Buying a Used Car? Here are Old Model Cars with Apple CarPlay

Are you in the market for a used car and looking for one that comes with the Apple CarPlay? When Apple unveiled its CarPlay software, it changed the look of car infotainment forever. The beautiful, convenient system connects to your phone and integrates your favourite apps into your car. 

The world first glimpsed the iOS software at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show with select Volvo, Mercedes, and Ferrari prototypes demonstrating fully working systems. The 2014 Ferrari FF was the first car available to the public with CarPlay. The 2014 Kia Soul followed it. However other manufacturers needed to be faster to integrate the iOS software. 

Here are the oldest cars with Apple CarPlay that you can buy today.

The Apple CarPlay is Available in the 2014 – 2015 Kia and Hyundai Models

One of the oldest cars you can buy with Apple CarPlay technology is a 2014 Kia Soul. In 2015 Kia offered CarPlay on several models. These included the 2015 Kia Optima, 2015 Kia Sedona, and 2015 Kia Soul EV.

In 2015, Hyundai introduced Apple Play on select vehicles. These included the 2015 Hyundai Genesis Sedan, 2015 Hyundai Azera, and 2015 Hyundai Sonata.

The 2016 Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen have Integrate Apple CarPlay

Mercedes-Benz was also an early adopter of Apple Carplay with its 2014 prototypes. In 2016, this German automaker added CarPlay to many models. These included the 2016 Mercedes CLA-Class, Mercedes CLS-Class, Mercedes E-Class, Mercedes GLA, and Mercedes GLE.

Volkswagen also hopped on the iOS bandwagon early. The manufacturer integrated CarPlay into the 2016 Volkswagen Beetle, Volkswagen CC, Volkswagen e-Golf, Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen GTI, Volkswagen Jetta, Volkswagen Passat, and Volkswagen Tiguan. When Volkswagen introduced the Atlas for the 2018 model year, it also had Apple CarPlay.

Conclusion

If you are buying an older model used car, but want one that comes with Apple CarPlay, you’ll mainly find them in the above-listed used cars.