If you buy a 2009 car, you're probably going to get an iPod connection. 

TechnoRide reports, "According to a new iSuppli Corp study, more than half of all cars sold in the United States during 2009 will offer some type of iPod connectivity. In 2008, 39 percent of models already sport this feature, but that number is expected to jump to 58 percent next year, which will mark the first time that more than half of cars will have this capability."

You'll be getting Bluetooth connectivity as well.  "The same study said that 82 percent of all models available in the U.S. in 2009 will either have it standard or offer it as an option. Newer implementations of Bluetooth include voice recognition and streaming media transfers to the car's stereo system."

Kicking Tires notes, "This isn't all that surprising given that iPods make up 70% to 80% of the overall market for portable media players, and the demand for connectivity between cars and PMPs has rapidly increased. Car buyers are coming to expect that option in new vehicles; it's only a matter of time before connectivity for iPods and other PMPs will simply be standard."

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