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BMW Ends 2023 With Success and Optimism!

With over 200,000 vehicles delivered worldwide within 2023, it's easy to say that BMW USA has continued its streak of successful years. Full of fun from the start, BMW was the most-shopped Luxury Car Brand for the first quarter of 2022, heading head-first with innovative new cars, excited new owners and exciting BMW adventures! With its electric fleet growing in both BMW models as well as popularity, BMW is more than prepared to continue to please their audiences of all kinds. 

The BMW i4

After the BMW i4, the first-ever all-electric Gran Coupe, was the best selling BMW vehicle for 2022 (announced Jan. 2023), the BMW i4 continued its electric success with a second consecutive year full of sales and AGAIN became BMW M's bestseller for 2023.

Additionally, impressing more than just BMW owners, the 2023 BMW i4 was awarded a spot on Car and Driver's 10Best Cars for 2023 List! 

Following in the grand footsteps of the very successful BMW i4 Gran Coupe, two more exciting additions joined BMW M's head-turning range of all-EV performance vehicles...

Have you seen the BMW i5 (left) and BMW i7 (right)?! 

Competition BMW has already met the entire lineup of Earth-friendly eco-loving BMW vehicles through various local, philanthropic events. Whether from our BMW Electrified Showcase, our exclusive BMW 7 Series Launch Event of the BMW i7 and BMW 760, or the exciting BMW i5 at our BMW i5 Premiere Event in October of 2023, everyone in attendance was full of optimism and completely blown away by the presentations!

Along with the year of 2023, came new high performance BMW models such as the....

The 2023 BMW M2 with Redesigned Face

The older-faced orangy BMW M2 (left) faces off with the radically red new BMW M2 (right). What do you think of this familiar vehicle's new face? 

The new, limited-edition BMW M3 CS

Unique, rare and heart-throbbing, the BMW M3 CS was one very special BMW vehicle that had the immense opportunity to bestow its one-of-a-kind  presence at our dealership. With all of its awesome, carbon-fibrous features, Competition BMW is proud to delivery one of these indescribably rare BMW M3 CS vehicles to one of our reoccurring members of our #CompetitionBMWFam ! 

The blistering, first-ever, BMW XM 

Competition BMW has introduced the first electrified M Model in history, the BMW XM, to our avid BMW family members as soon as we heard of its behemoth presence in 2022. Finally in showrooms, Competition BMW is proud to have this eco-friendly speedy SUV in our St. James showroom!

Leaving 2023 and accelerating as fast as the BMW XM into Q1 of 2024 was been an absolute privilege with the second-half of the impressive, eco-friendly BMW XM models: 

The BMW XM Label Red arrived right on the BMW XM's coattails in January of 2024!

The World's best-selling high-performance sports car in 2023 was the BMW M3!

The world's second-best-selling high performances sports car in 2023 was the BMW M4 Coupe.

Anticipation for 2024!

BMW USA confirms that their iconic vehicles will continue implement both innovation and pure diversification! Anticipated to race all around 2024, the newest edition of the BMW M5 is currently in the works, not only as a sedan but as a TOURING vehicle.

The 2023 BMW M5 Sedan, Competition BMW of Smithtown

Competition BMW is stoked to see where 2024's route will lead our kidney-grilled, Hofmeister kinked BMW vehicles! What vehicle have you been loving all  year long? What elements are you anticipating or hoping to see the most?! Let us know below!

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