Automotive

Cars, trucks, car stuff, truck stuff. No trains or planes.

The Autonomous Audi TTS

Automotive The Diva of Driving

November 18, 2009 21

The "I, Robot" car may be coming way before 2035

Here’s to driving (blog)

The Diva of Driving

November 16, 2009 16

It’s putting the key in the ignition after the day hasn’t gone as planned. It’s the urge that overcomes you...

Ford in the black

November 3, 2009 137

Now if they could just hammer out their union issues

How do we get there?

The Diva of Driving

November 3, 2009 3

How do a majority of us end up with the vehicles we drive every day? We look at practicality, affordability...

Barrett-Jackson Super Saturday highlights

The Diva of Driving

November 3, 2009 22

Between watching Game 5 of the series, I caught a few Barrett-Jackson Super Saturday highlights. 1956 Ford Thunderbird VIN #5...

Four-way stop

The Diva of Driving

October 31, 2009 24

My aggravation with the way other people drive started in high school when the main road to campus consisted of...

Bringing recon night-vision to your car

Michael Kaufmann

October 29, 2009 58

Night-vision technology on your car

Who is the Diva of Driving?

The Diva of Driving

October 23, 2009 14

From an early age, the love for all things powered by horsepower pumped through my veins. I was the baby...

SRX vs. MKX

October 12, 2009 366

Blast's car expert tests two luxury crossovers

Zipcar: Car sharing for the future

Michael Kaufmann

October 5, 2009 948

The business and technology that put the zip in Zipcar

Federal government emphasizes urgency of Toyota recall

John M. Guilfoil

October 2, 2009 30

Accelerators could get stuck open

GM shuttering Saturn

September 30, 2009 24

Saturn brand sinks as potential buyer backs out

Stuff for Your Car: The Tint Job

John M. Guilfoil

September 26, 2009 581

If you want it done right, we say don't try this at home

Stuff for Your Car: Replace the air filter

John M. Guilfoil

Automotive Science and Technology

August 25, 2009 626

You should never, ever pay someone to do this for you.

Volkswagen recalls DSG vehicles

John M. Guilfoil

August 25, 2009 18

Double-clutch automatic may have faulty temperature sensor

Volkswagen racing in Boston

John M. Guilfoil

July 9, 2009 121

Blast talks to VW's Clark Campbell about the Jetta TDI Cup.

Yokohama launches eco-friendly tire

John M. Guilfoil

Automotive Earth and Environment The Issue

July 1, 2009 32

Oranges make the world go around.

Stuff for Your Car: Replace the cabin air filter

John M. Guilfoil

June 26, 2009 190

How to replace the cabin air filter in your car quickly, easily and cheaply!

Name your own price for gas

Michael Kaufmann

May 11, 2009 29

Summertime is fast approaching (forty days away actually — not that we’re counting or anything) which, between the kids being...

Cars of the future

Automotive The Issue

October 16, 2008 392

Check these out, five of the coolest concept cars of 2008 and 2009.‚ From a post-nuclear three-wheeled pod to a...

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Blast Magazine was launched in 2007 with a simple thought — do journalism for the video game generation. We’ve really seen a lot since the 1980s. Nintendo Mega Man games, dial-up Internet, Dos, and the Palm Pilot were all in their infancy as we grew up. We shared files on 1.44MB (that’s MEGABYTE) floppy discs, and they were more than sufficient. As we grew up, the Internet blew up. Today you can stream a movie live in HD. Not only did HD not exist when we were growing up, but downloading a single, low-quality MP3 of our favorite song could take over an hour!

Technology developed quickly as we came of age, and we can claim to have mastered everything from iPads to Netflixes. But there is one thing that our generation did not have to grow up with — car maintenance.

A lot of us are interested in cars and trucks and motorcycles — this site wouldn’t be necessary if we weren’t. But how many Gen-Y’ers have ever had to change their oil? Change the brakes? Fix a cracked serpentine belt? Fixing cars was always something optional for us. We had to want to jack up a car and change a tire.

So now that we’re adults and we’re starting to recover from the crushing debt of our student loans, (We’re very bitter about this) we are finding our interests diversifying. If we were into cars already, we are getting more into cars. If we could never afford it, we are slowly raising our expectations. Say what you will, we are a curious generation.

Blast Cars is not exactly a beginners’ guide to the galaxy, but we’re not going to assume you know everything. We’re learning with you, and the experts we’ll bring into the process will walk both of us through everything we ever wanted to know about everything automotive.

In addition to restoring our Shop Truck, we are following some other Gen-Y restoration projects, including a racing bike. We’ll also bring you some relevant news, reviews, and rumors. We’ll even take a look at some of the most famous cars in movies, music, TV, true crime, and other popular culture. Let us know what you want to see!