Comparison: Turning circle VW ID.3 vs. competitors 2025
Turning circle is important for city driving, even for a Hatchbacks like the VW ID.3 Pure are often used in cities because they offer a lot of practicality for their relatively short length, which in this case is 4264 mm. But their practicality is enhanced by a good turning circle, which makes them easier to manoeuvre even in narrow city streets.Turning circle is measured in meters it takes for the ID.3 Pure to complete a whole circle (diameter). With it’s length of 4264 mm and wheelbase of 2770 mm, the VW ID.3 Pure has a turning circle of 10 m. The best turning abilities you can find amongst similar vehicles has Estrima Birò Small Maxi 45 ( ), which is 5 m. For comparison, the wheelbase of the Birò Small Maxi 45 is 0 mm and the length is 4264 mm. On the contrary, the worst-in-class value of 12 m belongs to the Audi A6 Sportback e-tron performance . It’s wheelbase is 2946 mm and width is 1923 mm.
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VW ID.3 - How has the turning circle changed over the generations?
The difference in Turning circle between first generation (1.Generation) from 2020 and last generation (ID.3 1. Generation (1. Facelift)) from 2023 is 0 m.
The turning circle of the current generation of ID.3 is 10 m.
The turning circle compared to other VW models
VW ID.3 vs other current cars by VW
(Turning circle)
1. up!
9 m
2. up! cross up!
9 m
3. up! e-up!
9 m
4. up! GTI
9 m
5. ID.5
10 m
6. ID.4
10 m
7. Golf
10 m
8. Golf GTD
10 m
9. Golf GTE
10 m
10. Golf GTI
10 m
11. Golf R
10 m
12. ID.7
10 m
13. ID.3
10 m
14. Polo
10 m
15. Polo GTI
10 m
16. Taigo
10 m
17. T-Cross
10 m
18. ID.5 GTX
11 m
19. ID.4 GTX
11 m
20. Golf Alltrack
11 m
21. Golf R Variant
11 m
22. Golf Variant
11 m
23. Arteon
11 m
24. Arteon R
11 m
27. Tiguan
11 m
28. Tiguan Allspace
11 m
29. Tiguan R
11 m
30. T-Roc
11 m
31. T-Roc Cabriolet
11 m
32. T-Roc R
11 m
33. Passat Alltrack
11 m
36. Passat Limousine
11 m
37. Passat Variant
11 m
38. Touran
11 m
39. Touareg
12 m
40. Touareg R
12 m
How does the turning circle of the VW ID.3 compare to it's nearest competitors?
VW ID.3 vs. similar cars
(Turning circle)
10. BYD Dolphin 2023
10 m
11. VW ID.7 2023
10 m
12. Alpine A290 2024
10 m
13. Rover 45 2004
10 m
14. Ford Ka+ 2018
10 m
15. VW ID.3 2023
10 m
17. GWM ORA 03 2024
11 m
18. GWM ORA 07 2024
11 m
19. NIO ET5 2023
11 m
20. ZEEKR 001 2024
11 m
23. KIA Stinger 2017
11 m
25. Aiways U5 2020
11 m
26. BMW i4 2021
12 m
