Comparison: width BMW Z8 vs. competitors 2024

Car width refers to the measurement of the distance between the two sides of the BMW Z8 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 1317 mm and length of 4400 mm, the BMW Z8 has a width of 1830 mm. We also know the width including mirrors - it's 1890 mm . That means that a single mirror's width is 30mm. The widest car you can find in the "medium roadster" category is Ferrari F50 (F50 ), which is 156mm wider than the Z8 5.0 V8 - 1986 mm.For illustration, the difference in length between the BMW and the Ferrari is 80mm in favor of the Ferrari. On the contrary, the narrowest in the same category is Morgan 4/4 1.8 16V , which is 1500 mm - that makes it 330mm narrower than the BMW in question. Length-wise, the BMW outperforms the Morgan by 510mm.
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BMW Z8 - How has the width changed over the generations?

The width of the current generation of Z8 is 1830 mm.

The width compared to other BMW models

BMW Z8 vs other current cars by BMW

(Width)
Width: Z8 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 Z8 compare to it's nearest competitors?

BMW Z8 vs. similar cars

(Width)
Width: BMW Z8 vs. similar cars
Car modelWidth
Ferrari F50 19961986 mm
Porsche Carrera GT 20031921 mm
Ferrari 348 19891894 mm
Lotus 3-Eleven 20161858 mm
Aston Martin DB7 Vantage 19991830 mm
Renault Sport Spider 19961830 mm
BMW Z8 20001830 mm
Maserati Spyder 20021822 mm
Mercedes-Benz SL-Klasse 19981809 mm
Porsche Boxster 20041801 mm
ALPINA Roadster S Z4 20031781 mm
Alfa Romeo Spider 19951780 mm
Morgan Aero 20001770 mm
Honda S2000 20041750 mm
BMW Z3 20001740 mm
Lotus 2-Eleven 20071735 mm
Lotus Elise 20011719 mm
Mercedes-Benz SLK-Klasse 20001715 mm
Opel Speedster 20001708 mm
Morgan Plus 4 19931700 mm
Ford Streetka 20021695 mm
Toyota MR2 20001695 mm
Mazda MX-5 20001680 mm
BMW 507 19561680 mm
Morgan Plus Four 20201650 mm
Porsche 914 19691650 mm
Morgan Plus 8 19931630 mm
MG F 19961628 mm
MG TF 20021628 mm
Morgan 4/4 19981500 mm
1. Ferrari F50 1996 1986 mm
2. Porsche Carrera GT 2003 1921 mm
3. Ferrari 348 1989 1894 mm
4. Lotus 3-Eleven 2016 1858 mm
5. Aston Martin DB7 Vantage 1999 1830 mm
6. Renault Sport Spider 1996 1830 mm
7. BMW Z8 2000 1830 mm
8. Maserati Spyder 2002 1822 mm
9. Mercedes-Benz SL-Klasse 1998 1809 mm
10. Porsche Boxster 2004 1801 mm
11. ALPINA Roadster S Z4 2003 1781 mm
12. Alfa Romeo Spider 1995 1780 mm
13. Morgan Aero 2000 1770 mm
14. Honda S2000 2004 1750 mm
15. BMW Z3 2000 1740 mm
16. Lotus 2-Eleven 2007 1735 mm
17. Lotus Elise 2001 1719 mm
18. Mercedes-Benz SLK-Klasse 2000 1715 mm
19. Opel Speedster 2000 1708 mm
20. Morgan Plus 4 1993 1700 mm
21. Ford Streetka 2002 1695 mm
22. Toyota MR2 2000 1695 mm
23. Mazda MX-5 2000 1680 mm
24. BMW 507 1956 1680 mm
25. Morgan Plus Four 2020 1650 mm
26. Porsche 914 1969 1650 mm
27. Morgan Plus 8 1993 1630 mm
28. MG F 1996 1628 mm
29. MG TF 2002 1628 mm
30. Morgan 4/4 1998 1500 mm

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