Comparison: height BMW i3 vs. competitors 2025

Car height of the BMW i3 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 A hatchback can be any height depending on the make and model, but they tend to be similar in size to other cars in their class.With it's length of 4006 mm and width of 1791 mm, the BMW i3 has a height of 1570 mm. The highest car you can find in the same category is Sono Motors Sion ( ), which is 90 mm more than the i3s (120 Ah) - 1660 mm.For illustration, the difference in length between the BMW and the Sono Motors is 464 mm in favor of the Sono Motors . On the contrary, the lowest in the " schrägheck" category is Daewoo Nexia 1.5 , which is 1393 mm - that makes it 177 mm shorter than the BMW in question.Length-wise, the Daewoo outperforms the rival by 250 mm.

BMW i3 - How has the height changed over the generations?

BMW i3 generations
  • i3, Model year 2017 ) (i3 I01 (1. Facelift) 1598 mm
  • i3, Model year 2013 (i3 I01) 1578 mm
The difference in height between first generation (i3 I01) from 2013 and last generation (i3 I01 (1. Facelift)) from 2017 is 2cm mm.
The height of the current generation of i3 is 1570 mm.

The height compared to other BMW models

BMW i3 vs other current cars by BMW
  • X7 1835 mm
  • X7 M Performance 1835 mm
  • X5 1765 mm
  • X5 M Performance 1765 mm
  • X5 M 1762 mm
  • XM 1755 mm
  • X6 1700 mm
  • X6 M Performance 1700 mm
  • iX 1695 mm
  • X6 M 1695 mm
  • iX M Performance 1688 mm
  • X3 M 1667 mm
  • X3 M Performance 1660 mm
  • X3 1660 mm
  • X1 1642 mm
  • X1 M Performance 1622 mm
  • X4 1621 mm
  • X4 M Performance 1621 mm
  • X4 M 1620 mm
  • iX1 1616 mm
  • X2 1590 mm
  • i3s 1590 mm
  • 2{series} Active Tourer 1576 mm
  • X2 M Performance 1575 mm
  • iX2 1560 mm
  • i7 1544 mm
  • i7 M Performance 1544 mm
  • 7{series} 1544 mm
  • 7{series} M Performance 1544 mm
  • 5{series} M5 Touring 1516 mm
  • 5{series} Touring 1515 mm
  • i5 Limousine 1515 mm
  • i5 Touring 1515 mm
  • 5{series} Limousine 1515 mm
  • 5{series} M5 Limousine 1510 mm
  • 3{series} Gran Turismo 1508 mm
  • i5 M Performance Limousine 1505 mm
  • i5 M Performance Touring 1505 mm
  • 1{series} 1459 mm
  • 1{series} M Performance 1459 mm
  • i4 1448 mm
  • i4 M Performance 1448 mm
  • 3{series} M3 CS Touring 1447 mm
  • 3{series} M3 Touring 1446 mm
  • 2{series} Gran Coupé 1445 mm
  • 2{series} Gran Coupé M Performance 1445 mm
  • 4{series} Gran Coupé 1442 mm
  • 4{series} M Performance Gran Coupé 1442 mm
  • 3{series} Limousine 1440 mm
  • 3{series} M Performance Limousine 1440 mm
  • 3{series} M Performance Touring 1440 mm
  • 3{series} Touring 1429 mm
  • 3{series} M3 Limousine 1424 mm
  • 3{series} M3 CS Limousine 1424 mm
  • 8{series} M8 Gran Coupé 1420 mm
  • 8{series} Gran Coupé 1407 mm
  • 8{series} M Performance Gran Coupé 1407 mm
  • 2{series} M Performance Coupé 1404 mm
  • 2{series} M2 Coupé 1403 mm
  • 4{series} M4 Cabrio 1399 mm
  • 4{series} M4 CS Coupé 1399 mm
  • 4{series} M4 Coupé 1397 mm
  • 4{series} M Performance Cabrio 1394 mm
  • 4{series} M Performance Coupé 1393 mm
  • 2{series} Coupé 1390 mm
  • 4{series} Cabrio 1384 mm
  • 4{series} Coupé 1383 mm
  • 8{series} M8 Coupé 1362 mm
  • 8{series} M8 Cabrio 1353 mm
  • 8{series} Coupé 1346 mm
  • 8{series} M Performance Coupé 1346 mm
  • 8{series} Cabrio 1345 mm
  • 8{series} M Performance Cabrio 1345 mm
  • Z4 Roadster 1304 mm
  • Z4 M Performance Roadster 1303 mm
  • i8 Roadster 1289 mm

How does the height of the BMW i3 compare to it's nearest competitors?

BMW i3 vs. similar cars
  • Sono Motors Sion 2021 1660 mm
  • ARI Motors Soleno 2024 1640 mm
  • ARI Motors Bruni 2024 1629 mm
  • mgMG Marvel R 2021 1613 mm
  • GWM ORA 03 2024 1603 mm
  • opelOpel Ampera 2017 1594 mm
  • Leapmotor T03 2024 1577 mm
  • Silence S04 Nanocar 2024 1573 mm
  • bmwBMW i3 2017 1570 mm
  • ARI Motors 452/802 2019 1570 mm
  • bydBYD Dolphin 2023 1570 mm
  • Estrima Birò 2022 1566 mm
  • vwVW ID.3 2023 1564 mm
  • renaultRenault Zoe 2013 1562 mm
  • Ligier Myli 2023 1530 mm
  • fiatFiat Topolino 2023 1530 mm
  • citroenCitroen Ami 2024 1525 mm
  • ARI Motors 902 2023 1520 mm
  • skodaSkoda Scala 2024 1514 mm
  • alpineAlpine A290 2024 1512 mm
  • hondaHonda e 2020 1512 mm
  • mazdaMazda 2 Hybrid 2024 1505 mm
  • mgMG MG3 2024 1502 mm
  • aixamAixam Mega 2024 1480 mm
  • aixamAixam Ambition 2023 1470 mm
  • hyundaiHyundai i30 2024 1455 mm
  • bmwBMW i4 2024 1448 mm
  • peugeotPeugeot 508 2023 1403 mm
  • daewooDaewoo Nexia 1995 1393 mm

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