Comparison: wheelbase BMW 501/502/3200 vs. competitors 2024

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 4730 mm and bootspace of 0 l, the BMW 501/502/3200 has a wheelbase of 2835 mm. The longest wheelbase you can find amongst similar vehicles has Jaguar S-Type 3.0 V6 (CCX ), which is 74mm more than the 501 - 2909 mm.For illustration, the difference in length between the BMW and the Jaguar is 131mm. On the other hand, the shortest wheelbase in the " saloon" category belongs to Mitsubishi Tredia 1600 , which is 2445 mm - that makes it 390mm shorter than the BMW in question.
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BMW 501/502/3200 - How has the wheelbase changed over the generations?

The wheelbase of the current generation of 501/502/3200 is 2835 mm.

The wheelbase compared to other BMW models

BMW 501/502/3200 vs other current cars by BMW

(Wheelbase)
Wheelbase: 501/502/3200 vs. other models by BMW
Variant nameWheelbase
Z4 M Performance Roadster 2470 mm
Z4 Roadster 2470 mm
2{series} Active Tourer 2670 mm
1{series} 2670 mm
1{series} M Performance 2670 mm
X2 2670 mm
2{series} Coupé 2690 mm
2{series} Cabrio 2690 mm
2{series} M Performance Cabrio 2690 mm
X1 2692 mm
X1 M Performance 2692 mm
iX1 2692 mm
iX2 2692 mm
2{series} M Performance Coupé 2741 mm
2{series} M2 Coupé 2747 mm
3{series} Limousine 2810 mm
3{series} Touring 2810 mm
3{series} M3 CS Limousine 2812 mm
3{series} M3 Limousine 2812 mm
8{series} Cabrio 2822 mm
8{series} Coupé 2822 mm
8{series} M Performance Cabrio 2822 mm
8{series} M Performance Coupé 2822 mm
8{series} M8 Cabrio 2827 mm
8{series} M8 Coupé 2827 mm
3{series} M Performance Limousine 2851 mm
3{series} M Performance Touring 2851 mm
4{series} Cabrio 2851 mm
4{series} Coupé 2851 mm
4{series} M Performance Cabrio 2851 mm
4{series} M Performance Coupé 2851 mm
4{series} Gran Coupé 2856 mm
4{series} M Performance Gran Coupé 2856 mm
i4 2856 mm
i4 M Performance 2856 mm
3{series} M3 Touring 2857 mm
4{series} M4 Cabrio 2857 mm
4{series} M4 Coupé 2857 mm
4{series} M4 CSL Coupé 2857 mm
X3 2864 mm
X3 M 2864 mm
X3 M Performance 2864 mm
X4 2864 mm
X4 M 2864 mm
X4 M Performance 2864 mm
iX3 2864 mm
X5 M 2972 mm
X6 M 2972 mm
5{series} Limousine 2975 mm
5{series} M Performance Limousine 2975 mm
5{series} Touring 2975 mm
X5 2975 mm
X5 M Performance 2975 mm
X6 2975 mm
X6 M Performance 2975 mm
5{series} M5 CS Limousine 2982 mm
5{series} M5 Limousine 2982 mm
i5 Limousine 2995 mm
i5 M Performance Limousine 2995 mm
i5 M Performance Touring 2995 mm
i5 Touring 2995 mm
iX 3000 mm
iX M Performance 3000 mm
8{series} Gran Coupé 3023 mm
8{series} M Performance Gran Coupé 3023 mm
8{series} M8 Gran Coupé 3027 mm
6{series} GT 3070 mm
XM 3105 mm
X7 3105 mm
X7 M Performance 3105 mm
i7 3215 mm
i7 M Performance 3215 mm
7{series} 3215 mm
7{series} M Performance 3215 mm
1. Z4 M Performance Roadster 2470 mm
2. Z4 Roadster 2470 mm
3. 2{series} Active Tourer 2670 mm
4. 1{series} 2670 mm
5. 1{series} M Performance 2670 mm
6. X2 2670 mm
7. 2{series} Coupé 2690 mm
8. 2{series} Cabrio 2690 mm
9. 2{series} M Performance Cabrio 2690 mm
10. X1 2692 mm
11. X1 M Performance 2692 mm
12. iX1 2692 mm
13. iX2 2692 mm
14. 2{series} M Performance Coupé 2741 mm
15. 2{series} M2 Coupé 2747 mm
16. 3{series} Limousine 2810 mm
17. 3{series} Touring 2810 mm
18. 3{series} M3 CS Limousine 2812 mm
19. 3{series} M3 Limousine 2812 mm
20. 8{series} Cabrio 2822 mm
21. 8{series} Coupé 2822 mm
22. 8{series} M Performance Cabrio 2822 mm
23. 8{series} M Performance Coupé 2822 mm
24. 8{series} M8 Cabrio 2827 mm
25. 8{series} M8 Coupé 2827 mm
26. 3{series} M Performance Limousine 2851 mm
27. 3{series} M Performance Touring 2851 mm
28. 4{series} Cabrio 2851 mm
29. 4{series} Coupé 2851 mm
30. 4{series} M Performance Cabrio 2851 mm
31. 4{series} M Performance Coupé 2851 mm
32. 4{series} Gran Coupé 2856 mm
33. 4{series} M Performance Gran Coupé 2856 mm
34. i4 2856 mm
35. i4 M Performance 2856 mm
36. 3{series} M3 Touring 2857 mm
37. 4{series} M4 Cabrio 2857 mm
38. 4{series} M4 Coupé 2857 mm
39. 4{series} M4 CSL Coupé 2857 mm
40. X3 2864 mm
41. X3 M 2864 mm
42. X3 M Performance 2864 mm
43. X4 2864 mm
44. X4 M 2864 mm
45. X4 M Performance 2864 mm
46. iX3 2864 mm
47. X5 M 2972 mm
48. X6 M 2972 mm
49. 5{series} Limousine 2975 mm
50. 5{series} M Performance Limousine 2975 mm
51. 5{series} Touring 2975 mm
52. X5 2975 mm
53. X5 M Performance 2975 mm
54. X6 2975 mm
55. X6 M Performance 2975 mm
56. 5{series} M5 CS Limousine 2982 mm
57. 5{series} M5 Limousine 2982 mm
58. i5 Limousine 2995 mm
59. i5 M Performance Limousine 2995 mm
60. i5 M Performance Touring 2995 mm
61. i5 Touring 2995 mm
62. iX 3000 mm
63. iX M Performance 3000 mm
64. 8{series} Gran Coupé 3023 mm
65. 8{series} M Performance Gran Coupé 3023 mm
66. 8{series} M8 Gran Coupé 3027 mm
67. 6{series} GT 3070 mm
68. XM 3105 mm
69. X7 3105 mm
70. X7 M Performance 3105 mm
71. i7 3215 mm
72. i7 M Performance 3215 mm
73. 7{series} 3215 mm
74. 7{series} M Performance 3215 mm

How does the wheelbase of the BMW 501/502/3200 compare to it's nearest competitors?

BMW 501/502/3200 vs. similar cars

(Wheelbase)
Wheelbase: BMW 501/502/3200 vs. similar cars
Car modelWheelbase
Jaguar S-Type 19982909 mm
VW Phaeton 20022881 mm
Cadillac CTS 20022880 mm
Opel Admiral 19692850 mm
Opel Kapitän 19692850 mm
Infiniti G 20092850 mm
BMW 501/502/3200 19522835 mm
BMW 5er-Reihe 19992830 mm
Mercedes-Benz 105/128/180 "Ponton-Mercedes" 19542820 mm
Alfa Romeo Giulia 20162820 mm
Talbot Tagora 19812808 mm
Skoda Superb 20022803 mm
Peugeot 604 19752800 mm
Mercedes-Benz Baureihe 124 19892800 mm
Peugeot 605 19942800 mm
Peugeot 607 20002800 mm
Mercedes-Benz Baureihe 123 19762795 mm
Volvo S80 19982791 mm
Brilliance BS4 20082790 mm
Brilliance BS6 20072790 mm
Cadillac ATS 20122775 mm
Volvo 740/760 19822770 mm
Ford Scorpio 19952770 mm
Ford Granada 19812769 mm
Ford Consul 19722769 mm
Renault Latitude 20112762 mm
Mercedes-Benz 120/121 "Ponton-Mercedes" 19532650 mm
Lancia 2000 19702650 mm
Alfa Romeo Alfetta 19722510 mm
Mitsubishi Tredia 19822445 mm
1. Jaguar S-Type 1998 2909 mm
2. VW Phaeton 2002 2881 mm
3. Cadillac CTS 2002 2880 mm
4. Opel Admiral 1969 2850 mm
5. Opel Kapitän 1969 2850 mm
6. Infiniti G 2009 2850 mm
7. BMW 501/502/3200 1952 2835 mm
8. BMW 5er-Reihe 1999 2830 mm
9. Mercedes-Benz 105/128/180 "Ponton-Mercedes" 1954 2820 mm
10. Alfa Romeo Giulia 2016 2820 mm
11. Talbot Tagora 1981 2808 mm
12. Skoda Superb 2002 2803 mm
13. Peugeot 604 1975 2800 mm
14. Mercedes-Benz Baureihe 124 1989 2800 mm
15. Peugeot 605 1994 2800 mm
16. Peugeot 607 2000 2800 mm
17. Mercedes-Benz Baureihe 123 1976 2795 mm
18. Volvo S80 1998 2791 mm
19. Brilliance BS4 2008 2790 mm
20. Brilliance BS6 2007 2790 mm
21. Cadillac ATS 2012 2775 mm
22. Volvo 740/760 1982 2770 mm
23. Ford Scorpio 1995 2770 mm
24. Ford Granada 1981 2769 mm
25. Ford Consul 1972 2769 mm
26. Renault Latitude 2011 2762 mm
27. Mercedes-Benz 120/121 "Ponton-Mercedes" 1953 2650 mm
28. Lancia 2000 1970 2650 mm
29. Alfa Romeo Alfetta 1972 2510 mm
30. Mitsubishi Tredia 1982 2445 mm

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