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Porsche has a reasonably priced upgrade path for their head units even in quite old cars which add Carplay. The value is obvious to them - it maintains a high r
by 4rt 2y ago
Porsche has a reasonably priced upgrade path for their head units even in quite old cars which add Carplay. The value is obvious to them - it maintains a high resale value on older vehicles which maintains their higher current sale value.
Something I found interesting when I was hacking my VW to add Carplay (without paying £300) was that a ton of manufacturers in the ~2016 era use the exact same head unit and OS but with a different front fascia, different button layout and a relatively advanced UI skinning system. If you can be bothered you can add e.g. Audi track G-sensors to your VW or use a different skin.
- _yb2s 2y agoI think you’re finding “different” car manufacturers using that system because they’re all VW owned brands. You’ll find the rest of the parts on the car are mostly the same also. If you want to annoy an Audi owner, point out which VW model is 95 percent identical… in some cases like the Q7 vs VW Touareg, the VW model is even higher end and nicer.