Comparison: height Audi R8 vs. competitors 2025

Car height of the Audi R8 is typically defined as the distance from the ground to the highest point on the car, including any protuberances such as roof rails.The height of the car impacts comfort, spaciousness, fuel consumption and noise in the cabin Coupes are generally lower to the ground than sedans, with heights ranging from around 1.4 meters to over 1.8 meters.With it's length of 4429 mm and width of 1940 mm, the Audi R8 has a height of 1236 mm. The highest car you can find in the same category is Mercedes-Benz CLE 200 Coupé (C236 ), which is 187 mm more than the R8 Coupé 5.2 FSI V10 - 1423 mm.For illustration, the difference in length between the Audi and the Mercedes-Benz is 421 mm in favor of the Mercedes-Benz . On the contrary, the lowest in the "medium coupe" category is Lamborghini Centenario LP770-4 , which is 1143 mm - that makes it 93 mm shorter than the Audi in question.Length-wise, the Lamborghini outperforms the rival by 495 mm.

Table of contents:

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

Audi R8 - How has the height changed over the generations?

Audi R8 generations

Audi R8 generations
Generation year	Height
R8, Model year 2007 (42)	1252 mm
R8, Model year 2012 (42 (1. Facelift))	1252 mm
R8, Model year 2015 (4S)	1240 mm
R8, Model year 2019 (4S (1. Facelift))	1236 mm

R8, Model year 2007 (42) 1252 mm
R8, Model year 2012 ) (42 (1. Facelift) 1252 mm
R8, Model year 2015 (4S) 1240 mm
R8, Model year 2019 ) (4S (1. Facelift) 1236 mm

The difference in height between first generation (42) from 2007 and last generation (4S (1. Facelift)) from 2019 is 1.6cm mm.

The height of the current generation of R8 is 1236 mm.

Variants

Audi R8 variants: R8 Coupé vs. R8 Spyder

Height: Audi R8 variants
Variant name	Height
R8 Spyder	1242 mm
R8 Coupé	1236 mm

R8 Spyder 1242 mm
R8 Coupé 1236 mm

The height compared to other Audi models

Audi R8 vs other current cars by Audi

Height: R8 vs. other models by Audi
Variant name	Height
Q7	1734 mm
SQ8	1708 mm
SQ7	1703 mm
RS Q8	1699 mm
Q8	1697 mm
Q6 e-tron	1685 mm
Q6 e-tron Sportback	1685 mm
SQ6 etron	1665 mm
SQ6 etron Sportback	1665 mm
Q5 Sportback	1656 mm
SQ5 Sportback	1656 mm
SQ5	1649 mm
Q5	1647 mm
Q4 e-tron	1632 mm
e-tron	1629 mm
e-tron S	1629 mm
e-tron Sportback	1616 mm
e-tron S Sportback	1615 mm
Q4 e-tron Sportback	1614 mm
RS Q3	1602 mm
Q3	1585 mm
Q3 Sportback	1567 mm
RS Q3 Sportback	1557 mm
A6 e-tron Avant	1527 mm
Q2	1508 mm
S6 e-tron Avant	1504 mm
SQ2	1495 mm
A6 e-tron Sportback	1487 mm
S8 )	1475 mm
A8 )	1473 mm
A6 Avant	1472 mm
A3 allstreet	1470 mm
A6 allroad )	1469 mm
A6 Avant )	1467 mm
S6 Avant )	1467 mm
S6 e-tron Sportback	1465 mm
RS6 Avant )	1460 mm
A5 Avant	1460 mm
A1 allstreet	1459 mm
A1 citycarver	1459 mm
A6 Limousine )	1457 mm
S6 Limousine )	1457 mm
A6 Limousine	1452 mm
RS6 Avant GT )	1450 mm
A5 Limousine	1444 mm
S5 Avant	1444 mm
A3 Sportback	1441 mm
S5 Limousine	1429 mm
RS3 Sportback	1418 mm
A3 Limousine	1417 mm
S3 Sportback	1415 mm
S e-tron GT	1414 mm
A1 Sportback	1409 mm
e-tron GT	1394 mm
RS3 Limousine	1393 mm
S3 Limousine	1391 mm
RS e-tron GT	1389 mm

Q7 1734 mm
SQ8 1708 mm
SQ7 1703 mm
RS Q8 1699 mm
Q8 1697 mm
Q6 e-tron 1685 mm
Q6 e-tron Sportback 1685 mm
SQ6 etron 1665 mm
SQ6 etron Sportback 1665 mm
Q5 Sportback 1656 mm
SQ5 Sportback 1656 mm
SQ5 1649 mm
Q5 1647 mm
Q4 e-tron 1632 mm
e-tron 1629 mm
e-tron S 1629 mm
e-tron Sportback 1616 mm
e-tron S Sportback 1615 mm
Q4 e-tron Sportback 1614 mm
RS Q3 1602 mm
Q3 1585 mm
Q3 Sportback 1567 mm
RS Q3 Sportback 1557 mm
A6 e-tron Avant 1527 mm
Q2 1508 mm
S6 e-tron Avant 1504 mm
SQ2 1495 mm
A6 e-tron Sportback 1487 mm
S8 ) 1475 mm
A8 ) 1473 mm
A6 Avant 1472 mm
A3 allstreet 1470 mm
A6 allroad ) 1469 mm
A6 Avant ) 1467 mm
S6 Avant ) 1467 mm
S6 e-tron Sportback 1465 mm
RS6 Avant ) 1460 mm
A5 Avant 1460 mm
A1 allstreet 1459 mm
A1 citycarver 1459 mm
A6 Limousine ) 1457 mm
S6 Limousine ) 1457 mm
A6 Limousine 1452 mm
RS6 Avant GT ) 1450 mm
A5 Limousine 1444 mm
S5 Avant 1444 mm
A3 Sportback 1441 mm
S5 Limousine 1429 mm
RS3 Sportback 1418 mm
A3 Limousine 1417 mm
S3 Sportback 1415 mm
S e-tron GT 1414 mm
A1 Sportback 1409 mm
e-tron GT 1394 mm
RS3 Limousine 1393 mm
S3 Limousine 1391 mm
RS e-tron GT 1389 mm

How does the height of the Audi R8 compare to it's nearest competitors?

Audi R8 vs. similar cars

Height: Audi R8 vs. similar cars
Car model	Height
Mercedes-Benz CLE 2023	1423 mm
Lexus RC 2016	1390 mm
Maserati GranTurismo 2023	1353 mm
Alfa Romeo 8C 2007	1341 mm
Aston Martin V8 1995	1320 mm
Ferrari 412 GT 1985	1314 mm
Ferrari Roma 2020	1301 mm
Jaguar XK 1996	1296 mm
Aston Martin DB12 2023	1295 mm
Toyota Supra 2019	1292 mm
Aston Martin DB11 2016	1290 mm
Mercedes-Benz AMG GT 2014	1287 mm
Aston Martin DBS Superleggera 2018	1285 mm
Aston Martin DB9 GT 2015	1282 mm
Ferrari 812 2017	1276 mm
Ferrari F12 tdf 2016	1273 mm
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG 2010	1262 mm
Alpine A110 2017	1252 mm
Audi R8 2019	1236 mm
Lotus Emira 2022	1235 mm
Maserati MC20 2021	1224 mm
Ferrari 360 1999	1214 mm
Ferrari 488 2015	1213 mm
Ferrari 458 2009	1213 mm
Bugatti Chiron 2016	1212 mm
Bugatti Divo 2018	1212 mm
Ferrari F8 2019	1206 mm
McLaren Sports Series 2015	1202 mm
McLaren GT Series 2019	1196 mm
McLaren Supercar Series 2021	1193 mm
Lamborghini Centenario 2016	1143 mm