Car manufacturers and their apps
3/22/2009 09:47:00 PM - 1 comments
Nowadays every bigger company has noticed that having an own app in the App Store is a really easy and good way to promote their product. Disney for example offered the app "RhinoBall" to promote the movie "Bolt". The first ones who noticed the enormous potential of the App Store, were the car manufacturers. Most of them made a quite good job.
Audi
Audi was the first car manufacturer, that offered a racing app for the iPhone. "Audi A4 Driving" was made to promote the new Audi A4. The game is very spartan. You have to drive an Audi A4 through a racetrack and you have to beat a shadow car.
Volkswagen
"Volkswagen Polo challenge 3D" was also only made to promote a new car, the new VW Polo. The only mode you can play is a time attack mode. You drive a VW polo. Well, you don't really drive... The only thing you can do is to steer and to put on the brakes. Nevertheless this app is really entertaining.
BMW
The app "BMW Z4 - An Expression of Joy. - Lite" Is not a traditional racing game. It is the first app, which combines driving and drawing. While you are driving a BMW Z4, which is free customizable, you draw a picture using your wheels as brushes. You have to be connected to a Wi-Fi network to download it, because it is bigger than 10 MB.
Seat
"Seat Ibiza Cupra Race" by Seat is the only traditional racing game. There are 3 different modes:
- Racing Mode: This is a traditional racing mode.You compete against 5 other drivers
- Time Attack: In this mode your only enemy is the clock.
- Test Drive: The mode's name tells everything you have to know about the mode.
You have to be connected to a Wi-Fi network to download it, because it is bigger than 10 MB.
Mercedes Benz
This car manufacturer is the only one, which published an app, that doesn't offer the possibility to drive a car. It is called "Mercedes-Benz Top Trumps" and it shows you 64 original cars from the Mercedes-Benz museum in Stuttgart (Germany).
Appart from this app, Mercedes Benz also offers an app called "Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG App". This app is nothing special, it only allows you to watch small movies or pictures, which show the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG.
All of this Apps are available in the App Store for free.
Patrickk
AudiAudi was the first car manufacturer, that offered a racing app for the iPhone. "Audi A4 Driving" was made to promote the new Audi A4. The game is very spartan. You have to drive an Audi A4 through a racetrack and you have to beat a shadow car.
Volkswagen"Volkswagen Polo challenge 3D" was also only made to promote a new car, the new VW Polo. The only mode you can play is a time attack mode. You drive a VW polo. Well, you don't really drive... The only thing you can do is to steer and to put on the brakes. Nevertheless this app is really entertaining.
BMW
The app "BMW Z4 - An Expression of Joy. - Lite" Is not a traditional racing game. It is the first app, which combines driving and drawing. While you are driving a BMW Z4, which is free customizable, you draw a picture using your wheels as brushes. You have to be connected to a Wi-Fi network to download it, because it is bigger than 10 MB.
Seat"Seat Ibiza Cupra Race" by Seat is the only traditional racing game. There are 3 different modes:
- Racing Mode: This is a traditional racing mode.You compete against 5 other drivers
- Time Attack: In this mode your only enemy is the clock.
- Test Drive: The mode's name tells everything you have to know about the mode.
You have to be connected to a Wi-Fi network to download it, because it is bigger than 10 MB.
Mercedes BenzThis car manufacturer is the only one, which published an app, that doesn't offer the possibility to drive a car. It is called "Mercedes-Benz Top Trumps" and it shows you 64 original cars from the Mercedes-Benz museum in Stuttgart (Germany).
Appart from this app, Mercedes Benz also offers an app called "Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG App". This app is nothing special, it only allows you to watch small movies or pictures, which show the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG.All of this Apps are available in the App Store for free.
Patrickk
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