A luxurious BMW M8 Competition, valued at over 200 thousand dollars, has recently arrived in Cuba, as shown in a video posted on TikTok by the account @cuba_autos2, where the moment the vehicle is unloaded from a shipping container is captured.
The images—which quickly went viral—show the powerful German sports car slowly coming out of the container under the supervision of dock workers.
The car, in metallic black, stands out for its imposing design and its 625-horsepower twin-turbo V8 engine, an absolute rarity in a country where most cars are over fifty years old.
However, the luxury of the BMW did not go unnoticed among Cuban users, who filled the post with comments of astonishment and indignation.
"The question is how the car got in," wrote a user. Another commented: "What is the need to bring that car to Cuba? That's all I ask, because the rest is very hard to understand, to be honest."
Others questioned the usefulness of a high-performance vehicle in a country mired in energy and economic crisis:
"I wonder, what do I want that for in Cuba if there is nothing? How do you fuel that beast? There isn't even food. I would love to know what the objective is."
The BMW M8 Competition, with an acceleration of 0 to 100 km/h in just over 3.2 seconds, stands in stark contrast to the reality of transportation on the island, where blackouts, gasoline shortages, and high fuel prices leave many Cubans barely able to get around by bike or public transport.
The arrival of this luxury vehicle reignites the debate about privileges and inequalities within Cuba, where the importation of cars is heavily restricted and the official prices of new vehicles are unattainable for the majority of the population.
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