Comparison: wheelbase BMW Z3 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.Roadsters like the BMW Z3 Roadster 1.9i may 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 4050 mm and bootspace of 165 l, the BMW Z3 has a wheelbase of 2446 mm. The longest wheelbase you can find amongst similar vehicles has Porsche Carrera GT (980 ), which is 284mm more than the Z3 Roadster 1.9i - 2730 mm.For illustration, the difference in length between the BMW and the Porsche is 563mm. On the other hand, the shortest wheelbase in the " roadster" category belongs to Mazda MX-5 1.6 , which is 2265 mm - that makes it 181mm shorter than the BMW in question.
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BMW Z3 - How has the wheelbase changed over the generations?

The difference in wheelbase between first generation (E36/7/E36/7C) from 1996 and last generation (E36/7/E36/7C (1. Facelift)) from 2000 is 0cm mm.
The wheelbase of the current generation of Z3 is 2446 mm.

Variants

BMW Z3 variants: Z3 Coupé vs. Z3 M Coupé vs. Z3 M Roadster vs. Z3 Roadster

(Wheelbase)
Wheelbase: BMW Z3 variants
Variant nameWheelbase
Z3 Coupé2446 mm
Z3 M Coupé2459 mm
Z3 M Roadster2459 mm
Z3 Roadster2446 mm
1. Z3 Coupé 2446 mm
2. Z3 M Coupé 2459 mm
3. Z3 M Roadster 2459 mm
4. Z3 Roadster 2446 mm

The wheelbase compared to other BMW models

BMW Z3 vs other current cars by BMW

(Wheelbase)
Wheelbase: Z3 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 Z3 compare to it's nearest competitors?

BMW Z3 vs. similar cars

(Wheelbase)
Wheelbase: BMW Z3 vs. similar cars
Car modelWheelbase
Porsche Carrera GT 20032730 mm
Aston Martin DB7 Vantage 19992591 mm
Ferrari F50 19962580 mm
Morgan Aero 20002525 mm
Morgan Plus Four 20202520 mm
Mercedes-Benz SL-Klasse 19982515 mm
BMW Z8 20002505 mm
ALPINA Roadster S Z4 20032495 mm
Morgan Plus 4 19932490 mm
Morgan Plus 8 19932490 mm
BMW 507 19562480 mm
Toyota MR2 20002450 mm
Porsche 914 19692450 mm
Ferrari 348 19892450 mm
Ford Streetka 20022448 mm
BMW Z3 20002446 mm
Morgan 4/4 19982440 mm
Maserati Spyder 20022440 mm
Mercedes-Benz SLC 20162430 mm
Fiat 124 19732420 mm
Porsche Boxster 20042415 mm
Mercedes-Benz SLK-Klasse 20002400 mm
Honda S2000 20042400 mm
MG F 19962375 mm
MG TF 20022375 mm
Renault Sport Spider 19962343 mm
Opel Speedster 20002330 mm
Fiat 124 Spider 20162310 mm
Lotus Elise 20012301 mm
Mazda MX-5 20002265 mm
1. Porsche Carrera GT 2003 2730 mm
2. Aston Martin DB7 Vantage 1999 2591 mm
3. Ferrari F50 1996 2580 mm
4. Morgan Aero 2000 2525 mm
5. Morgan Plus Four 2020 2520 mm
6. Mercedes-Benz SL-Klasse 1998 2515 mm
7. BMW Z8 2000 2505 mm
8. ALPINA Roadster S Z4 2003 2495 mm
9. Morgan Plus 4 1993 2490 mm
10. Morgan Plus 8 1993 2490 mm
11. BMW 507 1956 2480 mm
12. Toyota MR2 2000 2450 mm
13. Porsche 914 1969 2450 mm
14. Ferrari 348 1989 2450 mm
15. Ford Streetka 2002 2448 mm
16. BMW Z3 2000 2446 mm
17. Morgan 4/4 1998 2440 mm
18. Maserati Spyder 2002 2440 mm
19. Mercedes-Benz SLC 2016 2430 mm
20. Fiat 124 1973 2420 mm
21. Porsche Boxster 2004 2415 mm
22. Mercedes-Benz SLK-Klasse 2000 2400 mm
23. Honda S2000 2004 2400 mm
24. MG F 1996 2375 mm
25. MG TF 2002 2375 mm
26. Renault Sport Spider 1996 2343 mm
27. Opel Speedster 2000 2330 mm
28. Fiat 124 Spider 2016 2310 mm
29. Lotus Elise 2001 2301 mm
30. Mazda MX-5 2000 2265 mm

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