Comparison: width BMW 503 vs. competitors 2024

Car width refers to the measurement of the distance between the two sides of the BMW 503 taken at the widest point This measurement can be important for a variety of reasons, such as determining whether a car will fit in a particular parking space or garage, or whether it can safely navigate narrow roads or tunnels.Usually, the mirrors are not included in the measurement unless otherwise stated.With it's height of 1440 mm and length of 4750 mm, the BMW 503 has a width of 1710 mm. The widest car you can find in the "medium coupe" category is Maserati MC12 ( ), which is 386mm wider than the 503 Coupé - 2096 mm.For illustration, the difference in length between the BMW and the Maserati is 393mm in favor of the Maserati. On the contrary, the narrowest in the same category is Alpine A310 1600 , which is 1640 mm - that makes it 70mm narrower than the BMW in question. Length-wise, the BMW outperforms the Alpine by 570mm.
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BMW 503 - How has the width changed over the generations?

The width of the current generation of 503 is 1710 mm.

Variants

BMW 503 variants: 503 Cabrio vs. 503 Coupé

(Width)
Width: BMW 503 variants
Variant nameWidth
503 Cabrio1710 mm
503 Coupé1710 mm
1. 503 Cabrio 1710 mm
2. 503 Coupé 1710 mm

The width compared to other BMW models

BMW 503 vs other current cars by BMW

(Width)
Width: 503 vs. other models by BMW
Variant nameWidth
2{series} Coupé 1774 mm
2{series} Cabrio 1774 mm
2{series} M Performance Cabrio 1774 mm
1{series} 1799 mm
1{series} M Performance 1799 mm
3{series} Limousine 1811 mm
3{series} Touring 1811 mm
2{series} Active Tourer 1824 mm
X2 1824 mm
3{series} M Performance Limousine 1827 mm
3{series} M Performance Touring 1827 mm
2{series} M Performance Coupé 1838 mm
X1 1845 mm
X1 M Performance 1845 mm
iX1 1845 mm
iX2 1845 mm
4{series} Cabrio 1852 mm
4{series} Coupé 1852 mm
4{series} Gran Coupé 1852 mm
4{series} M Performance Cabrio 1852 mm
4{series} M Performance Coupé 1852 mm
4{series} M Performance Gran Coupé 1852 mm
i4 1852 mm
i4 M Performance 1852 mm
Z4 M Performance Roadster 1864 mm
Z4 Roadster 1864 mm
5{series} Limousine 1868 mm
5{series} M Performance Limousine 1868 mm
5{series} Touring 1868 mm
3{series} M3 CS Limousine 1877 mm
3{series} M3 Limousine 1877 mm
4{series} M4 Cabrio 1887 mm
4{series} M4 Coupé 1887 mm
2{series} M2 Coupé 1887 mm
X3 1891 mm
iX3 1891 mm
X3 M 1897 mm
X3 M Performance 1897 mm
i5 Limousine 1900 mm
i5 M Performance Limousine 1900 mm
i5 M Performance Touring 1900 mm
i5 Touring 1900 mm
8{series} Cabrio 1902 mm
8{series} Coupé 1902 mm
8{series} M Performance Cabrio 1902 mm
8{series} M Performance Coupé 1902 mm
6{series} GT 1902 mm
5{series} M5 CS Limousine 1903 mm
5{series} M5 Limousine 1903 mm
3{series} M3 Touring 1903 mm
8{series} M8 Cabrio 1907 mm
8{series} M8 Coupé 1907 mm
X4 1918 mm
4{series} M4 CSL Coupé 1921 mm
X4 M 1927 mm
8{series} Gran Coupé 1932 mm
8{series} M Performance Gran Coupé 1932 mm
X4 M Performance 1938 mm
8{series} M8 Gran Coupé 1943 mm
i7 1950 mm
i7 M Performance 1950 mm
7{series} 1950 mm
7{series} M Performance 1950 mm
iX 1967 mm
iX M Performance 1967 mm
X7 2000 mm
X7 M Performance 2000 mm
X5 2004 mm
X5 M Performance 2004 mm
X6 2004 mm
X6 M Performance 2004 mm
XM 2005 mm
X5 M 2015 mm
X6 M 2019 mm
1. 2{series} Coupé 1774 mm
2. 2{series} Cabrio 1774 mm
3. 2{series} M Performance Cabrio 1774 mm
4. 1{series} 1799 mm
5. 1{series} M Performance 1799 mm
6. 3{series} Limousine 1811 mm
7. 3{series} Touring 1811 mm
8. 2{series} Active Tourer 1824 mm
9. X2 1824 mm
10. 3{series} M Performance Limousine 1827 mm
11. 3{series} M Performance Touring 1827 mm
12. 2{series} M Performance Coupé 1838 mm
13. X1 1845 mm
14. X1 M Performance 1845 mm
15. iX1 1845 mm
16. iX2 1845 mm
17. 4{series} Cabrio 1852 mm
18. 4{series} Coupé 1852 mm
19. 4{series} Gran Coupé 1852 mm
20. 4{series} M Performance Cabrio 1852 mm
21. 4{series} M Performance Coupé 1852 mm
22. 4{series} M Performance Gran Coupé 1852 mm
23. i4 1852 mm
24. i4 M Performance 1852 mm
25. Z4 M Performance Roadster 1864 mm
26. Z4 Roadster 1864 mm
27. 5{series} Limousine 1868 mm
28. 5{series} M Performance Limousine 1868 mm
29. 5{series} Touring 1868 mm
30. 3{series} M3 CS Limousine 1877 mm
31. 3{series} M3 Limousine 1877 mm
32. 4{series} M4 Cabrio 1887 mm
33. 4{series} M4 Coupé 1887 mm
34. 2{series} M2 Coupé 1887 mm
35. X3 1891 mm
36. iX3 1891 mm
37. X3 M 1897 mm
38. X3 M Performance 1897 mm
39. i5 Limousine 1900 mm
40. i5 M Performance Limousine 1900 mm
41. i5 M Performance Touring 1900 mm
42. i5 Touring 1900 mm
43. 8{series} Cabrio 1902 mm
44. 8{series} Coupé 1902 mm
45. 8{series} M Performance Cabrio 1902 mm
46. 8{series} M Performance Coupé 1902 mm
47. 6{series} GT 1902 mm
48. 5{series} M5 CS Limousine 1903 mm
49. 5{series} M5 Limousine 1903 mm
50. 3{series} M3 Touring 1903 mm
51. 8{series} M8 Cabrio 1907 mm
52. 8{series} M8 Coupé 1907 mm
53. X4 1918 mm
54. 4{series} M4 CSL Coupé 1921 mm
55. X4 M 1927 mm
56. 8{series} Gran Coupé 1932 mm
57. 8{series} M Performance Gran Coupé 1932 mm
58. X4 M Performance 1938 mm
59. 8{series} M8 Gran Coupé 1943 mm
60. i7 1950 mm
61. i7 M Performance 1950 mm
62. 7{series} 1950 mm
63. 7{series} M Performance 1950 mm
64. iX 1967 mm
65. iX M Performance 1967 mm
66. X7 2000 mm
67. X7 M Performance 2000 mm
68. X5 2004 mm
69. X5 M Performance 2004 mm
70. X6 2004 mm
71. X6 M Performance 2004 mm
72. XM 2005 mm
73. X5 M 2015 mm
74. X6 M 2019 mm

How does the width of the BMW 503 compare to it's nearest competitors?

BMW 503 vs. similar cars

(Width)
Width: BMW 503 vs. similar cars
Car modelWidth
Maserati MC12 20042096 mm
Hyundai Genesis 20101865 mm
Citroen SM 19701836 mm
BMW 4er-Reihe 20131825 mm
Hyundai Veloster 20111790 mm
Citroen C4 20041769 mm
Lamborghini Urraco 19731765 mm
BMW Glas 3000 V8 19671750 mm
Mitsubishi Starion 19821745 mm
Honda CR-Z 20101740 mm
Opel Monza 19821722 mm
BMW 3200 CS 19621720 mm
BMW 503 19561710 mm
Citroen Xsara 20001705 mm
Peugeot 504 19791700 mm
Fiat Dino 19661700 mm
Ferrari Dino GTS 19691700 mm
Datsun 280ZX 19791690 mm
Subaru XT 19841690 mm
Mitsubishi Eclipse 19921690 mm
Porsche 924 19761685 mm
Nissan 100NX 19911680 mm
Jaguar E-Type 19711678 mm
Ford Puma 19971674 mm
Alfa Romeo Montreal 19711672 mm
BMW E9 19681670 mm
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV 19801664 mm
Alpine Renault Alpine A310 V6 19761650 mm
Datsun 260Z 19761650 mm
Alpine Renault Alpine A310 19711640 mm
1. Maserati MC12 2004 2096 mm
2. Hyundai Genesis 2010 1865 mm
3. Citroen SM 1970 1836 mm
4. BMW 4er-Reihe 2013 1825 mm
5. Hyundai Veloster 2011 1790 mm
6. Citroen C4 2004 1769 mm
7. Lamborghini Urraco 1973 1765 mm
8. BMW Glas 3000 V8 1967 1750 mm
9. Mitsubishi Starion 1982 1745 mm
10. Honda CR-Z 2010 1740 mm
11. Opel Monza 1982 1722 mm
12. BMW 3200 CS 1962 1720 mm
13. BMW 503 1956 1710 mm
14. Citroen Xsara 2000 1705 mm
15. Peugeot 504 1979 1700 mm
16. Fiat Dino 1966 1700 mm
17. Ferrari Dino GTS 1969 1700 mm
18. Datsun 280ZX 1979 1690 mm
19. Subaru XT 1984 1690 mm
20. Mitsubishi Eclipse 1992 1690 mm
21. Porsche 924 1976 1685 mm
22. Nissan 100NX 1991 1680 mm
23. Jaguar E-Type 1971 1678 mm
24. Ford Puma 1997 1674 mm
25. Alfa Romeo Montreal 1971 1672 mm
26. BMW E9 1968 1670 mm
27. Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV 1980 1664 mm
28. Alpine Renault Alpine A310 V6 1976 1650 mm
29. Datsun 260Z 1976 1650 mm
30. Alpine Renault Alpine A310 1971 1640 mm

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