Comparison: wheelbase Alfa Romeo 159 vs. competitors 2025

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.With it’s length of 4660 mm and bootspace of 405 l, the Alfa Romeo 159 has a wheelbase of 2700 mm. The longest wheelbase you can find amongst similar vehicles has Jaguar XF 2.7 V6 Diesel (X250 ), which is 209mm more than the 159 1.9 JTDM 8V - 2909 mm.For illustration, the difference in length between the Alfa Romeo and the Jaguar is 301mm. On the other hand, the shortest wheelbase in the " saloon" category belongs to Lada Kalina 1.6 8V , which is 2470 mm - that makes it 230mm shorter than the Alfa Romeo in question.

Table of contents:

Overview of generations
Comparison to similar cars
Comparison to other Alfa Romeo models
Variants

Alfa Romeo 159 - How has the wheelbase changed over the generations?

Alfa Romeo 159 generations

Alfa Romeo 159 generations
Generation year	Wheelbase
159, Model year 2005 (939)	2700 mm
159, Model year 2008 (939 (1. Facelift))	2700 mm

159, Model year 2005 (939) 2700 mm
159, Model year 2008 ) (939 (1. Facelift) 2700 mm

The difference in wheelbase between first generation (939) from 2005 and last generation (939 (1. Facelift)) from 2008 is 0cm mm.

The wheelbase of the current generation of 159 is 2700 mm.

Variants

Alfa Romeo 159 variants: 159 Limousine vs. 159 Sportwagon

Wheelbase: Alfa Romeo 159 variants
Variant name	Wheelbase
159 Limousine	2700 mm
159 Sportwagon	2700 mm

159 Limousine 2700 mm
159 Sportwagon 2700 mm

The wheelbase compared to other Alfa Romeo models

Alfa Romeo 159 vs other current cars by Alfa Romeo

Wheelbase: 159 vs. other models by Alfa Romeo
Variant name	Wheelbase
Giulia	2820 mm
Giulia Quadrifoglio	2820 mm
Stelvio	2818 mm
Stelvio Quadrifoglio	2818 mm
Tonale	2636 mm
Junior Elettrica	2562 mm
Junior Ibrida	2562 mm

Giulia 2820 mm
Giulia Quadrifoglio 2820 mm
Stelvio 2818 mm
Stelvio Quadrifoglio 2818 mm
Tonale 2636 mm
Junior Elettrica 2562 mm
Junior Ibrida 2562 mm

How does the wheelbase of the Alfa Romeo 159 compare to it's nearest competitors?

Alfa Romeo 159 vs. similar cars

Wheelbase: Alfa Romeo 159 vs. similar cars
Car model	Wheelbase
Jaguar XF 2008	2909 mm
Infiniti G 2009	2850 mm
Lancia Thesis 2002	2803 mm
Peugeot 605 1990	2800 mm
KIA Optima 2012	2795 mm
Brilliance BS6 2007	2790 mm
Brilliance BS4 2008	2790 mm
Cadillac ATS 2012	2775 mm
Renault Latitude 2011	2762 mm
Skoda Superb 2008	2758 mm
Chevrolet Malibu 2012	2737 mm
Mitsubishi Sigma 1991	2720 mm
Alfa Romeo 159 2008	2700 mm
Chevrolet Epica 2006	2700 mm
Suzuki Kizashi 2010	2700 mm
Mercedes-Benz C-Klasse 1993	2690 mm
Audi A6 1994	2687 mm
Chevrolet Cruze 2009	2685 mm
Cadillac BLS 2006	2675 mm
SEAT Exeo 2009	2642 mm
Renault Fluence 2010	2641 mm
Dacia Logan 2005	2630 mm
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 2004	2625 mm
Hyundai Elantra 2000	2610 mm
Fiat Linea 2007	2603 mm
Lancia Lybra 1999	2593 mm
Lada Priora 2008	2492 mm
Suzuki Liana 2004	2480 mm
Chevrolet Aveo 2006	2480 mm
Lada Kalina 2006	2470 mm