Certified CenterRemember the other week when we here at BMW Portland told you about that speed demon who drove his poor 2013 BMW M3 into a ditch? Even though it's his own darn fault and is exactly why we're such big advocates of safe driving in our new and used cars, we still can't help but feel bad for the guy. After all, not only did he total his beautiful car but he's now a worldwide embarrassment after having uploaded his footage of the crash to YouTube.
So in an effort to take his mind off the grave amount of misfortune he's brought upon his sorry self, we thought he'd be happy to hear about the M Power Meter app from his friends at BMW.
Built for the speed demon within all of us, the M Power Meter can be downloaded onto your smartphone and synched up with BMW telemetry to give you a detailed, top-down view of how you're driving. Like we said, safety always comes first whether you're a speed demon or a soccer mom, so you won't be able to view the app while driving and it must be tethered to your vehicle in order to work. So once you've finished racing down a set track, the M Power Meter can give you head-to-head comparisons of how fared against your past runs plus a nifty line graph that highlights everything from breaking patterns to steering angles.
It's like having a pit team in the palm of your hand, and if you're having a good day on the track, you can even humblebrag to your friends by sending them your performance data.
So as long as you promise not to follow in the footsteps of YouTube star No. 1, feel free to take the M Power Meter for a spin at our dealership here in Portland, OR. It's truly something else.