Comparison: width ALPINA B8/B12 (8{series}) vs. competitors 2025

Car width refers to the measurement of the distance between the two sides of the ALPINA B8/B12 (8er-Reihe) 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 1428 mm and length of 5092 mm, the ALPINA B8/B12 (8er-Reihe) has a width of 1932 mm. We also know the width including mirrors - it's 2137 mm . That means that a single mirror's width is 102.5mm. The widest car you can find in the "medium coupe" category is McLaren GT (GT ), which is 113mm wider than the B8 Gran Coupé - 2045 mm.For illustration, the difference in length between the ALPINA and the McLaren is 409mm in favor of the ALPINA. On the contrary, the narrowest in the same category is BMW 220 Gran Coupé , which is 1800 mm - that makes it 132mm narrower than the ALPINA in question. Length-wise, the ALPINA outperforms the BMW by 546mm.