BMW tests M Lap Timer App with M4 Coupe at Brands Hatch
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/" rel="tag">Coupe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/tech/" rel="tag">Technology</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/videos/" rel="tag">Videos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/" rel="tag">BMW</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/luxury/" rel="tag">Luxury</a></p><a href="/2014/03/21/bmw-lap-timer-app-m4-brands-hatch-video/#continued"><img alt="BMW M Lap Timer" data-credit="BMW UK" data-mep="180747" src="http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/adam/ac881e75f1f7a86dcda4ed158 889759b/m-lap-timer-app-vid.jpg" /></a><br />
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The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/m4/">2015 BMW M4</a> looks to include all the necessary ingredients to offer dynamite driving experience. It's an <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/bmw+m/">M car</a> after all. But in today's constantly connected world, the experience of hurtling a car around a track isn't always enough.<br />
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We want data, and while there are some solid telemetry apps available for smartphones (notably <a href="http://www.gps-laptimer.de/Home.html">Harry's GPS LapTimer</a>), manufacturers have been a bit slower to develop their own dedicated mobile telemetry trackers for their performance cars. With the new M4, though, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/">BMW</a> is taking the plunge, allowing drivers to track their lap progress through a new app, creatively called the M Lap Timer.<br />
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To show off the program, BMW has recruited touring car racer Andy Priaulx to perform a fast lap in an M4 at the UK's <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/brands+hatch/">Brands Hatch</a> circuit. The accompanying video doesn't do much to show off the app in action. Rather, it give us a stylized look at the metrics as Priaulx hustles BMW's hottest <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/4+series/">4 Series</a> coupe around the circuit.<br />
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Of course, the Lap Timer is something we hope to sample as soon as we get our first turn in the M4. Until then, have a look <a href="/2014/03/21/bmw-lap-timer-app-m4-brands-hatch-video/#continued">below</a> to see just what it's capable of.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/21/bmw-lap-timer-app-m4-brands-hatch-video/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>BMW tests M Lap Timer App with M4 Coupe at Brands Hatch</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/21/bmw-lap-timer-app-m4-brands-hatch-video/">BMW tests M Lap Timer App with M4 Coupe at Brands Hatch</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Fri, 21 Mar 2014 14:58:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/21/bmw-lap-timer-app-m4-brands-hatch-video/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20853655/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/21/bmw-lap-timer-app-m4-brands-hatch-video/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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