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The Daily Gazette/DailyGazette.com

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NAPA Auto Parts, Tide-Mark Press


New Car Reviews

2024 Volvo XC40 Recharge


2024 Lexus NX350h


2024 Toyota Tacoma TRD Sport


2024 Mazda CX-90 PHEV


Featured Classic

Rear View Mirror: Highway Hi-Fi

For as long as people have been driving, they’ve been looking for ways to entertain themselves while doing so. Conversation was one possibility, but since many drivers are guys, it’s likely that a search for other options soon followed. The earliest and longest tenured of these driving diversions is radio. In recent times, the over-the-airwaves broadcasts have been joined by hundreds of satellite channels. But, as with television, the sheer volume of selections is no guarantee that you’ll find anything worthwhile. The desire to personally select the soundtrack for one’s road trip led to the development of a series of devices over the years. Many drivers today plug their iPod or media player into their car’s sound system. Before iPods, CD players were the preferred packaging for mobile music. CD’s were preceded by cassettes, and previous to that, 8-track tapes. Earlier still, we had record players. No, really – there once were record players in cars.

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What’s New


2024 Car Calendars


The Calendars page has been updated with details about my eight, retail, car and truck titles for 2024. The page has direct links to the publisher’s website (Tide-Mark Press), where you’ll find photos and a description of each title, along with purchase information.



LATEST REVIEWS


2024 Volvo XC40 Recharge

2024 Lexus NX350h

2024 Toyota Tacoma TRD Sport

2024 Mazda CX-90 PHEV

2024 Hyundai Kona Limited

2024 Volvo V60 Cross Country

2024 Nissan Pathfinder

2023 Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack Swinger

2024 Subaru Crosstrek Wilderness

2024 Alfa Romeo Tonale Veloce

2024 Chevrolet Silverado HD 2500

2023 BMW M240i Coupe

2024 Buick Encore GX AWD

2023 Ford Escape Hybrid

2023 Lincoln Corsair






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