND WORST OF THE DETROIT AUTO SHOW 2009 MOST ANACHRONISTIC VEHICLE â Can you believe they are still building the Mercury Grand Marquis. That rear-wheel drive design must be 50 years old by now but there are still buyers out there I guess. The Ford version, Crown Victoria, is still being made for cop a ... Continue reading
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