Comparison: height Porsche 911 vs. competitors 2025

Car height of the Porsche 911 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 4542 mm and width of 1852 mm, the Porsche 911 has a height of 1298 mm. The highest car you can find in the same category is BMW 220 Gran Coupé (F74 ), which is 147 mm more than the 911 Carrera Coupé - 1445 mm.For illustration, the difference in length between the Porsche and the BMW is 4 mm in favor of the BMW . On the contrary, the lowest in the "medium coupe" category is Lamborghini Gallardo 5.0 V10 , which is 1165 mm - that makes it 133 mm shorter than the Porsche in question.Length-wise, the Porsche outperforms the rival by 242 mm.

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

Porsche 911 - How has the height changed over the generations?

Porsche 911 generations

Porsche 911 generations
Generation year	Height
911, Model year 1964 (Urmodell)	1320 mm
911, Model year 1973 (911 G-Serie)	1320 mm
911, Model year 1975 (911 930/G-Serie (1. Facelift))	1320 mm
911, Model year 2004 (997)	1310 mm
911, Model year 2008 (997 (1. Facelift))	1310 mm
911, Model year 1997 (996)	1305 mm
911, Model year 2001 (996 (1. Facelift))	1305 mm
911, Model year 2011 (991)	1303 mm
911, Model year 1989 (964)	1300 mm
911, Model year 1993 (993)	1300 mm
911, Model year 2019 (992)	1298 mm
911, Model year 2024 (911 992 (1. Facelift))	1298 mm
911, Model year 2015 (991 (1. Facelift))	1294 mm

911, Model year 1964 (Urmodell) 1320 mm
911, Model year 1973 (911 G-Serie) 1320 mm
911, Model year 1975 ) (911 930/G-Serie (1. Facelift) 1320 mm
911, Model year 2004 (997) 1310 mm
911, Model year 2008 ) (997 (1. Facelift) 1310 mm
911, Model year 1997 (996) 1305 mm
911, Model year 2001 ) (996 (1. Facelift) 1305 mm
911, Model year 2011 (991) 1303 mm
911, Model year 1989 (964) 1300 mm
911, Model year 1993 (993) 1300 mm
911, Model year 2019 (992) 1298 mm
911, Model year 2024 ) (911 992 (1. Facelift) 1298 mm
911, Model year 2015 ) (991 (1. Facelift) 1294 mm

The difference in height between first generation (Urmodell) from 1964 and last generation (911 992 (1. Facelift)) from 2024 is 2.2cm mm.

The height of the current generation of 911 is 1298 mm.

Variants

Porsche 911 variants: 911 Carrera Cabriolet vs. 911 Carrera Coupé vs. 911 Carrera GTS Cabriolet vs. 911 Carrera GTS Coupé vs. 911 Carrera T Cabriolet vs. 911 Carrera T Coupé vs. 911 GT3 vs. 911 Targa GTS

Height: Porsche 911 variants
Variant name	Height
911 Carrera Cabriolet	1298 mm
911 Carrera Coupé	1298 mm
911 Carrera GTS Cabriolet	1298 mm
911 Carrera GTS Coupé	1298 mm
911 Targa GTS	1298 mm
911 Carrera T Coupé	1293 mm
911 Carrera T Cabriolet	1292 mm
911 GT3	1279 mm

911 Carrera Cabriolet 1298 mm
911 Carrera Coupé 1298 mm
911 Carrera GTS Cabriolet 1298 mm
911 Carrera GTS Coupé 1298 mm
911 Targa GTS 1298 mm
911 Carrera T Coupé 1293 mm
911 Carrera T Cabriolet 1292 mm
911 GT3 1279 mm

The height compared to other Porsche models

Porsche 911 vs other current cars by Porsche

Height: 911 vs. other models by Porsche
Variant name	Height
Cayenne	1698 mm
Cayenne Turbo	1685 mm
Cayenne Coupé	1678 mm
Cayenne GTS	1674 mm
Cayenne Coupé Turbo	1664 mm
Cayenne Coupé GTS	1654 mm
Macan	1622 mm
Macan Turbo	1621 mm
Panamera	1423 mm
Panamera Turbo	1421 mm
Panamera GTS	1415 mm
Taycan Cross Turismo Turbo	1412 mm
Taycan Cross Turismo	1409 mm
Taycan Sport Turismo GTS	1392 mm
Taycan Sport Turismo Turbo	1392 mm
Taycan Sport Turismo	1390 mm
Taycan GTS	1381 mm
Taycan Turbo	1381 mm
Taycan	1379 mm
911 Dakar	1338 mm
911 GT3 RS	1322 mm
911 Turbo 50 Jahre Coupé	1303 mm
911 Turbo Coupé	1303 mm
911 Carrera GTS Cabriolet	1301 mm
911 Carrera GTS Coupé	1301 mm
911 Edition 50 Jahre Porsche Design	1301 mm
911 Targa GTS	1301 mm
911 Turbo Cabriolet	1301 mm
911 Carrera Coupé	1300 mm
911 Carrera Cabriolet	1299 mm
911 Sport Classic	1299 mm
911 Targa	1299 mm
718 Cayman	1295 mm
911 Carrera T Coupé	1293 mm
911 Carrera T Cabriolet	1292 mm
718 Cayman GTS	1286 mm
718 Boxster	1281 mm
911 GT3	1279 mm
911 S/T	1279 mm
718 Cayman T	1276 mm
718 Boxster GTS	1272 mm
718 Cayman GT4	1269 mm
718 Cayman GT4 RS	1267 mm
718 Boxster T	1264 mm
718 Spyder	1258 mm
718 Spyder RS	1252 mm

Cayenne 1698 mm
Cayenne Turbo 1685 mm
Cayenne Coupé 1678 mm
Cayenne GTS 1674 mm
Cayenne Coupé Turbo 1664 mm
Cayenne Coupé GTS 1654 mm
Macan 1622 mm
Macan Turbo 1621 mm
Panamera 1423 mm
Panamera Turbo 1421 mm
Panamera GTS 1415 mm
Taycan Cross Turismo Turbo 1412 mm
Taycan Cross Turismo 1409 mm
Taycan Sport Turismo GTS 1392 mm
Taycan Sport Turismo Turbo 1392 mm
Taycan Sport Turismo 1390 mm
Taycan GTS 1381 mm
Taycan Turbo 1381 mm
Taycan 1379 mm
911 Dakar 1338 mm
911 GT3 RS 1322 mm
911 Turbo 50 Jahre Coupé 1303 mm
911 Turbo Coupé 1303 mm
911 Carrera GTS Cabriolet 1301 mm
911 Carrera GTS Coupé 1301 mm
911 Edition 50 Jahre Porsche Design 1301 mm
911 Targa GTS 1301 mm
911 Turbo Cabriolet 1301 mm
911 Carrera Coupé 1300 mm
911 Carrera Cabriolet 1299 mm
911 Sport Classic 1299 mm
911 Targa 1299 mm
718 Cayman 1295 mm
911 Carrera T Coupé 1293 mm
911 Carrera T Cabriolet 1292 mm
718 Cayman GTS 1286 mm
718 Boxster 1281 mm
911 GT3 1279 mm
911 S/T 1279 mm
718 Cayman T 1276 mm
718 Boxster GTS 1272 mm
718 Cayman GT4 1269 mm
718 Cayman GT4 RS 1267 mm
718 Boxster T 1264 mm
718 Spyder 1258 mm
718 Spyder RS 1252 mm

How does the height of the Porsche 911 compare to it's nearest competitors?

Porsche 911 vs. similar cars

Height: Porsche 911 vs. similar cars
Car model	Height
BMW 2er-Reihe Gran Coupé 2025	1445 mm
Mercedes-Benz E-Klasse 1993	1395 mm
Lexus RC 2016	1390 mm
Fiat 130 1970	1380 mm
Alfa Romeo 8C 2007	1341 mm
Aston Martin V8 1995	1320 mm
Aston Martin Vanquish 2002	1318 mm
Ferrari 412 GT 1985	1314 mm
Ferrari Roma 2020	1301 mm
Subaru SVX 1992	1300 mm
Porsche 911 2024	1298 mm
Jaguar XK 1996	1296 mm
Toyota Supra 2019	1292 mm
Mercedes-Benz AMG GT 2014	1287 mm
Aston Martin DB9 GT 2015	1282 mm
Jaguar XJS 1975	1274 mm
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG 2010	1262 mm
Alpine A110 2017	1252 mm
Lotus Emira 2022	1235 mm
Ferrari 360 1999	1214 mm
Ferrari 458 2009	1213 mm
Ferrari 488 2015	1213 mm
Ferrari F8 2019	1206 mm
McLaren Sports Series 2015	1202 mm
McLaren Super Series 2014	1199 mm
McLaren GT Series 2019	1196 mm
McLaren Supercar Series 2021	1193 mm
Alfa Romeo 4C 2014	1183 mm
Honda NSX 2002	1170 mm
Lamborghini Gallardo 2003	1165 mm
Lamborghini Huracán 2014	1165 mm