Once connected, either by Lightning cable or wirelessly in some cars, you can use Apple's Siri voice assistant to get driving directions, control your music and other audio, as well as call or 91 posts · Joined 2020. #5 · Sep 11, 2022. I did it for $150 on my 2016. I bought the genuine Mazda OEM USB port and cables for CarPlay and installed it myself. No more difficult than changing a car radio unit. Plenty of installation videos online. The car feels 5 years newer with CarPlay. 2016 Mazda 3 Sport, 2013 Lexus ES 300h, 2013 Honda On regular 87 octane fuel, the engine is rated at 227 hp and 310 lb-ft of torque. Mazda didn’t provide any information on how it was able to extract the extra power from the engine. Beyond the more powerful turbocharged engine, the Grand Touring trim is the first vehicle in the Mazda family to come with wireless Apple CarPlay. Wireless CarPlay works well with Wi-Fi, not so much with Bluetooth. What I really want is for Mazda to support Wi-Fi-based wireless CarPlay. You can get an adapter for your USB port to add wireless carplay from amazon though and they are not very expensive. Having it built-in is pretty meaningless now. Switching between Mazda Connect and Apple Carplay isn’t 100% instantaneous but really you just stay on Carplay with the radio playing in the background (which usually plays automatically if that was what you were listening to before you last switched off), and you use the steering wheel controls to switch between your preset stations. If you have any questions about Installing Apple CarPlay in a vehicle, or are interested in a vehicle that has Apple CarPlay already installed, give us a call at (606)789-6425. One of our friendly team members would love to answer your questions. For more information about Apple CarPlay and the installation process check out the resources below. CarPlay came out in 2019 for the Mazda 3. I had to do two things. 1.Have the most up to date firmware. 2. Buy an adapter from the dealership and install it. I bought some tools on Amazon to take apart the dash. It was very nice easy. They intentionally made this kit to fit the older model cars to upgrade them. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto weren’t originally available on the 2015 Mazda3 but you now have the option to retrofit these features. Reliability and recalls The 2015 Mazda3 earned high predicted reliability scores based on Consumer Reports data and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration gave the Mazda3 a perfect crash-test 2015 Mazda 3 Apple CarPlay upgrade. Modification. I just wanted to write this post to say that I did the software update and USB hub upgrade to my 2015 Mazda 3 Sport yesterday. It was very straight forward and definitely worth it. I used the drilling trick to get my USB hub out rather than removing the entire center counsel. The Mazda CX-30 has Apple CarPlay as a standard feature for model years 2021 and newer. Android Auto is also standard. The CX-30 was a brand new addition to Mazda’s lineup for the 2020 model year, replacing the outgoing. CX-3. subcompact crossover SUV that was ultimately discontinued in 2022. Apple CarPlay was an option for the debut model h6iRk.