Comparison: width Audi A8 vs. competitors 2025

Car width refers to the measurement of the distance between the two sides of the Audi A8 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 1473 mm and length of 5190 mm, the Audi A8 has a width of 1945 mm. We also know the width including mirrors - it's 2130 mm . That means that a single mirror's width is 92.5mm. The widest car you can find in the " stufenheck" category is Hyundai Staria 2.2 CRDi (US4 ), which is 52mm wider than the A8 50 TDI - 1997 mm.For illustration, the difference in length between the Audi and the Hyundai is 63mm in favor of the Hyundai. On the contrary, the narrowest in the same category is Casalini 550 , which is 1500 mm - that makes it 445mm narrower than the Audi in question. Length-wise, the Audi outperforms the Casalini by 2190mm.

Table of contents:

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

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

Audi A8 generations

Audi A8 generations
Generation year	Width
A8, Model year 2010 (D4)	1949 mm
A8, Model year 2013 (D4 (1. Facelift))	1949 mm
A8, Model year 2017 (D5)	1945 mm
A8, Model year 2021 (A8 D5 (1. Facelift))	1945 mm
A8, Model year 2002 (D3)	1894 mm
A8, Model year 2007 (D3 (1. Facelift))	1894 mm
A8, Model year 1994 (D2)	1880 mm
A8, Model year 1998 (D2 (1. Facelift))	1880 mm

A8, Model year 2010 (D4) 1949 mm
A8, Model year 2013 ) (D4 (1. Facelift) 1949 mm
A8, Model year 2017 (D5) 1945 mm
A8, Model year 2021 ) (A8 D5 (1. Facelift) 1945 mm
A8, Model year 2002 (D3) 1894 mm
A8, Model year 2007 ) (D3 (1. Facelift) 1894 mm
A8, Model year 1994 (D2) 1880 mm
A8, Model year 1998 ) (D2 (1. Facelift) 1880 mm

The difference in width between first generation (D2) from 1994 and last generation (A8 D5 (1. Facelift)) from 2021 is 6.5cm mm.

The width of the current generation of A8 is 1945 mm.

Variants

Audi A8 variants: A8 ) vs. S8 )

Width: Audi A8 variants
Variant name	Width
A8 )	1945 mm
S8 )	1945 mm

A8 ) 1945 mm
S8 ) 1945 mm

The width compared to other Audi models

Audi A8 vs other current cars by Audi

Width: A8 vs. other models by Audi
Variant name	Width
RS Q8	2007 mm
Q8	1995 mm
SQ8	1995 mm
e-tron S	1976 mm
e-tron S Sportback	1976 mm
Q7	1970 mm
SQ7	1970 mm
SQ6 etron	1965 mm
SQ6 etron Sportback	1965 mm
e-tron GT	1964 mm
RS e-tron GT	1964 mm
S e-tron GT	1964 mm
RS6 Avant )	1951 mm
RS6 Avant GT )	1951 mm
A8 )	1945 mm
S8 )	1945 mm
Q6 e-tron	1939 mm
Q6 e-tron Sportback	1939 mm
e-tron	1935 mm
e-tron Sportback	1935 mm
A6 e-tron Avant	1923 mm
A6 e-tron Sportback	1923 mm
S6 e-tron Avant	1923 mm
S6 e-tron Sportback	1923 mm
A6 allroad )	1902 mm
Q5	1900 mm
Q5 Sportback	1900 mm
SQ5	1900 mm
SQ5 Sportback	1900 mm
A6 Avant )	1886 mm
A6 Limousine )	1886 mm
S6 Avant )	1886 mm
S6 Limousine )	1886 mm
A6 Avant	1875 mm
A6 Limousine	1875 mm
Q4 e-tron	1865 mm
Q4 e-tron Sportback	1865 mm
A5 Avant	1860 mm
A5 Limousine	1860 mm
S5 Avant	1860 mm
S5 Limousine	1860 mm
RS3 Limousine	1851 mm
RS3 Sportback	1851 mm
RS Q3	1851 mm
RS Q3 Sportback	1851 mm
Q3	1849 mm
Q3 Sportback	1843 mm
A3 allstreet	1816 mm
A3 Limousine	1816 mm
A3 Sportback	1816 mm
S3 Limousine	1816 mm
S3 Sportback	1816 mm
SQ2	1802 mm
Q2	1794 mm
A1 allstreet	1756 mm
A1 citycarver	1756 mm
A1 Sportback	1740 mm

RS Q8 2007 mm
Q8 1995 mm
SQ8 1995 mm
e-tron S 1976 mm
e-tron S Sportback 1976 mm
Q7 1970 mm
SQ7 1970 mm
SQ6 etron 1965 mm
SQ6 etron Sportback 1965 mm
e-tron GT 1964 mm
RS e-tron GT 1964 mm
S e-tron GT 1964 mm
RS6 Avant ) 1951 mm
RS6 Avant GT ) 1951 mm
A8 ) 1945 mm
S8 ) 1945 mm
Q6 e-tron 1939 mm
Q6 e-tron Sportback 1939 mm
e-tron 1935 mm
e-tron Sportback 1935 mm
A6 e-tron Avant 1923 mm
A6 e-tron Sportback 1923 mm
S6 e-tron Avant 1923 mm
S6 e-tron Sportback 1923 mm
A6 allroad ) 1902 mm
Q5 1900 mm
Q5 Sportback 1900 mm
SQ5 1900 mm
SQ5 Sportback 1900 mm
A6 Avant ) 1886 mm
A6 Limousine ) 1886 mm
S6 Avant ) 1886 mm
S6 Limousine ) 1886 mm
A6 Avant 1875 mm
A6 Limousine 1875 mm
Q4 e-tron 1865 mm
Q4 e-tron Sportback 1865 mm
A5 Avant 1860 mm
A5 Limousine 1860 mm
S5 Avant 1860 mm
S5 Limousine 1860 mm
RS3 Limousine 1851 mm
RS3 Sportback 1851 mm
RS Q3 1851 mm
RS Q3 Sportback 1851 mm
Q3 1849 mm
Q3 Sportback 1843 mm
A3 allstreet 1816 mm
A3 Limousine 1816 mm
A3 Sportback 1816 mm
S3 Limousine 1816 mm
S3 Sportback 1816 mm
SQ2 1802 mm
Q2 1794 mm
A1 allstreet 1756 mm
A1 citycarver 1756 mm
A1 Sportback 1740 mm

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

Audi A8 vs. similar cars

Width: Audi A8 vs. similar cars
Car model	Width
Hyundai Staria 2021	1997 mm
Audi Q8 2018	1995 mm
NIO ET7 2022	1987 mm
Maxus T60 MAX 2025	1960 mm
Audi A8 2021	1945 mm
Genesis G90 2023	1930 mm
Mercedes-Benz Marco Polo 2024	1928 mm
ALPINA XD4 2021	1927 mm
Hongqi EH7 2024	1915 mm
BYD Han 2022	1910 mm
BMW i5 2023	1900 mm
XPeng P7 2024	1896 mm
DS Automobiles DS 7 2022	1891 mm
Cadillac XT4 2020	1881 mm
BYD Seal 2023	1875 mm
VW Arteon 2020	1871 mm
Lexus ES 2021	1865 mm
Peugeot 508 2023	1859 mm
ALPINA B7/B11/B12 (7er-Reihe) 1987	1845 mm
SEAT Ateca 2020	1841 mm
Skoda Karoq 2017	1841 mm
Borgward Isabella 1954	1705 mm
Lada Granta 2013	1700 mm
ALPINA B3/B6/B8/C1/D3 (3er-Reihe) 1987	1680 mm
Casalini 550 2022	1500 mm
Casalini M20 2022	1500 mm
Ligier JS 60 2020	1500 mm
Ligier JS 50 2019	1500 mm
Aixam Sensation 2017	1500 mm
Aixam Ambition 2023	1500 mm
Aixam Emotion 2020	1500 mm