2017 Honda CR-V With CarPlay Launches Today

Wednesday December 21, 2016 9:17 am PST by Joe Rossignol

Honda has announced its 2017 CR-V, compatible with CarPlay and Android Auto, goes on sale today at dealerships in the United States. The fifth-generation SUV has a suggested starting price of $24,045.

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CarPlay and Android Auto are available on a 7-inch touchscreen built into the dashboard on select trims. The 2017 CR-V joins the 2016 and later Accord, 2016 and later Civic, 2016 Clarity Fuel Cell Sedan, 2017 Pilot, and 2017 Ridgeline among Honda's CarPlay-supported vehicles in the United States.

CarPlay brings Maps, Phone, Messages, Music, Podcasts, and a number of third-party apps, such as Spotify, to a vehicle's dashboard. Apple's in-car software platform can be controlled with Siri and your vehicle's built-in controls for convenient access to common iPhone features. It is compatible with iPhone 5 and later models.

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Top Rated Comments

Sasparilla

125 months ago

Did notice that the announcement said integration of voice based search and navigation functionality from your phone...

"The CR-V 's Display Audio system is compatible with the Apple CarPlay™ and Android Auto™ platforms, giving customers seamless integration of key smartphone features and functions, including smartphone-powered GPS navigation and voice-controlled search capabilities"

Crappy car from a mediocre company launches with a crappy feature that Apple hasn't dropped yet.

Which part of this is desirable?

Gosh it sounds awful. Honda must be on the edge of bankruptcy...

Oh that's right, they're not. They're known for selling reliable cars that just run, which is why they're at the top of the (U.S. at least) market along with Toyota.

For those that want a reliable small SUV, then this probably fits their wants pretty well. Nice to see the tech getting spread everywhere.

Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)

Juicy Box

125 months ago

does carplay let you use Google Maps instead?

I would rather have Waze.

Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)

Return Zero

125 months ago

Crappy car from a mediocre company launches with a crappy feature that Apple hasn't dropped yet.

Which part of this is desirable?

Either you're trolling or just misinformed... I can't tell. Honda is having a breakthrough year and leads the industry in many categories. The new CR-V already has loads of awards before it even hit the showrooms. Historically their vehicles have legendary reliability, excellent fuel economy, sporty manners, and ridiculously high resale value. Their $20k Civic is capable of autonomous cruising, braking, and lane-keeping. Apple CarPlay is a decent feature that will get better over time, and it sure as heck beats out a lot of infotainment systems in cars these days (especially Honda's, which is one of their few weak spots).

Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)

John1221

123 months ago

I'm assuming this isn't wireless Carplay, otherwise wireless would have been specifically mentioned (?).

Just purchased a 2017 Honda CRV touring. Carplay only works with USB cable. I managed to lock up the screen on demo I tried out and wife experienced the same in the car we purchased so I'm not optimistic. We had a 2014 which had issues with iPhone connected to USB also and Honda never addressed it either. only to say it wasn't compatible so they wouldn't have to provide tech support.

Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)