SEAMO's 2006 Concept Vehicle of the Year
Jun 12, 2006
A Surprise Winner Words and Photos By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau The South East Automotive Media Organization took advantage of the Wards Auto Interiors Show in Detroit this week to present the 2006 North American Concept Vehicle of the Year awards. This five-year-old program honors vehicles most lik ... Continue reading
2006 Acura TSX w/Navigation Review
Jun 9, 2006
ACURA TSX W/NAVIGATION A Full-Zoot Hoot By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau One must make rapid adjustments in this business. After a week driving the Honda Ridgeline pickup and acclimating to its size I traded it in for a strikingly red (Milano Red they call it) Acura TSX. My first impression was how tiny ... Continue reading
Jun 2, 2006
THE HARBOUR REPORT By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Detroit â June 1, 2006 â âIn-plant quality improvement is driving productivity gains at most North American auto plants,â and âthe manufacturing productivity gap among North American automotive manufacturers is smaller than eve ... Continue reading
May 31, 2006
VOLVO XC90 A Really Sweet Swede By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau When the XC90 was introduced at the North American International Auto Show a few years ago it was named the North American Truck of the Year, . . . or was that North American Car of the Year. If there had been a category called North Ameri ... Continue reading
May 25, 2006
BMW 330i German Engineering At Its Best By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau The first (and, as it turns out, only) new car I ever bought was a 1970 BMW 2002. It was a wonderfully simple little car that was probably more fun to drive than any other little sedan on the road - fast, agile and just a tad quirk ... Continue reading
May 24, 2006
THE LAST CORVETTE Bound For Barrett-Jackson By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau In the quaint little northern Ohio town of Napoleon we found a nondescript gathering of warehouses with a small sign out front that says âPro Team.â Dedicated Corvette folks will know that business as the largest Corv ... Continue reading
May 24, 2006
GMC YUKON 2007 By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau We have lots of work to do this week. Weâll be evaluating this big, freshly redesigned GMC Yukon, investigating the âLast Corvette,â trying to catch the elusive moon bow at Cumberland Falls, visiting the Corvette factory and museum in Bowlin ... Continue reading
A Purdy Road Trip - Search For The Moon Bow
May 24, 2006
SEARCH FOR THE MOON BOW A Travel Narrative from a Shunpikerâs Journal By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau My accomplice Joe and I are out doing an extensive road test of the new GMC Yukon and en route weâre visiting the only place in the Western Hemisphere where one can witness a moon bow. As a f ... Continue reading
Corvettes Old and New; Preserving, Building and Racing The Icon
May 24, 2006
CORVETTES, NEW AND OLD<br> Preserving, Building and Racing The Icon<p> By Steve Purdy and Joe Chagnon<br> TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau THE MUSEUM Letâs just call this our Corvette day. We figured about a three-hour drive shunpiking (taking the back roads) from our Tennessee resort to Bowling Green, Kentucky w ... Continue reading
May 13, 2006
NISSAN ARMADA IN SEDONA A Road Test and a Travelogue By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau My pretty blonde and I thought the first week in May ought to be a great time to be in Sedona, our favorite inspirational location in northern Arizona. Weâve arranged a big Nissan Armada, sport-utility - built on ... Continue reading
Apr 29, 2006
2006 INFINITI G35x Another Great Luxury Sedan By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel Detroit Bureau Last week we evaluated the Infiniti M35x all-wheel-drive luxury sedan. This week its sibling the G35x graced our driveway and entertained us on the road. We found the similarities we had expected but found some rather unexpected ... Continue reading
Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild Reunion
Apr 21, 2006
FISHER BODY CRAFTSMANâS GUILD REUNION JUNE 2004 (First Appeared in COLLECTIBLE AUTOMOBILE 12-04) By Steve Purdy Imagine youâre a teenage boy in the 1950s standing in the hall of a magnificent city hotel wearing the blazer and beret given to you by General Motors Corporation in honor of your selection as a fin ... Continue reading
Apr 16, 2006
2006 INFINITI M35x A Remarkable Machine By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel Detroit Bureau We were just back from a substantial road trip in the Nissan Maxima (see our Tennessee road trip report) - a car we liked very much. I was just finishing my notes on the Maxima when the good folks from Nissan brought us a new Infiniti ... Continue reading
2006 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SL Review
Apr 9, 2006
TO THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU A Tennessee Road Trip By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Weâve cooked up a plan to do a really thorough road test of the sixth-generation Maxima, Nissanâs flagship sedan. Weâre gonna take her south, run her hard, put her away wet and see how she performs. Iâve ... Continue reading
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