The biggest news today is undoubtedly the local launch of the new 2016 Honda Civic – the tenth-generation of Honda’s iconic C-segment mainstay has been completely revised for this year with a fresh new look, a new turbocharged engine and a slew of new technologies.
One of the key additions is Apple CarPlay and Android Auto support, making the Civic one of the first cars in Malaysia – together with new Volvo XC90 and the W213 Mercedes-Benz E-Class, the latter also launched today – to come with the functionality straight out of the box. We’ve put together a short video explaining how the system works with CarPlay (and only CarPlay, for reasons you’ll see later on).
Starting up CarPlay is easy enough – just connect your iPhone to a dedicated USB port, located underneath the (very HR-V-esque) gearlever “bridge,” and the icon will pop up on the Display Audio infotainment system’s main menu. Tap on it (remembering to unlock your phone beforehand) and voilà – the display now shows an iOS interface built specifically for a car.
Once in, however, you’ll find that there really isn’t all that much to do. You can make a call by pressing the Phone icon – this jumps straight to Siri, which enables you to say the name or number that you intend to dial; if you prefer, you can also access your contacts or an old-fashioned keypad to dial the number by hand.
Want to dictate a message, or have one read to you through Siri when you’re on the road? You’re limited to SMS and iMessage on the built-in Messages app – there’s no support for other services like WhatsApp or Line at the moment.
You also won’t be able to access Waze or Google Maps for navigation – yes, you’re stuck with the not-very-accurate Apple Maps to guide you to your destination, which must be a scary thought for some people. There’s also no multitouch support for the seven-inch touchscreen, so you can’t pinch to zoom into the map.
Music options are, thankfully, a lot more fully-featured. Apart from built in Music app – which houses songs bought from the iTunes Store, as well as the Apple Music streaming service – you’ll also be able to use Spotify and Deezer, as well as listen to podcasts and audiobooks through their respective apps.
So, what about Android Auto? Well, the new Civic does support the system, but unlike CarPlay, it’s not built into the phone from the get-go – it’s an app that you’ll have to download from the Google Play Store, and it’s not available in Malaysia. It could be worth the wait for it to arrive here, however – you get to use the handy Google Maps instead, and the even handier Waze will make its way to the system in the coming months.
The best news? The Display Audio system is available on all Civic variants sold in Malaysia – yes, even the base 1.8S – so they will all have support for CarPlay and Android Auto from day one. For more information on the new 2016 Honda Civic, read our full launch story here; you can also find out how it drives in our review, which you can find here.
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good news is nice
bad news is haih, only available for APPLE je
Can update map? Can watch video or tv?
If no, my kancil 12 inches headunit is much better
I suppose more interesting to play with the media device than experiencing the turbo+CVT combo (which gonna be so bored)
CVT = tekan kuat enjin gooorrrrrr…. Turun bukit = drag gear enjin gooorrrrr lg hahahaha…. baik pandu lahan2 la
LUCKY ME din book yesterday. Few cases Civic turbo OVERHEATING reported in Thailand. Tow truck came to tow away the new Civic. Google it guys
Honda is dumb. Why got not Android? Only got Epal?
U x tengok video hafriz baik2 ke?
haiyaa…why u so lazy to read the article
I like that…”without waze, its pretty useless”! exactly!
can try if the following works?
http://www.carplaylife.com/how-to/how-to-enable-waze-navigation-on-apple-carplay/
Wow Honda dont messing around with OEM parts. Well done.
I see someone’s a fellow 9gagger, haha
Guilty as charged :)
9gagger Unite! Hue Hue Hue…
Malaysia – still the only country in the world where adult human beings can proudly admit to being ‘9gaggers’. We’re behind not only in cars, I suppose.
I’ve never been a huge fan of Japanese cars but damn I want this. Can’t wait to test drive it.
Audi’s MMI and Google Earth combo on their cockpit display is the way to go.
BMW/ MB will copy for sure. But Japanese need a few more years later
Much better than F30 headunit
they already come out with this la bro…hmmmm
you need iPhone to fully enjoy the features, why not SA consider to free iPhone for purchaser?
nice feature but after a while ure probably just going to use the phone from the phone itself
still active even if car in motion or only active when the car in stationary mode?
will replace it will aftermarket head unit.
this is completely rubbish.
Does epal maps still bring u to holland even thou u wanna go spain?
I think it is not expensive to give function such as radio with RDS function rite? i notice from City V and Jazz the Head Unit lack of this and now follow with New Civic.
Questions:
1. What are the differences between the 3 variants? The review above is the 1.8L. What about the rest?
2. Have Honda resolved the overheating engine issue as in Thailand affecting the new Civics now?
3. Are the airbags still using Takata?
4. What is the 0-100km times for the other variants?
please read la bro
MY pipu lazy to read, they only wan spoon feed
Same as with BMW connected apps (no love at all for Android for the time being), iPhone users get the goodies. But even then, it doesn’t have Waze. In my opinion, better save RM8k and get the mid spec Civic. LED lights are nice to have, but the normal lights are just fine.
I would say get the cheapest one. The 1.8L at 113k is more than sufficient for daily driving.
Tried and tested engine as well, a bit underpowered though.
for android phone you need to download Android Auto app from other source, for Play store malaysia the app is not available for download yet.
Hopefully can download apk files somewhere…just like what we do to android boxes supplied by TM for Unifi subscribers.
can uber or grab car partner app be used on this?
Apple Car Play? Totally useless at the moment…
I wonder if the head unit work with HDMI mirroring… I mean can you control HDMI mirroring via the HU touch screen?
Good job Honda Malaysia for being so generous in terms of specs and equipments!!
Can seriously feel the sincerity as a car dealer, not simply wanna earn the most profit from buyers, like some stupid dealer who doesnt even provide basic features, like VSC.
Ohya, and also, already get hybrid incentive from government but ehh how come the price of that car is still so expensive?
Which car, boss?
The CKD 2.4 D-segment HYBRID model, guess yourself.
It’s almost same price like it’s competitor D-seg 2.4 litre model, when the competitor doesn’t get Hybrid incentive..
What if we download android app not through the play store and open it? Maybe it works with that
New civic owner should download nearast tow car workshop to collect your car turbo car after overheating
I suppose CD or DVD is not in fashion anymore…
You should show what apps available in the iphone, i cant tell if the honda screen filter some apps or it does put it all on the screen