chrisp3331

I bought 2019 NX300 F SPORT yesterday. I was very excited until I found this vehicle doesn't have Apple carplay option... I searched every website and I found this.

2019 NX and RC F vehicles produced on or after 10/01/2018 are compatible with CarPlay®. You can find the production month and year on your VIN plate on the driver's side door frame.
Lexus remains committed to enhancing our in-vehicle multimedia guest experience. We are currently conducting an internal trial for Apple CarPlay® compatibility in some 2018 LC, 2018 LS, 2018/19 NX, 2018 RC, 2018/19 RC F, and 2019 ES (non-navigation). At this time, we do not have any additional information we can share but anticipate providing further details to the applicable guests in Summer 2019.


After I read this, I checked my car production date and it was 2018 June. I was really depressed.
I mean.. is this a joke? Even the salesman told me the carplay fuction is available on All 2019 NX. Carplay is very important to me and one of top reason I choose this model.
All I want to say is "Check the production date on 2019 NX if you want Carplay"
Ridiculous..

ross7777

toniakaye

I get it. I'm pissed off, too. I bought my 2019 NX 300 F Sport thinking I'd have Android Auto and built in Alexa. I have neither, as my car was made 5/18. It's too late to get out of my lease, as it's been five days. Five days ago, I could've chosen a different car that would have had those things for no more money. I kinda feel like I got suckered into buying an "old" 2019. It also doesn't have sport+, either, which I noticed when I test drove it, thought I was doing something wrong and forgot to ask about it. Dammit. If I would have asked about that.....grrrrr.

ross7777

I think Sport + requires the Adaptive variable suspension. My local dealer specs all the NXs the same (with AVS) so I didn't have a choice unless I special ordered one.

mnhogan

I just got a 2019 NX base model. No carplay, but it seems to be on the other models. I had to pay $200.00 to have it installed.

jaybarbara

I'm sure that Lexus Corporate, before they made any decision about including car play in the mid 2019 model year, researched and decided there would be so little backlash about this sleight-of-hand disrespect for all the folks who bought "2019 NX'S" produced before a certain date.
They obviously decided it would make them a WHOLE lot of money by not retrofitting car play on at least those buyers that complained about their sleazy decision!
It's just another example of what the car manufacturers really think about customers. We have no-one to blame but ourselves if we go back and buy another Lexus if it bothered us so much!
This is my third Lexus, I've been satisfied with them all, and I really don't care about car play, so I won't let it affect my next Lexus purchase, but I WILL be a bit more aware that they are by no means concerned for me, other than to get me to sign on the bottom line!
This was a corporate decision, and you can bet the store, if it caused them any grief on the bottom line, they would do something about it, PRONTO!!
Just go by the first rule of business---LET THE BUYER BEWARE!!!!

2017FSport

my 2019 F Sport has CarPlay. It was built in Nov 2018.

not sure about other models.

ross7777

Models built after October 2018 have it. Mine was built July 2018 and my local dealer quoted me $99 to install.

2017FSport

ahh, had no idea.

Fjaw

iTrader: (5)

i’m sure you can negotiate the price for the install during the car purchase if you knew it didn’t come with it.

timrudy

I did myself. Must follow instructions exactly. Its open source Panasonic software. Takes about 1.5 hours to complete. Just be patient.

Can have the dealer do it if $200 isn't important to you.

But having said that, I never use CarPlay its way to Nanny. I really like the LSAILT Android box I added to the Aux input, Way more features and can mirror iPhone or android screen like Chromecast or Apple TV. Way more useful. I use a T-Nodile Sync-Up on the OBD port for Wifi. Iphone or android does screen mirroring via wifi for any passenger in the car that wants to cast to the 12.3" display.

JNI

If your salesperson said it had carplay tell them that. They should do the update for free if they sold you a car without a feature they said it had.

Exhilr8n

This article addresses the new features for Carplay that ios13 will bring. I’m running the beta and these changes are nice, a step forward. Still want wireless and auto start up but it’s nice to see progress.

https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/24/1...on-test-review

Exhilr8n

This sounds awesome. We can rig a way to mirror on my little $22K Honda Civic Si daily through an HDMI. But it’s involved. Takes a while.

Full mirror is a dream come true. Could you direct us to more info on how you are doing this?

SuperGT

My Canadian Lexus dealer only charged me $75 CDN to do the job so $200 USD does sound like a rip-off.