Comparison: wheelbase Audi A8 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 5190 mm and bootspace of 505 l, the Audi A8 has a wheelbase of 2998 mm. The longest wheelbase you can find amongst similar vehicles has Hyundai Staria 2.2 CRDi (US4 ), which is 275mm more than the A8 50 TDI - 3273 mm.For illustration, the difference in length between the Audi and the Hyundai is 63mm. On the other hand, the shortest wheelbase in the " stufenheck" category belongs to Casalini 550 , which is 1795 mm - that makes it 1203mm shorter than the Audi in question.

Table of contents:

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

Audi A8 - How has the wheelbase changed over the generations?

Audi A8 generations

Audi A8 generations
Generation year	Wheelbase
A8, Model year 2017 (D5)	2998 mm
A8, Model year 2021 (A8 D5 (1. Facelift))	2998 mm
A8, Model year 2010 (D4)	2992 mm
A8, Model year 2013 (D4 (1. Facelift))	2992 mm
A8, Model year 2002 (D3)	2944 mm
A8, Model year 2007 (D3 (1. Facelift))	2944 mm
A8, Model year 1994 (D2)	2882 mm
A8, Model year 1998 (D2 (1. Facelift))	2880 mm

A8, Model year 2017 (D5) 2998 mm
A8, Model year 2021 ) (A8 D5 (1. Facelift) 2998 mm
A8, Model year 2010 (D4) 2992 mm
A8, Model year 2013 ) (D4 (1. Facelift) 2992 mm
A8, Model year 2002 (D3) 2944 mm
A8, Model year 2007 ) (D3 (1. Facelift) 2944 mm
A8, Model year 1994 (D2) 2882 mm
A8, Model year 1998 ) (D2 (1. Facelift) 2880 mm

The difference in wheelbase between first generation (D2) from 1994 and last generation (A8 D5 (1. Facelift)) from 2021 is 11.6cm mm.

The wheelbase of the current generation of A8 is 2998 mm.

Variants

Audi A8 variants: A8 ) vs. S8 )

Wheelbase: Audi A8 variants
Variant name	Wheelbase
A8 )	2998 mm
S8 )	2998 mm

A8 ) 2998 mm
S8 ) 2998 mm

The wheelbase compared to other Audi models

Audi A8 vs other current cars by Audi

Wheelbase: A8 vs. other models by Audi
Variant name	Wheelbase
SQ7	3002 mm
Q8	2998 mm
RS Q8	2998 mm
SQ8	2998 mm
A8 )	2998 mm
S8 )	2998 mm
Q7	2995 mm
S6 e-tron Avant	2951 mm
S6 e-tron Sportback	2951 mm
A6 e-tron Avant	2946 mm
A6 e-tron Sportback	2946 mm
RS6 Avant )	2929 mm
RS6 Avant GT )	2929 mm
e-tron	2928 mm
e-tron S	2928 mm
e-tron S Sportback	2928 mm
e-tron Sportback	2928 mm
A6 allroad )	2925 mm
A6 Avant )	2924 mm
A6 Limousine )	2924 mm
S6 Avant )	2924 mm
S6 Limousine )	2924 mm
A6 Avant	2923 mm
A6 Limousine	2923 mm
e-tron GT	2900 mm
RS e-tron GT	2900 mm
S e-tron GT	2900 mm
S5 Avant	2896 mm
S5 Limousine	2896 mm
SQ6 etron	2893 mm
SQ6 etron Sportback	2893 mm
A5 Avant	2892 mm
A5 Limousine	2892 mm
Q6 e-tron	2889 mm
Q6 e-tron Sportback	2889 mm
Q5	2820 mm
Q5 Sportback	2820 mm
SQ5	2820 mm
SQ5 Sportback	2820 mm
Q4 e-tron	2764 mm
Q4 e-tron Sportback	2764 mm
RS Q3	2681 mm
RS Q3 Sportback	2681 mm
Q3	2680 mm
Q3 Sportback	2680 mm
A3 Limousine	2635 mm
A3 Sportback	2635 mm
RS3 Limousine	2631 mm
RS3 Sportback	2631 mm
S3 Limousine	2630 mm
S3 Sportback	2630 mm
A3 allstreet	2629 mm
Q2	2601 mm
SQ2	2594 mm
A1 allstreet	2566 mm
A1 citycarver	2566 mm
A1 Sportback	2563 mm

SQ7 3002 mm
Q8 2998 mm
RS Q8 2998 mm
SQ8 2998 mm
A8 ) 2998 mm
S8 ) 2998 mm
Q7 2995 mm
S6 e-tron Avant 2951 mm
S6 e-tron Sportback 2951 mm
A6 e-tron Avant 2946 mm
A6 e-tron Sportback 2946 mm
RS6 Avant ) 2929 mm
RS6 Avant GT ) 2929 mm
e-tron 2928 mm
e-tron S 2928 mm
e-tron S Sportback 2928 mm
e-tron Sportback 2928 mm
A6 allroad ) 2925 mm
A6 Avant ) 2924 mm
A6 Limousine ) 2924 mm
S6 Avant ) 2924 mm
S6 Limousine ) 2924 mm
A6 Avant 2923 mm
A6 Limousine 2923 mm
e-tron GT 2900 mm
RS e-tron GT 2900 mm
S e-tron GT 2900 mm
S5 Avant 2896 mm
S5 Limousine 2896 mm
SQ6 etron 2893 mm
SQ6 etron Sportback 2893 mm
A5 Avant 2892 mm
A5 Limousine 2892 mm
Q6 e-tron 2889 mm
Q6 e-tron Sportback 2889 mm
Q5 2820 mm
Q5 Sportback 2820 mm
SQ5 2820 mm
SQ5 Sportback 2820 mm
Q4 e-tron 2764 mm
Q4 e-tron Sportback 2764 mm
RS Q3 2681 mm
RS Q3 Sportback 2681 mm
Q3 2680 mm
Q3 Sportback 2680 mm
A3 Limousine 2635 mm
A3 Sportback 2635 mm
RS3 Limousine 2631 mm
RS3 Sportback 2631 mm
S3 Limousine 2630 mm
S3 Sportback 2630 mm
A3 allstreet 2629 mm
Q2 2601 mm
SQ2 2594 mm
A1 allstreet 2566 mm
A1 citycarver 2566 mm
A1 Sportback 2563 mm

How does the wheelbase of the Audi A8 compare to it's nearest competitors?

Audi A8 vs. similar cars

Wheelbase: Audi A8 vs. similar cars
Car model	Wheelbase
Hyundai Staria 2021	3273 mm
Mercedes-Benz Marco Polo 2024	3200 mm
Genesis G90 2023	3180 mm
Maxus T60 MAX 2025	3155 mm
NIO ET7 2022	3060 mm
Hongqi EHS7 2025	3000 mm
Hongqi EH7 2024	3000 mm
Audi A8 2021	2998 mm
XPeng P7 2024	2998 mm
BMW i5 2023	2995 mm
Audi Q8 2018	2995 mm
BYD Han 2022	2920 mm
BYD Seal 2023	2920 mm
Lexus ES 2021	2870 mm
ALPINA XD4 2018	2864 mm
VW Arteon 2020	2835 mm
ALPINA B7/B11/B12 (7er-Reihe) 1987	2832 mm
Cadillac XT4 2020	2779 mm
DS Automobiles DS 7 2022	2738 mm
SEAT Ateca 2020	2630 mm
Skoda Karoq 2017	2630 mm
Borgward Isabella 1954	2600 mm
ALPINA B3/B6/B8/C1/D3 (3er-Reihe) 1987	2562 mm
Lada Granta 2013	2476 mm
Casalini 550 2022	1795 mm
Casalini M20 2022	1795 mm
Aixam Ambition 2023	1795 mm
Aixam Sensation 2017	1795 mm
Aixam Minauto 2023	1795 mm