Comparison: width BMW Z3 vs. competitors 2025

Car width refers to the measurement of the distance between the two sides of the BMW Z3 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 1293 mm and length of 4050 mm, the BMW Z3 has a width of 1740 mm. The widest car you can find in the " roadster" category is Ferrari F50 (F50 ), which is 246mm wider than the Z3 Roadster 1.9i - 1986 mm.For illustration, the difference in length between the BMW and the Ferrari is 430mm in favor of the Ferrari. On the contrary, the narrowest in the same category is Suzuki Cappuccino 0.7 Turbo , which is 1395 mm - that makes it 345mm narrower than the BMW in question. Length-wise, the BMW outperforms the Suzuki by 755mm.

Table of contents:

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

BMW Z3 - How has the width changed over the generations?

BMW Z3 generations

BMW Z3 generations
Generation year	Width
Z3, Model year 2000 (E36/7/E36/7C (1. Facelift))	1740 mm
Z3, Model year 1996 (E36/7/E36/7C)	1692 mm

Z3, Model year 2000 ) (E36/7/E36/7C (1. Facelift) 1740 mm
Z3, Model year 1996 (E36/7/E36/7C) 1692 mm

The difference in width between first generation (E36/7/E36/7C) from 1996 and last generation (E36/7/E36/7C (1. Facelift)) from 2000 is 4.8cm mm.

The width of the current generation of Z3 is 1740 mm.

Variants

BMW Z3 variants: Z3 Coupé vs. Z3 M Coupé vs. Z3 M Roadster vs. Z3 Roadster

Width: BMW Z3 variants
Variant name	Width
Z3 Coupé	1858 mm
Z3 M Coupé	1740 mm
Z3 M Roadster	1740 mm
Z3 Roadster	1740 mm

Z3 Coupé 1858 mm
Z3 M Coupé 1740 mm
Z3 M Roadster 1740 mm
Z3 Roadster 1740 mm

The width compared to other BMW models

BMW Z3 vs other current cars by BMW

Width: Z3 vs. other models by BMW
Variant name	Width
X6 M	2019 mm
X5 M	2015 mm
XM	2005 mm
X5	2004 mm
X5 M Performance	2004 mm
X6	2004 mm
X6 M Performance	2004 mm
X7	2000 mm
X7 M Performance	2000 mm
5{series} M5 Limousine	1970 mm
5{series} M5 Touring	1970 mm
iX	1970 mm
iX M Performance	1970 mm
i7	1950 mm
i7 M Performance	1950 mm
7{series}	1950 mm
7{series} M Performance	1950 mm
8{series} M8 Gran Coupé	1943 mm
i8 Roadster	1942 mm
X4 M Performance	1938 mm
8{series} Gran Coupé	1932 mm
8{series} M Performance Gran Coupé	1932 mm
X4 M	1927 mm
X3 M Performance	1920 mm
X3	1920 mm
4{series} M4 CS Coupé	1918 mm
3{series} M3 CS Touring	1918 mm
X4	1918 mm
8{series} M8 Cabrio	1907 mm
8{series} M8 Coupé	1907 mm
3{series} M3 Touring	1903 mm
8{series} Cabrio	1902 mm
8{series} Coupé	1902 mm
8{series} M Performance Cabrio	1902 mm
8{series} M Performance Coupé	1902 mm
5{series} Touring	1900 mm
i5 Limousine	1900 mm
i5 M Performance Limousine	1900 mm
i5 M Performance Touring	1900 mm
i5 Touring	1900 mm
5{series} Limousine	1900 mm
X3 M	1897 mm
4{series} M4 Cabrio	1887 mm
4{series} M4 Coupé	1887 mm
2{series} M2 Coupé	1887 mm
3{series} M3 Limousine	1877 mm
3{series} M3 CS Limousine	1877 mm
Z4 M Performance Roadster	1864 mm
Z4 Roadster	1864 mm
4{series} Cabrio	1852 mm
4{series} Coupé	1852 mm
4{series} Gran Coupé	1852 mm
4{series} M Performance Cabrio	1852 mm
4{series} M Performance Coupé	1852 mm
4{series} M Performance Gran Coupé	1852 mm
i4	1852 mm
i4 M Performance	1852 mm
X1	1845 mm
X1 M Performance	1845 mm
iX1	1845 mm
iX2	1845 mm
X2	1845 mm
X2 M Performance	1845 mm
2{series} Coupé	1838 mm
2{series} M Performance Coupé	1838 mm
3{series} Gran Turismo	1828 mm
3{series} Limousine	1827 mm
3{series} M Performance Limousine	1827 mm
3{series} M Performance Touring	1827 mm
2{series} Active Tourer	1824 mm
3{series} Touring	1811 mm
2{series} Gran Coupé	1800 mm
2{series} Gran Coupé M Performance	1800 mm
1{series}	1800 mm
1{series} M Performance	1800 mm
i3s	1791 mm

X6 M 2019 mm
X5 M 2015 mm
XM 2005 mm
X5 2004 mm
X5 M Performance 2004 mm
X6 2004 mm
X6 M Performance 2004 mm
X7 2000 mm
X7 M Performance 2000 mm
5{series} M5 Limousine 1970 mm
5{series} M5 Touring 1970 mm
iX 1970 mm
iX M Performance 1970 mm
i7 1950 mm
i7 M Performance 1950 mm
7{series} 1950 mm
7{series} M Performance 1950 mm
8{series} M8 Gran Coupé 1943 mm
i8 Roadster 1942 mm
X4 M Performance 1938 mm
8{series} Gran Coupé 1932 mm
8{series} M Performance Gran Coupé 1932 mm
X4 M 1927 mm
X3 M Performance 1920 mm
X3 1920 mm
4{series} M4 CS Coupé 1918 mm
3{series} M3 CS Touring 1918 mm
X4 1918 mm
8{series} M8 Cabrio 1907 mm
8{series} M8 Coupé 1907 mm
3{series} M3 Touring 1903 mm
8{series} Cabrio 1902 mm
8{series} Coupé 1902 mm
8{series} M Performance Cabrio 1902 mm
8{series} M Performance Coupé 1902 mm
5{series} Touring 1900 mm
i5 Limousine 1900 mm
i5 M Performance Limousine 1900 mm
i5 M Performance Touring 1900 mm
i5 Touring 1900 mm
5{series} Limousine 1900 mm
X3 M 1897 mm
4{series} M4 Cabrio 1887 mm
4{series} M4 Coupé 1887 mm
2{series} M2 Coupé 1887 mm
3{series} M3 Limousine 1877 mm
3{series} M3 CS Limousine 1877 mm
Z4 M Performance Roadster 1864 mm
Z4 Roadster 1864 mm
4{series} Cabrio 1852 mm
4{series} Coupé 1852 mm
4{series} Gran Coupé 1852 mm
4{series} M Performance Cabrio 1852 mm
4{series} M Performance Coupé 1852 mm
4{series} M Performance Gran Coupé 1852 mm
i4 1852 mm
i4 M Performance 1852 mm
X1 1845 mm
X1 M Performance 1845 mm
iX1 1845 mm
iX2 1845 mm
X2 1845 mm
X2 M Performance 1845 mm
2{series} Coupé 1838 mm
2{series} M Performance Coupé 1838 mm
3{series} Gran Turismo 1828 mm
3{series} Limousine 1827 mm
3{series} M Performance Limousine 1827 mm
3{series} M Performance Touring 1827 mm
2{series} Active Tourer 1824 mm
3{series} Touring 1811 mm
2{series} Gran Coupé 1800 mm
2{series} Gran Coupé M Performance 1800 mm
1{series} 1800 mm
1{series} M Performance 1800 mm
i3s 1791 mm

How does the width of the BMW Z3 compare to it's nearest competitors?

BMW Z3 vs. similar cars

Width: BMW Z3 vs. similar cars
Car model	Width
Ferrari F50 1996	1986 mm
Porsche Carrera GT 2003	1921 mm
Ferrari 348 1989	1894 mm
BMW Z4 2022	1864 mm
BMW Z8 2000	1830 mm
Renault Sport Spider 1996	1830 mm
Aston Martin DB7 Vantage 1999	1830 mm
Maserati Spyder 2002	1822 mm
Mercedes-Benz SLC 2016	1810 mm
ALPINA Roadster S Z4 2003	1781 mm
Morgan Aero 2000	1770 mm
Honda S2000 2004	1750 mm
BMW Z3 2000	1740 mm
Mercedes-Benz SLK-Klasse 1996	1715 mm
Opel Speedster 2000	1708 mm
Lotus Elise 1996	1701 mm
Renault Wind 2010	1698 mm
Ford Streetka 2002	1695 mm
BMW 507 1956	1680 mm
Fiat 124 1966	1670 mm
Mazda MX-5 1990	1660 mm
Porsche 914 1969	1650 mm
Morgan Plus Four 2020	1650 mm
Morgan Plus 4 1993	1640 mm
Fiat Barchetta 1995	1640 mm
Morgan Plus 8 1993	1630 mm
MG F 1996	1628 mm
MG TF 2002	1628 mm
Morgan 4/4 1998	1500 mm
Suzuki Cappuccino 1994	1395 mm