"Blistering the asphalt" is can be used as an example of personification and imagery. Asphalt cannot blister as it isnt alive. The use of the word blistering suggests that theyre are driving so fast that the friction from the wheels is causing the road to blister from the heat. "The tires sang" is another example of personification. You could also say that the last line about the sea following them is an example of personification as well.