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The secret to any great road trip is great music. Whether driving to music that matches your mood, choosing tunes for family sing-alongs, or using the beat to stay energized during a long drive, music is always an essential in our car. The Toyota Sienna features various ways to listen to your favorite music thanks to Entune. Toyota describes Entune as “the complete audio display stack of your vehicle.” In includes Bluetooth, voice recognition, a USB and aux port, navigation, and the car’s display screen along with navigation along with apps and data that are part of the Entune® App Suite that comes with certain audio systems.
More simply put, Toyota Entune provides a variety of different ways for you to listen to your favorite music when you’re on the road. You can always plug in an MP3 player or your smartphone to pull up a playlist using the USB cable, preset your favorite FM or Sirius XM channels, or rely on Pandora to listen to your stations.
To prepare for this past weekend’s Pinewood Derby, one of our family’s tasks was to create a playlist of car and drive themed songs to play on race day to get the spectators (aka Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts- yes, girls made cars too- and their families). Here are 25 of our favorite tunes that feature themes related to cars, driving, and the open road that are perfect for your next road trip. While our kids, ages 10 and 7, are familiar with these songs, be sure to listen to the lyrics to ensure that they’re right for your family.
30 Car Themed Songs for Your Next Road Trip
- Born to be Wild by Steppenwolf
- Low Rider by War
- Little Red Corvette by Prince
- Drive My Car by The Beatles
- Mustang Sally by The Commitments
- Send Me on My Way by Rusted Root
- The Day the Music Died by Don McLean
- On the Road Again by Willie Nelson
- I Would Walk 500 Miles by The Proclaimers
- Go West by the Village People
- Hit the Road, Jack by Ray Charles
- Low Rider- Go Outside & Drive Blues Traveler
- Take the Money and Run by Steve Miller Band
- Lonely Boy by The Black Keys
- Lodi by Creedence Clearwater Revival
- Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen
- Slow Ride by The Beastie Boys
- Greased Lightning from The Grease Soundtrack
- Ready Steady Go by Paul Oakenfold
- Life in the Fast Lane The Eagles
- Rawhide by Elwood & Jake aka The Blues Brothers
- Life is a Highway by Tom Cochrane
- Welcome to the Jungle by Guns N’ Roses
- Car Wash by Rose Royce
- No Sleep Til Brooklyn by The Beastie Boys
- Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins
- Harder Better Faster Stronger by Daft Punk
- Travelin’ Band by Creedence Clearwater Revival
- Moving Right Along by The Muppets
- Truckin’ by the Grateful Dead
- Blitzkreig Bop by The Ramones
For more information about Toyota’s Entune system from another #SiennaDiaries participant, visit Kris Cain’s post called Toyota #SiennaDiaries: The Entune System on Little Tech Girl.
