2020 Toyota Supra Features Wireless CarPlay

A long time ago, I was a big Supra enthusiast. I owned a MKIII (1989) Turbo model and later, a '97 Anniversary Edition MKIV Supra.

The thing that really made the car a legend was the ability to make high horsepower with the MKIV's design. The engine was over-engineered, to the point where people were commonly swapping out the original twin turbochargers with massive single turbos and running 900-1000HP without a need to change the engine block first.

Even for those uninterested in doing big, costly performance enhancements, the car had a lot of room to make more power with only basic changes. (A custom valve you could build with under $15 in parts out of a Grainger catalog would cause the factory turbos to build several PSI more boost before the wastegate opened, for example. That would net you a 30-40HP gain, with no big downside - since again, it was all within the tolerances the car's internals could handle well.)

The Supras always had a "relatively nice" cabin in them, for the era. My MKIII featured a suspension that you could put in sport mode with the push of a button -- a pretty cool feature for a car made in the 1980's. But they didn't really ever do much as far as having a fancy stereo system. I recall spending a lot of money upgrading my MKIV's stereo, which required cutting holes in the doors to install separate tweeters, etc. The MKIV didn't even have cup holders in it, since it was viewed as more of a pure sports/performance car.'' So .... making a big deal out of Apple CarPlay support in this one tells me it's going a different direction. I don't think Toyota really gets what made the older car so special to people?

The New Supra is basically the same car as the BMW Z4 as they were co-developed.

So no doubt the Supra is just using BMW's iDrive system with a custom skin ( ala Mini does ) - if you look at the interior photos it's literally a BMW with a Toyota badge on the wheel !

Well the vast majority of the car is BMW, including the infotainment system, so makes sense.

Wow. This is news? My MY2018 M550 has both wireless CarPlay and Wireless charging already. I realize CP wasn’t available until late last year, but the car hardware was capable when it was built in late 2017.

All 2017 and 2018 BMW models with the Navigation package include the option to unlock wireless CarPlay in the ConnectedDrive store for $300, if it wasn't already done and invoiced when the car was built.
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Why isn't wireless CarPlay available across the board. Drib Drab....apple you move at a glacial rate. Enough already, get this out there for all to enjoy. Geez

Has nothing to do with Apple, and everything to do with the automotive manufacturer.

Why isn't wireless CarPlay available across the board. Drib Drab....apple you move at a glacial rate. Enough already, get this out there for all to enjoy. Geez

Why isn't wireless CarPlay available across the board. Drib Drab....apple you move at a glacial rate. Enough already, get this out there for all to enjoy. Geez

With CarPlay, it may not be totally Apple's fault. The car manufacturer might choose to not implement it.

Still waiting for the Prius to get it.

"2JZ engine no... more"
Although the only thing that bothers me is the autobox.
I am sure if you slap a manual and some "overnight parts from Japan" this new one will rock as the mkIV.

Unfortunately you'd be overnighting parts from Germany. It's powered by a BMW 6 cylinder. Yeah, no manual. No bulletproof 2JZ (GTE or otherwise). It's a badge engineered Z4. Disappointing to say the least considering how long this car was in the incubator.
Can't wait for the first 2JZ swap... with NOS.:D:p

The New Supra is basically the same car as the BMW Z4 as they were co-developed.

So no doubt the Supra is just using BMW's iDrive system with a custom skin ( ala Mini does ) - if you look at the interior photos it's literally a BMW with a Toyota badge on the wheel !

Well the vast majority of the car is BMW, including the infotainment system, so makes sense.

It's a BMW that runs iDrive, based on the Z4 platform. If you watch interior videos it looks *exactly* like a Z4 inside. So, all of this is no surprise.

The worst shame is they're using a BMW sourced engine with Toyota mapping. A Supra with no updated 2JZ variant or Toyota sourced inline 6.:( Couple that with BMW's notorious reliability reputation. I'd bet this thing will never have the cache' of the original... one pristine example just sold for $120K

Why isn't wireless CarPlay available across the board. Drib Drab....apple you move at a glacial rate. Enough already, get this out there for all to enjoy. Geez

Car infotainment hardware is usually finalized a year or two before a car model first comes out, and then cars models are only updated every few years at best. So because Apple announced wireless carplay in 2015, it makes sense that about 3-4 years later we are finally seeing it supported in new cars.

Wireless CarPlay + Wireless charging FTW! Only thing is I need it in an electric car…