Comparison: wheelbase BMW i8 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.Coupes like the BMW i8 Coupé often have a shorter wheelbase due to their compact size. A shorter wheelbase can contribute to their agility and maneuverability in tight spaces, making them well-suited for city driving.With it’s length of 4689 mm and bootspace of 154 l, the BMW i8 has a wheelbase of 2800 mm. The longest wheelbase you can find amongst similar vehicles has Ferrari GTC4Lusso (F151 ), which is 190mm more than the i8 Coupé - 2990 mm.For illustration, the difference in length between the BMW and the Ferrari is 233mm. On the other hand, the shortest wheelbase in the "medium coupe" category belongs to Alfa Romeo 4C , which is 2380 mm - that makes it 420mm shorter than the BMW in question.
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BMW i8 - How has the wheelbase changed over the generations?

The difference in wheelbase between first generation (i8 I08) from 2014 and last generation (i8 I08 (1. Facelift)) from 2018 is 0cm mm.
The wheelbase of the current generation of i8 is 2800 mm.

Variants

BMW i8 variants: i8 Coupé vs. i8 Roadster

(Wheelbase)
Wheelbase: BMW i8 variants
Variant nameWheelbase
i8 Coupé2800 mm
i8 Roadster2800 mm
1. i8 Coupé 2800 mm
2. i8 Roadster 2800 mm

The wheelbase compared to other BMW models

BMW i8 vs other current cars by BMW

(Wheelbase)
Wheelbase: i8 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 i8 compare to it's nearest competitors?

BMW i8 vs. similar cars

(Wheelbase)
Wheelbase: BMW i8 vs. similar cars
Car modelWheelbase
Ferrari GTC4Lusso 20162990 mm
Mercedes-Benz AMG GT 4-Türer Coupé 20182951 mm
Lexus LC 20172870 mm
ALPINA B4/D4 (4er-Reihe) 20142810 mm
Aston Martin DB11 20162805 mm
Aston Martin DBS Superleggera 20182805 mm
BMW i8 20182800 mm
Polestar 1 20202742 mm
Aston Martin DB9 GT 20152740 mm
Lexus RC 20162730 mm
Ferrari 812 20172720 mm
Ferrari F12 tdf 20162720 mm
Bugatti Chiron 20162711 mm
Maserati MC20 20212700 mm
Lamborghini Centenario 20162700 mm
McLaren GT Series 20192675 mm
McLaren Sports Series 20152670 mm
Ferrari Roma 20202670 mm
McLaren Super Series 20142670 mm
Ferrari 488 20152650 mm
Ferrari F8 20192650 mm
Ferrari SF90 20202649 mm
McLaren Supercar Series 20212640 mm
Mercedes-Benz AMG GT 20142630 mm
Honda NSX 20162630 mm
Lamborghini Huracán 20142620 mm
Ferrari 296 20222600 mm
Lotus Emira 20222575 mm
Alpine A110 20172420 mm
Alfa Romeo 4C 20142380 mm
1. Ferrari GTC4Lusso 2016 2990 mm
2. Mercedes-Benz AMG GT 4-Türer Coupé 2018 2951 mm
3. Lexus LC 2017 2870 mm
4. ALPINA B4/D4 (4er-Reihe) 2014 2810 mm
5. Aston Martin DB11 2016 2805 mm
6. Aston Martin DBS Superleggera 2018 2805 mm
7. BMW i8 2018 2800 mm
8. Polestar 1 2020 2742 mm
9. Aston Martin DB9 GT 2015 2740 mm
10. Lexus RC 2016 2730 mm
11. Ferrari 812 2017 2720 mm
12. Ferrari F12 tdf 2016 2720 mm
13. Bugatti Chiron 2016 2711 mm
14. Maserati MC20 2021 2700 mm
15. Lamborghini Centenario 2016 2700 mm
16. McLaren GT Series 2019 2675 mm
17. McLaren Sports Series 2015 2670 mm
18. Ferrari Roma 2020 2670 mm
19. McLaren Super Series 2014 2670 mm
20. Ferrari 488 2015 2650 mm
21. Ferrari F8 2019 2650 mm
22. Ferrari SF90 2020 2649 mm
23. McLaren Supercar Series 2021 2640 mm
24. Mercedes-Benz AMG GT 2014 2630 mm
25. Honda NSX 2016 2630 mm
26. Lamborghini Huracán 2014 2620 mm
27. Ferrari 296 2022 2600 mm
28. Lotus Emira 2022 2575 mm
29. Alpine A110 2017 2420 mm
30. Alfa Romeo 4C 2014 2380 mm

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