If you own a car that has a USB port or a system that allows the connection of mobile terminals, then you are probably interested in finding out if iPhone 5 can connect to them. Those from cNET they checked the compatibility of the terminal, and of its new Lightning port, with certain cars and came to the conclusion that you might sometimes encounter problems. Although in the case of Chevrolets or Nissan cars the connection can be made without problems using the USB port and a Lightning cable, in the case of certain Volkswagen models the terminal is not recognized by the system.
The good part is that if your car reads the information from the iPhone via Bluetooth, you won't have any problems using the device, but it all depends on the car and what you have in it. In general, iDevices can connect without problems to the multimedia systems of many cars, with a Lightning adapter you should be able to do the same with the iPhone 5, but everything must be thoroughly checked first.
