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The Ultimate Drive – Discover Roads by BMW Financial Services app for iPhone and iPad


4.0 ( 3360 ratings )
Travel Navigation
Developer: SocialNav, Inc.
Free
Current version: 5.2.1, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 09 Aug 2011
App size: 75.82 Mb

The Ultimate Drive helps you find the most fun, most scenic routes, not just the fastest or shortest. With recommendations in over 160 countries, find the most entertaining drives based on recommendations from local drivers.

Tap into all the recommendations of Yelp.com, either to find a place to stop along the way, or to first find a destination then the most fun, most scenic way of getting there.

New in version 5:

* Personalized Alerts – be notified when new routes are added
* iPad layout for improved planning

Designed for those who are passionate about driving, The Ultimate Drive is the official social navigation application of BMW Financial Services for smartphones.

> Find excellent roads for day trips or long drives

> Arrange a test drive of a BMW by email or phone at an U.S. Dealer

> BMW CAR CLUBS
> Get the favorite drives of your local BMW club
> Send your favorite drives to other club members

AND MORE BMW Driving Community Features:

> Identify all the stretches you’ve driven
> Add your favorite roads in minutes
> Rate or comment on existing roads
> Show off your BMW or other vehicles by taking a picture for your profile
> Post your favorite roads on Facebook
> Share directions and drives with friends who have iPhones, iPads, iPod touches, other smartphones or even standalone GPS devices

Please download and enjoy The Ultimate Drive, brought to you by The Ultimate Driving Machine®.

Pros and cons of The Ultimate Drive – Discover Roads by BMW Financial Services app for iPhone and iPad

The Ultimate Drive – Discover Roads by BMW Financial Services app good for

I am one of the first to use this app in my area. When I first downloaded the app there was only one stretch that was inputted by another user, now 5 days later there are almost 100! If we all use this app properly it can be a fun tool for finding the best roads all around the world! How cool would it be to go on a road trip to the states and be able to hit some of the most infamous driving roads. One thing Id recommend from the noobs, please dont input a stretch thats obvious to everyone. We all know that Wall St is a great place to see tall buildings. Use this app to point out the hidden gems with lost of twisties. Thats what its all about! Enjoy, ROOFLESS
This app is awesome but everytime I hit the arrow for more details on the road, the app crashes. Great Stuff
Really well done. The integration with Google Maps is really well done, and its so easy to find spectacular drives in any area you may be heading to. Me, I use it for planning motorcycle trips, but its a BMW motorcycle, so thats ok!
The app is really good. The biggest issue I find is the users. It relies on user input for the routes. In my area most of the routes are great and fun roads, but when users highlight bs routes it ruins it for others, but without user input it is difficult or even impossible to track all the different stretches of roads. At least it gives each route a chance to be rated as well, so again its up to us the users to weed out the boring routes. Definitely worth trying.
I enjoy using this app for finding scenic routes and enthusiast roads. For that it is very good. But the app uses a pre-iOS 7 interface. Its long due for an update.

Some bad moments

What type of language is this? Gemlish? Bad UI. Does BMW knows about this?
Issues with the maps from the app getting transferred properly into the maps app is a huge issue. Needs fixing ASAP
As an app to highlight good drives it relies on its users. Unfortunately its users highlight straight stretches of road with no info, and tout advantages such as driving past some random mall. Boring.
I love the app. It is great to find new roads to enjoy my "Ultimate Driving Machine". The part that stinks is that it doesnt link to the iPhone map app. Too hard to try and zoom in while driving.
Like the app a lot but what would be perfect would be the ability to link directly to BMW connected app and plug directly into your cars nav. That would bring it over the top and something Id even pay for.
The idea is great. Unfortunately it crashes and freezes all the time. It is not acceptable for a brand like BMW to be associated with a product half done.

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