News By Topic: Steve Purdy

Discover A Million Pages Of Indexed Automotive Content Without WEB SEARCH FATIGUE

Jan 7, 2025

The Auto Channel's Automotive Data Research Hub functions as a massive silo, eliminating a need for an enterprise level web wide search engine. ... Continue reading

LONGTIME AUTO JOURNALIST, STEVE PURDY, PUBLISHES A VERY SPECIAL AUTOMOTIVE ART BOOK

Dec 4, 2024

MASCOTS in MOTION By Steve Purdy NOTES BY THE AUTHOR: I’ve been privileged to be a contributor to TheAutoChannel.com for more than 20 years doing regular product reviews, show reports, travel stories, and even occasional industry news (my least favorite topic). I’ve always loved automobiles, particularly sports car ... Continue reading

2024 Hyundai Santa Fe National-Parking In Utah

Nov 7, 2024

The most prolific and creative artist of all time, we contend, is Mother Nature. It is she who has created an endless variety of artful works using every material, technique, and element in the world – from the microscopic to the global. ... Continue reading

Who Killed GM's EV1 Electric Car? +VIDEO

Jun 22, 2024

A Provocative Question With Half an Answer By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau I felt like a privileged fellow a few weeks ago at a suburban Detroit cinema when I was invited to attend the preview of a new car movie starring Phyllis Diller, Mel Gibson, Tom Hanks and Martin Sheen. Not an adventure, not a co ... Continue reading

A Week In The Life Of An Auto Writer - 2024 MAMA Spring Rally

Jun 16, 2024

A WEEK IN THE LIFE OF AN AUTO WRITER MAMA Spring Rally 2024 By Steve Purdy Shunpiker Productions Michigan Bureau TheAutoChannel.com It’s tough work, but someone has to do it. Someone has to travel to the Road America racing facility, near the lovely tourist village of Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, each spring to spend a f ... Continue reading

Autonomous Driving May Kill The Automobile Industry And American's Freedom (Originally Published 11/26/2015)

May 13, 2024

Big Brother Like "Birth to Grave" Autonomous Driving Mandates May Kill The Automobile Industry And Take Our Freedom Of Mobility ... Continue reading

Not Quite A Classic Yet - Used Car Reviews 1997-2001

Jan 21, 2024

Used Car Reviews 1997-2001 ... Continue reading

Arizona Road Trip Review In A 2023 Toyota RAV4 - By Steve Purdy

Oct 23, 2023

Based on review consensus, the 2023 Toyota RAV4 continues the tradition, with a cargo-friendly interior, an attractive base price, and sensible road manners. The SUV is a pleasant ride, with a roomy and easy-to-live-with interior and plenty of utility. It can handle well and brake efficiently, and comes with numerous d ... Continue reading

Automotive Artist Tom Hale Exclusive Video Interview (2019)

Oct 9, 2023

Although the words automobile imagery and fine art are not usually in the same sentence, Michigan artist Tom Hale has worked as a full-time artist since the mid-1980s bringing those terms together. ... Continue reading

2023 NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL DETROIT AUTO SHOW

Sep 29, 2023

She Ain’t What She Used to Be! By Steve Purdy and Thom Cannell TheAutoChannel’s Detroit Team The handwringing and consternation among fellow journalists and hangers-on were nearly palpable during the media preview day and for a few days thereafter. “She ain’t what she used to be,” was the refrain. ... Continue reading

THE REMARKABLE STORY OF A BABY REO; 1905 TO 2008

Sep 24, 2023

A Circular Journey By Steve Purdy Shunpiker Productions For those readers who think there is no altruism left in the world I’d like to tell you the story about a Mama, a Baby and the couple who brought them home for good after they wandered the country for over 100 years. Two of the principals in this fascinatin ... Continue reading

2024 Kia Telluride UP Roadtrip To MAMA New Car Spring Rally

Jun 11, 2023

MAMA’s signature event, known as the Spring Rally, is based at the historic Road America race track where they bring together about 80 cars, trucks, SUVs, and crossovers, at least as many journalists and enough marketing and PR staff to keep us hoppin’ and informed for a couple days as we drive, drive, drive on the ... Continue reading

Nikola Fuel Cell Class 8 Truck on the Road This Summer Will fuel cell technology be the end game?

Apr 1, 2023

Nikola Corporation, despite its rocky origin, is delivering battery-powered Class 8 trucks to customers now - not really soon. ... Continue reading

USED TRUCK RELEVANT: 2015 Ford F-150 Lariat 4x4 Steve Purdy Snowy Icy Review +VIDEO

Mar 16, 2023

2015 Ford F-150 Lariat 4x4 Steve Purdy Snowy Icy Review ... Continue reading

The Auto Channel, Automotive Content On The Side Of Common Sense - Online Since 1996

Mar 3, 2023

The Auto Channel Smart TV Ready, Published With Honesty, Humor, Irony, Personality and Disbelief. Car Reviews, Buyers Guides, Comparison Tools, Auto Maker News, Videos, Alt-fuels, Opinions, Features, For Car Guys and Gals ... Continue reading