Hi PAPA Members,

It’s been some time since last got together, and we hope you are well. Most of you should have received this letter via email, but in case we missed anyone, here you go.

The Phoenix Auto Press Association is looking at 2021 with a focus to engage members on a regular basis in today’s video conference world, and expand our visibility and be a more meaningful resource and platform for the automotive, transportation and mobility worlds through all media outlets and platforms in the southwest.

2020 has been a transformational year with many challenges for most, and still a way to go before the world is back to some semblance of normal, or what that will be. But, with challenges comes opportunities, and we see this as a time to take the PAPA organization and re-position it as a meaningful media organization.

To make this happen, we need your help with a quick data collection form at this link:

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The form asks the following:

1. We need to know if you are interested in being an active member of PAPA.  Please let us know if you would like to continue your PAPA involvement. If so, please enter your current contact information
2. We need to take stock of who we are and what we are doing. Please provide details about the media outlets or digital platforms that you currently work with. Also, if you provide additional services please include. This will allow us to prepare a PAPA overview of the media professionals and services that we could supply to those who may be new to the southwest.
3. Optional – provide links to your website or any social media handles, if applicable.

Whether you are new to PAPA or have been around since the group’s beginnings in 1999, we recognize you have something valuable to contribute.  Our hope is that PAPA can deliver on the need to give value back to its members.

Please tentatively mark your calendar for the evenings of every third Thursday of the month for a PAPA Zoom meeting, beginning in January.  Additional details to follow.

Wishing you and your families well.  Thanks in advance for your contributions.

A lucky few PAPA members got a preview of Maserati’s new 630-horsepower MC20 winged supercar. No touching and no driving, though. It will hit dealerships next year priced from $210,000.

Green, white and red high-performance Trofeo models matched the Italian flag outside Scottsdale Maserati as part of the dealership’s turn on the U.S. city tour of the MC20 prototype. The Levante SUV and Ghibli sedan will join the Quattroporte sedan with the 580-hp Trofeo treatment next month.

Click here for Maserati’s media site with detailed press releases about the MC20 and Trofeos.

The Odyssey minivan and rowdy Civic Type R hatch occupy opposite ends of Honda’s lineup, yet they were parked side-by-side at Mountain Shadows resort for a COVID-limited group of writers to hear about significant changes.

Give Honda’s new PR guy Carl Pulley credit for drawing parallels as he began his presentation. “They’re both white,” he quips. Obviously, Type R is a blast to drive. But Pulley defends Odyssey. “When you’re driving solo it’s surprisingly fun to drive,” he says, adding it handles better than an SUV. Plus, there’s plenty of room for a day of fun with family and friends.

Obvious as well is the minivan’s practicality. But there also are elements of practicality to the Civic, Pulley says. It’s roomy for four with the hatchback design providing space for their gear.

Click below to see what’s new with these fun and practical rides.

Civic Type R

Odyssey