BMW 5 Series Sedan Car First Wireless CarPlay on 2017
BMW 5 Series Sedan Car First Wireless CarPlay on 2017
BMW’s new 2017 5 Series,announced , will be the first car to get wireless CarPlay support. This means that drivers will no longer have to connect their iPhone via USB to replace the car’s central software with Apple’s own version.
“CarPlay is available in the BMW 5 Series Sedan too. Integrating the smartphone into the vehicle’s system environment allows the phone, together with any apps that are on it, to be operated via the screen in the car by means of the iDrive Controller or touch control,” reads BMW’s promotional material. “BMW is the first carmaker to integrate Apple CarPlay without any cables at all.”
The current CarPlay setup requires users to connect an iPhone to a vehicle using a Lightning cable that plugs into a standard USB port.
BMW 5 Series Sedan Car First Wireless CarPlay on 2017
- Superior driving pleasure with aerodynamics.
- Rigid application of the BMW Efficient Light weight model design concept, with made with increased use of aluminium and high-strength steels, Which reduces the weight of the 5 Series Sedan by up to 100 kilograms.
- The newly best designed chassis, with a low centre of gravity, BMW’s hallmark even weight distribution and a lightweight body with exceptional stiffness made a wonderfully dynamic driving experience with the long distance comfort for which the BMW 5 Series.
- With Integral Active Steering, with xDrive intelligent all-wheel drive, add further talents to a dynamics-focused overall package designed to ensure the BMW 5 Series once again stands at the top of its class.
- The drag coefficient of the new, 4,935 millimetre-long BMW 5 Series Sedan (Cd = 0.22 at its most efficient) sets the benchmark in its class.
