Comparison: wheelbase Audi A8 vs. competitors 2025
The wheelbase is the distance between the centres of the front and rear wheels It is the value that most determines the comfort of the front and rear seat occupants.With it’s
length of 5190 mm and
bootspace of 505 l,
the Audi A8 has a wheelbase of 2998 mm. The longest wheelbase you can find amongst similar vehicles has Hyundai Staria 2.2 CRDi (US4 ), which is 275mm more than the A8 50 TDI -
3273 mm.For illustration, the difference in length between the Audi and the Hyundai is 63mm. On the other hand, the shortest wheelbase in the " stufenheck" category belongs to Casalini 550 , which is 1795 mm - that makes it 1203mm shorter than the Audi in question.
Audi A8 - How has the wheelbase changed over the generations?
Audi A8 generations
(Wheelbase)
Audi A8 generations| Generation year | Wheelbase |
|---|
| A8, Model year 1994 (D2) | 2882 mm |
| A8, Model year 1998 (D2 (1. Facelift)) | 2880 mm |
| A8, Model year 2002 (D3) | 2944 mm |
| A8, Model year 2007 (D3 (1. Facelift)) | 2944 mm |
| A8, Model year 2010 (D4) | 2992 mm |
| A8, Model year 2013 (D4 (1. Facelift)) | 2992 mm |
| A8, Model year 2017 (D5) | 2998 mm |
| A8, Model year 2021 (A8 D5 (1. Facelift)) | 2998 mm |
The difference in wheelbase between first generation (D2) from 1994 and last generation (A8 D5 (1. Facelift)) from 2021 is 11.6cm mm.
The wheelbase of the current generation of A8 is 2998 mm.
Variants
Audi A8 variants: A8 ) vs. S8 )
(Wheelbase)
Wheelbase: Audi A8 variants| Variant name | Wheelbase |
|---|
| A8 ) | 2998 mm |
| S8 ) | 2998 mm |
The wheelbase compared to other Audi models
Audi A8 vs other current cars by Audi
(Wheelbase)
Wheelbase: A8 vs. other models by Audi| Variant name | Wheelbase |
|---|
| A1 Sportback | 2563 mm |
| A1 allstreet | 2566 mm |
| A1 citycarver | 2566 mm |
| SQ2 | 2594 mm |
| Q2 | 2601 mm |
| S3 Limousine | 2630 mm |
| S3 Sportback | 2630 mm |
| RS3 Limousine | 2631 mm |
| RS3 Sportback | 2631 mm |
| A3 Limousine | 2636 mm |
| A3 Sportback | 2636 mm |
| A3 Sportback g-tron | 2636 mm |
| R8 Coupé | 2650 mm |
| R8 Spyder | 2650 mm |
| Q3 | 2680 mm |
| Q3 Sportback | 2680 mm |
| RS Q3 | 2681 mm |
| RS Q3 Sportback | 2681 mm |
| A5 Cabriolet | 2764 mm |
| A5 Coupé | 2764 mm |
| Q4 e-tron | 2764 mm |
| Q4 e-tron Sportback | 2764 mm |
| S5 Cabriolet | 2765 mm |
| RS5 Coupé | 2766 mm |
| A4 allroad ) | 2818 mm |
| Q5 | 2819 mm |
| Q5 Sportback | 2819 mm |
| A4 Avant ) | 2820 mm |
| A4 Limousine ) | 2820 mm |
| A5 Sportback | 2824 mm |
| SQ5 | 2824 mm |
| SQ5 Sportback | 2824 mm |
| RS4 Avant ) | 2826 mm |
| RS5 Sportback | 2826 mm |
| Q6 e-tron | 2889 mm |
| A5 Limousine | 2892 mm |
| S e-tron GT | 2900 mm |
| RS e-tron GT | 2900 mm |
| Q8 e-tron edition Dakar | 2923 mm |
| A6 Limousine | 2923 mm |
| A6 Avant ) | 2924 mm |
| A6 Limousine ) | 2924 mm |
| A6 allroad ) | 2925 mm |
| A7 Sportback ) | 2926 mm |
| S7 Sportback ) | 2926 mm |
| S6 Avant ) | 2928 mm |
| S6 Limousine ) | 2928 mm |
| Q8 e-tron | 2928 mm |
| Q8 e-tron Sportback | 2928 mm |
| SQ8 e-tron | 2928 mm |
| SQ8 e-tron Sportback | 2928 mm |
| RS6 Avant ) | 2929 mm |
| RS6 Avant GT ) | 2929 mm |
| RS7 Sportback ) | 2930 mm |
| A6 e-tron Sportback | 2946 mm |
| Q8 | 2995 mm |
| Q7 | 2995 mm |
| SQ8 | 2996 mm |
| RS Q8 | 2998 mm |
| A8 ) | 2998 mm |
| S8 ) | 2998 mm |
| SQ7 | 3002 mm |
How does the wheelbase of the Audi A8 compare to it's nearest competitors?
Audi A8 vs. similar cars
(Wheelbase)
Wheelbase: Audi A8 vs. similar cars| Car model | Wheelbase |
|---|
| Hyundai Staria 2021 | 3273 mm |
| Genesis G90 2023 | 3180 mm |
| Maxus T60 MAX 2025 | 3155 mm |
| Mercedes-Benz GL-Klasse 2006 | 3075 mm |
| NIO ET7 2022 | 3060 mm |
| Hongqi EH7 2024 | 3000 mm |
| XPeng P7 2024 | 2998 mm |
| Audi A8 2021 | 2998 mm |
| BMW i5 2023 | 2995 mm |
| Audi Q8 2018 | 2995 mm |
| Mercedes-Benz R-Klasse 2005 | 2980 mm |
| BYD Han 2022 | 2920 mm |
| BYD Seal 2023 | 2920 mm |
| Lexus ES 2021 | 2870 mm |
| ALPINA XD4 2021 | 2864 mm |
| Mercedes-Benz CLS 2004 | 2854 mm |
| VW Arteon 2020 | 2836 mm |
| ALPINA B7/B11/B12 (7er-Reihe) 1987 | 2832 mm |
| ALPINA XD3 2013 | 2810 mm |
| Cadillac XT4 2020 | 2779 mm |
| SEAT Ateca 2020 | 2630 mm |
| Borgward Isabella 1954 | 2600 mm |
| VW XL1 2014 | 2224 mm |
| Casalini 550 2022 | 1795 mm |
| Casalini M20 2022 | 1795 mm |
| Aixam Sensation 2017 | 1795 mm |
| Aixam Ambition 2023 | 1795 mm |
| Aixam Minauto 2023 | 1795 mm |
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