{"id":30945,"date":"2022-09-07T08:37:25","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T12:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=30945"},"modified":"2022-09-07T08:37:25","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T12:37:25","slug":"bmw-x4-m-driven-with-vr-goggles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=30945","title":{"rendered":"BMW X4 M Driven With VR Goggles In Third-Person View Seems Tricky"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><meta itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/09\/07\/bmw-x4-m-driven-with-vr-goggles\/\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post_video\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Can we drive in third-person? Gymkhana with a twist!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gimMx96J_jY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bmwad\">\n<p><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\" itemprop=\"description\" readability=\"67.360691144708\">\n<p>And now for something completely different, driving a car while wearing virtual reality goggles. South Africa\u2019s <em>Cars.co.za<\/em> asked race car driver Ashley Oldfield to ride shotgun in a BMW X4 M Competition finished in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2021\/10\/25\/2022-bmw-x4-m-competition-in-sao-paulo-yellow-too-bold-or-just-right\/\">Sao Paulo Yellow<\/a> for this unusual test. Various employees from the magazine\u2019s headquarters in Johannesburg were asked to take turns behind the wheel, but with a twist.<\/p>\n<p>They not only had to wear VR goggles but also answer a quiz containing random questions covering a wide array of topics. This was all done while driving the performance SUV on a pre-established track course by navigating through the cones. A camera mounted up high on a pole affixed to the rear windshield provided a third-person view, thus blurring the line between reality and video games.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-412464\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/2022_bmw_x4m_sao_paulo_yellow_51-830x553.jpg\" alt=\"2022 bmw x4m sao paulo yellow 51 830x553\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/2022_bmw_x4m_sao_paulo_yellow_51-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/2022_bmw_x4m_sao_paulo_yellow_51-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/2022_bmw_x4m_sao_paulo_yellow_51-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/2022_bmw_x4m_sao_paulo_yellow_51-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/2022_bmw_x4m_sao_paulo_yellow_51.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of 2022 bmw x4m sao paulo yellow 51 830x553\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-medium wp-image-412464\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20830%20553%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/2022_bmw_x4m_sao_paulo_yellow_51-830x553.jpg\" alt=\"2022 bmw x4m sao paulo yellow 51 830x553\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/2022_bmw_x4m_sao_paulo_yellow_51-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/2022_bmw_x4m_sao_paulo_yellow_51-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/2022_bmw_x4m_sao_paulo_yellow_51-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/2022_bmw_x4m_sao_paulo_yellow_51-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/2022_bmw_x4m_sao_paulo_yellow_51.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of 2022 bmw x4m sao paulo yellow 51 830x553\"\/><\/p>\n<p>We actually get to see the driver\u2019s point of view, and it sure looks like playing a Forza or Gran Turismo game, only it\u2019s real life. Some of the magazine\u2019s employees fared better than others, but they all agreed it felt weird driving the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/02\/20\/bmw-m-individual-colors\/\">BMW X4 M<\/a> from a third-person view. No fewer than four cones were smashed during the making of the video, while three GoPros suffered collateral damage as well.<\/p>\n<p>Following the unusual test, it was time for Ashley Oldfield to drive the speedy SUV on the same Red Star Raceway in Mpumalanga. From the passenger seats, people working for <em>Cars.co.za<\/em> then got to enjoy a hot lap, which kicked off by activating the X4 M\u2019s launch control. As a refresher, the Competition model sprints to 62 mph (100 km\/h) in 3.8 seconds. Flat out, it can reach 177 mph (285 km\/h) if the optional M Driver\u2019s Package is installed.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019d be curious to find out how it feels to drive a car from a third-person view, be it a BMW or not. That said, the old-fashioned method remains the most immersive way to experience an M car.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gimMx96J_jY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cars.co.za \/ YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"BMW X4M Competition review\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vTVLz01jaKI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content] ADVERTISEMENT And now for something completely different, driving a car while wearing virtual reality goggles. South Africa\u2019s Cars.co.za asked race car driver Ashley Oldfield to ride shotgun in a BMW X4 M Competition finished in Sao Paulo Yellow for this unusual test. 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