Comparison: width Datsun Bluebird vs. competitors 2025

Car width refers to the measurement of the distance between the two sides of the Datsun Bluebird 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 1390 mm and length of 4345 mm, the Datsun Bluebird has a width of 1630 mm. The widest car you can find in the " saloon" category is Ford Taunus TC 1.3 (GBTS/GBFS ), which is 70mm wider than the Bluebird - 1700 mm.For illustration, the difference in length between the Datsun and the Ford is 5mm in favor of the Datsun. On the contrary, the narrowest in the same category is NSU Typ 110 , which is 1500 mm - that makes it 130mm narrower than the Datsun in question. Length-wise, the Datsun outperforms the NSU by 345mm.

Table of contents:

Overview of generations
Comparison to similar cars
Comparison to other Datsun models
Variants

Datsun Bluebird - How has the width changed over the generations?

Datsun Bluebird generations

Datsun Bluebird generations
Generation year	Width
Bluebird, Model year 1980 (3.Generation)	1655 mm
Bluebird, Model year 1977 (2.Generation)	1630 mm
Bluebird, Model year 1973 (1.Generation)	1600 mm

Bluebird, Model year 1980 (3.Generation) 1655 mm
Bluebird, Model year 1977 (2.Generation) 1630 mm
Bluebird, Model year 1973 (1.Generation) 1600 mm

The difference in width between first generation (1.Generation) from 1973 and last generation (3.Generation) from 1980 is 5.5cm mm.

The width of the current generation of Bluebird is 1630 mm.

Variants

Datsun Bluebird variants: Bluebird Coupé vs. Bluebird Kombi vs. Bluebird Limousine

Width: Datsun Bluebird variants
Variant name	Width
Bluebird Coupé	1630 mm
Bluebird Kombi	1630 mm
Bluebird Limousine	1630 mm

Bluebird Coupé 1630 mm
Bluebird Kombi 1630 mm
Bluebird Limousine 1630 mm

The width compared to other Datsun models

How does the width of the Datsun Bluebird compare to it's nearest competitors?

Datsun Bluebird vs. similar cars

Width: Datsun Bluebird vs. similar cars
Car model	Width
Ford Taunus TC 1976	1700 mm
VW Santana 1981	1695 mm
Datsun Laurel 1977	1690 mm
Talbot Solara 1980	1680 mm
Toyota Cressida 1978	1680 mm
Lada 110/111/112 1998	1680 mm
Hyundai Lantra 1991	1675 mm
Mazda 626 1979	1660 mm
Mazda 929 1977	1660 mm
Daihatsu Applause 1989	1660 mm
SEAT Malaga 1985	1650 mm
Wartburg 1.3 1988	1640 mm
Wartburg 353 1969	1640 mm
Renault R12 1969	1636 mm
Renault R9 1981	1634 mm
Fiat 131 1975	1632 mm
Datsun Bluebird 1977	1630 mm
Peugeot 305 1978	1630 mm
Opel Ascona 1970	1626 mm
Audi F103 1965	1626 mm
DKW F102 1964	1618 mm
BMW 3er-Reihe 1975	1610 mm
VW Jetta 1979	1610 mm
Glas 1700 1964	1610 mm
Datsun Violet 1980	1605 mm
Datsun 160J 1978	1605 mm
Audi 80 1972	1600 mm
VW Derby 1977	1560 mm
Datsun Sunny 1974	1545 mm
NSU Typ 110 / 1200 1965	1500 mm