First Forza Horizon screen looks awfully familiar

May 17   Leave a Comment  

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Lightning?

Fuel efficient car choices for 2012

April 8   1 Comment  

Increased environmental awareness, high gas prices and a continually slumping economy have combined to make fuel efficient cars are all the rage today. Pictured from top to bottom: the Electric Mitsubishi Miev, Toyota's Plug-in Hybrid Prius; General Motors' gas sipping Chevy Sonic.

Save money and the environment with your next car purchase

5 things I’ll do to my 2012 Dodge Charger (and 3 I won’t…)

March 8   Leave a Comment  

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Let’s not get carried away here

New automobile fuel economy standards

Feb. 19   Leave a Comment  

In a plan formulated by the Obama administration, auto makers will double the average, unadjusted fuel-economy rating of their cars and light trucks to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025 from today’s standard of 27 miles per gallon. Congress is likely to sign the new rules, which will start taking effect for the 2017 model year, into law this summer. (ThinkStock)

How’s 54.5 MPG sound?

Avoid winter woes with quick fall auto fix-up tips

Oct. 25, 2011   Leave a Comment  

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A few things you can do

Is there still a future for hydrogen-fueled fuel cell cars?

May 2, 2011   Leave a Comment  

High development costs, implementation hurdles -- and competition from electric and hybrid-electric vehicles -- have kept hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) out of the mainstream for now, but FCVs aren't dead in the water yet and research and development continues in the U.S., Europe and elsewhere. Pictured: The Honda FCX Clarity fuel cell car. (Media credit/Raymond Chen via Flickr)

Maybe, maybe not

Will there really be 1 million electric vehicles on American roads by 2015?

Feb. 12, 2011   Leave a Comment  

Will Barack Obama's call for one million electric vehicles on American roads by 2015 be realized? Some predict there could be as many as 14 million on the road by 2020. Either way we should soon be seeing many more signs like this one. (Quinn Dombrowski via Flickr)

Obama’s prediction analyzed

Blast’s 2010 Holiday Automotive Gift Guide

Nov. 1, 2010   1 Comment  

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The perfect gifts for the car or truck

Woodgrain anyone?

Sept. 30, 2010   Leave a Comment  

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Whenever I see either: BMW Gran Turismo or Honda Accord Crosstour   I always think…. AMC  Wagon   Just saying….

Cadillac to recall CTS/CTS-V models

Sept. 21, 2010   Leave a Comment  

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2009 and 2010 models

Chrysler finally addresses the heart of the matter

Sept. 20, 2010   7 Comments  

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Everything has changed

Audi TT RS is coming to America

Sept. 15, 2010   Leave a Comment  

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This will satisfy

Four steps you might not known to take before buying your next car

Sept. 12, 2010   Leave a Comment  

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Read first

Test Drive Unlimited 2 to feature an Aston Martin One-77

July 19, 2010   Leave a Comment  

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See, it’s news because you’ll probably never see one in real life, let alone drive or own one.

Review: 2010 Suzuki Kizashi

July 3, 2010   3 Comments  

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Suzuki continues to reinvent its brand

2010 Nissan Cube 1.8 SL review

May 11, 2010   5 Comments  

2010 Nissan Cube 1.8 SL (Joanna Cifrian for Blast)

Think inside the box

Survey: Women keep their cars longer

April 29, 2010   Leave a Comment  

Leasetrader.com conducted a survey polled over 2,500 men and women asking “what’s the honeymoon period on a car.” The survey revealed that the honeymoon stage lasts three-times longer for women than for men. Men only averaging 4 months before caution went out the window. I fall somewhere between the 4 month and 2 year mark. [...]

Glance: 2010 Suzuki Grand Vitara Limited V6 4WD

April 26, 2010   Leave a Comment  

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It’s OK

You’re paying way too much to fix your car

April 19, 2010   1 Comment  

AutoMD.com estimates that American consumers are overpaying by more than $20 Billion on auto repairs. The investigation not only revealed repair shops giving overblown estimates, but also multiple instances of shops recommending unnecessary work. Nothing chaps my ass more then being ripped off. Ripping my sister off who fits the typical female stereotype who doesn’t [...]

EarthTalk: Electric cars? Tainted bakeware?

March 16, 2010   2 Comments  

Photo: Rich McGervey, courtesy Flickr

A look at the health concerns associated with electric cars and silicone cookware