Carsync ULTRA | Drive Smart

Fits perfectly to my Ford Escape 2009.
Great quality and rear cam quality.

Highly recommend.

I have shared this product with other owners of same cars they like it)

This product is the best solution on the market for now if we talking about portable one.

Hope people will make right decision)

Thx a lot for the product.

I'm in love with my 2015 car and hope I never have to give it up. The one thing I miss about her not being a modern car is CarPlay. I called around to our favorite trusted audio people and they all quoted around $2000 to get a good system in. That's half of what my car is worth now. So, I asked perplexity to give me a better idea and she suggested this. Aside from the tips below (very important to proper usage) it was the absolute easiest perfect simple and affordable solution.

IMPORTANT TIPS:
- the inside of my car can get to 140 degrees so nothing sticks to the windshield for long and the dashboard has this strange pattern so you cant stick anything to that.
- There are lots of wires that come out of it to power it.

SO>>>
- I went to my audio guy and for $150 he mounted it on the dashboard permanently with some screws (the pieces I bought on amazon were junk and did not work so he created a new way of attaching it) and he hard wired it into my car. So now it starts automatically when I turn my car on and there are no wires!

I LOVE it!!!

I don’t usually write reviews, but the Carsync ULTRA deserves ALL the stars!

From the moment I powered it on, I was blown away by how sleek, responsive, and ridiculously easy it was to set up. I had wireless CarPlay running in under a minute, and the 60fps display is buttery smooth — absolutely no lag, which makes using maps, music, and messages a total joy.

What really impressed me is how portable and compact it is. I can move it from car to car or even use it in rental cars — no installation required, just plug and go. The touchscreen is super responsive, and the user interface is intuitive and modern. It honestly feels like I’ve upgraded my car’s entire infotainment system for a fraction of the cost.

✅ Fast connection
✅ Crystal-clear visuals
✅ Flawless wireless CarPlay
✅ Portable and hassle-free

This is hands down one of the best tech purchases I’ve made all year. If you’ve been on the fence, just get it — your future self (and your car) will thank you.

Screen works and looks amazing. Easy to get configured, decently fast startup, easy use experience. I love the screen width and the way it has primary and secondary sections of the screen or can operate as a single display.
Allows me to run separate audio from my s23 ultra to a 1Mii B06S+ LDAC Bluetooth 5.2 reciever for great audio in my car (for those of us who cant install a fancy head unit) great solution for keeping my g8 gxp stock!

Powering the screen with an anker 323 car charger. Works flawlessly! Highly reccomend over the bulky adapter it comes with

The only complaint is that i cant find a wide mount with a 17mm ballhead that makes this screen super stable without having to put foam under it to stop it from rattling against my car. However its incredibly workable and the easy interface makes it worthwhile.

NOTE: I read the instructions and since lowered the monitor to rest on the dash, please ignore the incorrect installation shown in the photo.

That being said, I am one of the 1% of users that needs to connect through radio. My cars blue tooth is too old to find the device, and I figured there was a high percentage of the dual Bluetooth not being compatible. But the fm responder works perfectly for my needs and I can now listen to my favorite audiobooks, podcasts and Apple Music flawlessly through my speakers.

I looked into adding an aftermarket unit that would have cost $1200 for me to have replace my existing nav in my Infiniti. I share this because price wasn’t an issue for me, but the install guy refused to do the aftermarket adaptations because he knew the dash was going to inevitably break when removing the council and reordering parts was not gonna be easy given the age of my vehicle.

I was so upset about not being able to modernize my car with CarPlay that I started researching other options. The majority of the CarPlay devices looked like crap. They were very bulky or just had terrible lag time on them.

I rode in a car with a friend who had one and it would constantly disconnect and I just hated the idea of a third screen (after my phone and nav) that was inferior quality to both. So I continued for a couple years on my cheap cigarette lighter fm transmitter that paired with my phone so I could hear podcasts through my speakers. Cest la vie. I knew I’d have Apple CarPlay in my next vehicle, but I love my car and will run it till it dies, so that may be another 7-10 years off.

On Amazon prime day I looked back at options on the market for CarPlay devices to see how they have improved. And for the most part, they hadn’t. But alas, I found this unit and ordered after prime days since I still wanted to research and compare with a few models out there. No worries, price was about the same when I ordered.

What I was looking for in a review was someone who had success using the fm transmitter option for pairing. I didn’t find that review, so I felt obliged to write it.

This unit gives me a classy Apple CarPlay feel without the risk of a destructive factory install. If this continues to work for the life of my car I will be ecstatic, but I am already over the moon just having everything integrated through my cars audio. I purchased a cd mount holder for my phone and it works great to keep my phone in a nearby place without overcrowding my center council area.

For those of you with older cars, buy with confidence as the fm station is a reliable option for all the incredible features CarPlay has to offer, at your fingertips with a fast display change, solid connectivity and sleek quality that this device has to offer! So happy I waited to get this gem and not be turned off by other inferior quality CarPlay’s on the market.