BMW has announced that its 1, 3, 5, and 6 series’ lines will be sporting iPhone connections. They will also equip the X5 with the technology too.
BMW was also the first to integrate the iPhone into its vehicles in the US. The launch will come at the Frankfurt Auto Show on September 13th.
So if you have an iPhone and are very proud of it, you could go buy a BMW they make some pretty nice vehicles. Or if you are in the market for a vehicle that implements the iPhone there is also the story we ran a while back about Audi integrating the phone into their high tech in-car media solution.
BMW and MINI Vehicles Equipped for Apple iPhone [via TheNewsMarket]
Hi,
I just bought a BMW 335i convertible and my present Q85 Motorola with Verizon won’t work. I am willing to switch carriers (and pay the price) to get a new 3G iPhone but want to know FOR SURE that it will work in my 2008 BMW.
John
I have a new iPhone 3G and 2007 530xi. I’ve had the BMW snap-in-adapter cradle for my Motorola RAZR about a year so I’m familiar with Bluetooth integration. I recently purchase the iPhone snap-in-adapter. As far as Bluetooth integration, I’m getting a partial phone number transfer from the iPhone to the car but there are some numbers missing on my iDrive.
The other thing I’ve noticed is that the iPhone snap-in-adapter is designed for the original iPhone, but the new iPhone is a .2mm thicker. When I used a friend’s old iPhone, it seats and ejects nicely from the snap-in-adapter. With the new iPhone 3G, you have to “man handle” the phone to insert and eject it…compared to an original iPhone. Does anyone know if BMW knows about the iPhone 3G being thicker and if there are plans for an updated snap-in-adapter?