Comparison: width Jaguar XJS vs. competitors 2025

Car width refers to the measurement of the distance between the two sides of the Jaguar XJS 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 1274 mm and length of 4764 mm, the Jaguar XJS has a width of 1793 mm. The widest car you can find in the "medium coupe" category is Lamborghini Diablo 6.0 V12 (Diablo ), which is 247mm wider than the XJS Coupé 4.0 - 2040 mm.For illustration, the difference in length between the Jaguar and the Lamborghini is 294mm in favor of the Jaguar. On the contrary, the narrowest in the same category is Opel Tigra 1.6 16V , which is 1604 mm - that makes it 189mm narrower than the Jaguar in question. Length-wise, the Jaguar outperforms the Opel by 842mm.

Table of contents:

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

Jaguar XJS - How has the width changed over the generations?

Jaguar XJS generations

Jaguar XJS generations
Generation year	Width
XJS, Model year 1975 (1.Generation)	1793 mm
XJS, Model year 1991 (1.Generation (1. Facelift))	1793 mm

XJS, Model year 1975 (1.Generation) 1793 mm
XJS, Model year 1991 ) (1.Generation (1. Facelift) 1793 mm

The difference in width between first generation (1.Generation) from 1975 and last generation (1.Generation (1. Facelift)) from 1991 is 0cm mm.

The width of the current generation of XJS is 1793 mm.

Variants

Jaguar XJS variants: XJR-S Coupé vs. XJS Cabriolet vs. XJS Coupé

Width: Jaguar XJS variants
Variant name	Width
XJR-S Coupé	1793 mm
XJS Cabriolet	1793 mm
XJS Coupé	1793 mm

XJR-S Coupé 1793 mm
XJS Cabriolet 1793 mm
XJS Coupé 1793 mm

The width compared to other Jaguar models

How does the width of the Jaguar XJS compare to it's nearest competitors?

Jaguar XJS vs. similar cars

Width: Jaguar XJS vs. similar cars
Car model	Width
Lamborghini Diablo 1990	2040 mm
Ferrari 512 TR 1991	1976 mm
Ferrari 512 M 1994	1976 mm
Bugatti EB 110 1992	1960 mm
Chrysler Viper 1993	1924 mm
Ferrari 456 GT 1993	1920 mm
Ferrari F355 1994	1900 mm
BMW 8er-Reihe 1989	1855 mm
ALPINA B8/B12 (8er-Reihe) 1990	1855 mm
Maserati Shamal 1989	1850 mm
Mitsubishi 3000 GT 1992	1840 mm
Porsche 959 1987	1840 mm
Lancia Kappa 1994	1830 mm
Ferrari Mondial t 1989	1810 mm
Jaguar XJS 1991	1793 mm
Alfa Romeo GTV 1995	1780 mm
Peugeot 406 1995	1780 mm
Maserati Ghibli 1993	1775 mm
Alpine A610 1991	1762 mm
Honda Legend 1987	1745 mm
Porsche 968 1991	1735 mm
Ford Probe 1990	1735 mm
Alfa Romeo SZ/RZ Zagato 1989	1730 mm
Maserati Karif 1988	1714 mm
Nissan 200SX 1989	1690 mm
Mitsubishi Eclipse 1992	1690 mm
Opel Calibra 1990	1688 mm
Proton 400 1995	1680 mm
Nissan 100NX 1991	1680 mm
VW Corrado 1988	1674 mm
Opel Tigra 1994	1604 mm