Car width refers to the measurement of the distance between the two sides of the Opel Astra 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 1485 mm and
length of 4370 mm,
the Opel Astra has a width of 1809 mm. We also know the width including mirrors - it's 2042 mm . That means that a single mirror's width is 116.5mm. The widest car you can find in the "medium hatchback" category is Citroen DS 4 VTi 120 (N ), which is 1mm wider than the Astra 1.5 Diesel -
1810 mm.For illustration, the difference in length between the Opel and the Citroen is 95mm in favor of the Opel. On the contrary, the narrowest in the same category is Casalini 550 , which is 1500 mm - that makes it 309mm narrower than the Opel in question. Length-wise, the Opel outperforms the Casalini by 1370mm.
The difference in width between first generation (F) from 1991 and last generation (Astra K (1. Facelift)) from 2019 is 12.1cm mm.