Worlds First iPad Equipped Car

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World's first iPad-equipped car
Matt Campbell
February 10, 2011

Range Rover's top of the line model to include removable iPads as standard issue.

Limited edition version of the Range Rover luxury 4WD becomes world's first vehicle to be offered with iPads as standard.

Forget iPod connectivity. Land Rover has taken the car industry's association with Apple products to the next level after becoming the first brand to fit a vehicle with iPads as standard.

Two of the electronic giant's popular portable tablet devices are incorporated into the front seatbacks of the company's most exclusive Range Rover yet, replacing the traditional DVD screens typically found in high-end luxury vehicles.

The Range Rover Autobiography Ultimate Edition's encased iPads flip up when rear-seat passengers want to watch movies, listen to music or browse the internet, and they are removable.

The office-style back seat also adds new console extensions with Apple keyboards, aluminium laptop table and drinks chiller.

Although the iPads, which start at $629, come free with the new Range Rover, it's unlikely buyers will consider this a bargain.

The aptly named Range Rover Ultimate, which features a handcrafted leather interior and yacht-inspired wooden cargo floor, is likely to cost more than $250,000 if it is imported to Australia.