Land Rover brought CarPlay to 15-year-old Range Rovers with ‘period‑correct hardware’

While the world awaits next-gen CarPlay, Land Rover has made a retrofit CarPlay solution for Range Rovers from a previous decade.

With the exception of wireless support, the CarPlay hardware appears to be pretty basic, and that’s the point.

Land Rover recently announced an official CarPlay and Android Auto infotainment system upgrade for the third-generation Range Rovers.

This covers the 2010, 2011, and 2012 model SUVs. OEM CarPlay didn’t appear in new cars sold until the…