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The Mercedes-Benz GLS Awarded one of the Best Large SUVs for 2024!

The demand for large, spacious vehicles is ever-growing, pun intended. Competition Auto Group is proud to strive ahead and stay informed of all of the auto industry's automotive innovatives. We are proud to report all vehicular updates throughout all five of our passionate dealerships. Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-Benz of Smithtown and Mercedes-Benz of Huntington will continue to progress unwaveringly with Competition BMW, Competition INFINITI and Competition Subaru in the face of such grand automotive demands and expansions.

With so many different automotive options, James Riswick, Autoblog Author, has concluded the year of 2023 with AutoBlog's Best Large SUVs of 2024! Autoblog partitioned their titanous contenders into three different categories: 

  1. Best Large Family Crossover
  2. Best Traditional Large SUV
  3. Best Large Luxury SUVs (Includes both body-on-frame chassis Trucks and Crossover Vehicles) 

When shoppers are in search of a remarkable and grand product, they explore a wide array of choices for such a special acquisition. When acquiring the sizable Mercedes-Benz GLS, there are many enjoyable aspects to contemplate beyond its sheer dimensions!

Autoblog's Factors to Consider:

  1. Passenger Capacity
  2. Cargo Space
  3. Excellent Fuel Efficiency
  4. Handling and Ride Quality
  5. Capability for Heavy-Duty Tasks (e.g., Towing)
  6. Roomy Third Rows (No disrespect to our cozy Mercedes-Benz Crossover Vehicles!)

Competition Auto Group and Mercedes-Benz of Smithtown are invigorated and ready to start 2024 by celebrating the prestigious Mercedes-Benz GLS Class winning the Best Large Luxury SUV of 2024 with our #MBSmithtownFamily!

"...The most advanced SUV Mercedes-Benz has to offer..." -James Riswick, Best Large SUVs of 2024

Competition Auto Group would love to congratulate Mercedes-Benz for this rewarding accolade! We are even more eager to bring the grand Mercedes-Benz GLS Class SUV from our showrooms in Smithtown and Huntington to your garage on Long Island! 

This annual award was granted to the spacious GLS Class from Mercedes-Benz because of its:

  • Exquisite Interior
  • Abundance of Flawless Engineering Throughout Model Lineup
  • Ability to Cater to Every Driver
  •  Thoughtfully-Implemented Safety Technology
  • Generous and Roomy Three-Row Environment
    • The Mercedes-Benz GLS Class seamlessly dominates the "Large Luxury SUV" category, surpassing the competitors' flagship Classes with ease.
  • Option for Adult-Friendly Third-Row Seating

All of this grand-scaling criteria make up the many reasons as to why AutoBlog named the Mercedes-Benz GLS Class the winner of all Large Luxury SUVs of 2024! 

To put into perspective how coveted a third-row option may be for the right person, our ultra-luxurious Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600 does not even have a third row option available. 

Although the monstrous Mercedes-Maybach model did not canonically receive an award, nor did the accelerating Mercedes-AMG GLS 63 version; Riswick confirms what our friendly and informative staff already know: The Mercedes-Maybach and Mercedes-AMG GLS 63 versions are completely full to the brim with both extravagance and abundance. 

Mercedes-Benz of Smithtown and Competition Auto Group are honored to help our #MBSmithtownFamily help their own special families! With the Mercedes-Benz GLS Class, even your extended family can close the distance with this silver-starred SUV's impressive, spacious third row seating, innovative safety technology and diverse lineup of trim levels. Thanks to Autoblog, drivers can find out just exactly how seamlessly the Mercedes-Benz GLS Class integrates itself in your family of vehicles! From East Setauket, Bohemia, Hauppauge, Port Jefferson and back, fill up with the title-winning Mercedes-Benz GLS Class! With ample room for everything on your to-do list and an extra row of seating so everyone can join, and discover everyone's newest favorite adventure! 

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