2017 Hyundai Elantra Gets Android Auto, Apple CarPlay

By Joe Bruzek
March 31, 2017
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2017 Hyundai Elantra; | Cars.com photo by Steven Pham

CARS.COM — The all-new 2017 Hyundai Elantra will launch with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay availability when the sedan goes on sale later this month. The two systems seamlessly integrate phone, music and app functions with a car’s multimedia system.

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This is the first use of Apple CarPlay in a Hyundai. The automaker initially expected CarPlay to launch on the 2015 Sonata in late 2014. CarPlay now will come to the Sonata in the first quarter. Hyundai released counterpart Android Auto compatibility on the Sonata in May 2015.

The Elantra launches with both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto as part of an $800 Popular Equipment Package with 7-inch touch-screen, backup camera, cruise control, heated outside mirrors and more. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are standard on the Limited trim with a larger 8-inch screen and navigation. For 2017 Elantra pricing information, click here.

Elantra buyers won’t be the only ones to get CarPlay, however, since Hyundai plans to offer retrofit options for both systems on compatible vehicles with Hyundai’s fourth-generation navigation system or Display Audio — more details will follow regarding retrofits. 

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I manage Cars.com’s daily news publishing and execution of Editorial strategy. As a lifelong enthusiast, I’ve worked in the automotive industry for over 20 years, attending Universal Technical Institute for my Automotive Technology Certificate before continuing education for technical writing and journalism, where I graduated with my Bachelor of Science in Technical and Professional Communication with emphasis in Journalism and Automotive Technology. Since starting at Cars.com in 2006, I’ve reviewed hundreds of cars and tested new cars in almost every setting, from standardized fuel economy and cargo to dynamic testing such as drag-strip acceleration, towing, off-road and rock-crawling. I’m a juror on the World Car Awards panel of journalists from around the world that vote on their favorite car of the year, as well as a member of the Midwest Automotive Media Association.

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