Comparison: width Porsche 959 vs. competitors 2024

Car width refers to the measurement of the distance between the two sides of the Porsche 959 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 1280 mm and length of 4260 mm, the Porsche 959 has a width of 1840 mm. The widest car you can find in the " coupe" category is Ferrari F40 (F40 ), which is 140mm wider than the 959 - 1980 mm.For illustration, the difference in length between the Porsche and the Ferrari is 170mm in favor of the Ferrari. On the contrary, the narrowest in the same category is Honda CRX 1.5 , which is 1625 mm - that makes it 215mm narrower than the Porsche in question. Length-wise, the Porsche outperforms the Honda by 585mm.

Table of contents:

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

Porsche 959 - How has the width changed over the generations?

Porsche 959 generations

(Width)

Porsche 959 generations
Generation year	Width
959, Model year 1987 (1.Generation)	1840 mm

1. 959, Model year 1987 (1.Generation) 1840 mm

The width of the current generation of 959 is 1840 mm.

The width compared to other Porsche models

Porsche 959 vs other current cars by Porsche

(Width)

Width: 959 vs. other models by Porsche
Variant name	Width
718 Cayman T	1801 mm
718 Cayman GTS	1801 mm
718 Cayman GT4	1801 mm
718 Spyder	1801 mm
718 Boxster T	1801 mm
718 Boxster GTS	1801 mm
718 Cayman GT4 RS	1822 mm
718 Spyder RS	1822 mm
911 Edition 50 Jahre Porsche Design	1852 mm
911 Carrera GTS Cabriolet	1852 mm
911 Carrera Coupé	1852 mm
911 Carrera Cabriolet	1852 mm
911 Targa GTS	1852 mm
911 GT3	1852 mm
911 S/T	1852 mm
911 Targa	1852 mm
911 Carrera T Coupé	1852 mm
911 Carrera GTS Coupé	1852 mm
911 Dakar	1864 mm
911 GT3 RS	1900 mm
911 Sport Classic	1900 mm
911 Turbo Cabriolet	1900 mm
911 Turbo Coupé	1900 mm
Panamera Turbo	1937 mm
Panamera Sport Turismo	1937 mm
Panamera GTS Sport Turismo	1937 mm
Panamera GTS	1937 mm
Panamera Turbo Sport Turismo	1937 mm
Panamera	1937 mm
Macan	1938 mm
Macan Turbo	1938 mm
Taycan Sport Turismo Turbo	1966 mm
Taycan Sport Turismo	1966 mm
Taycan	1966 mm
Taycan Turbo	1966 mm
Taycan Cross Turismo Turbo	1967 mm
Taycan Cross Turismo	1967 mm
Cayenne	1983 mm
Cayenne Coupé	1983 mm

1. 718 Cayman T 1801 mm

2. 718 Cayman GTS 1801 mm

3. 718 Cayman GT4 1801 mm

4. 718 Spyder 1801 mm

5. 718 Boxster T 1801 mm

6. 718 Boxster GTS 1801 mm

7. 718 Cayman GT4 RS 1822 mm

8. 718 Spyder RS 1822 mm

9. 911 Edition 50 Jahre Porsche Design 1852 mm

10. 911 Carrera GTS Cabriolet 1852 mm

11. 911 Carrera Coupé 1852 mm

12. 911 Carrera Cabriolet 1852 mm

13. 911 Targa GTS 1852 mm

14. 911 GT3 1852 mm

15. 911 S/T 1852 mm

16. 911 Targa 1852 mm

17. 911 Carrera T Coupé 1852 mm

18. 911 Carrera GTS Coupé 1852 mm

19. 911 Dakar 1864 mm

20. 911 GT3 RS 1900 mm

21. 911 Sport Classic 1900 mm

22. 911 Turbo Cabriolet 1900 mm

23. 911 Turbo Coupé 1900 mm

24. Panamera Turbo 1937 mm

25. Panamera Sport Turismo 1937 mm

26. Panamera GTS Sport Turismo 1937 mm

27. Panamera GTS 1937 mm

28. Panamera Turbo Sport Turismo 1937 mm

29. Panamera 1937 mm

30. Macan 1938 mm

31. Macan Turbo 1938 mm

32. Taycan Sport Turismo Turbo 1966 mm

33. Taycan Sport Turismo 1966 mm

34. Taycan 1966 mm

35. Taycan Turbo 1966 mm

36. Taycan Cross Turismo Turbo 1967 mm

37. Taycan Cross Turismo 1967 mm

38. Cayenne 1983 mm

39. Cayenne Coupé 1983 mm

How does the width of the Porsche 959 compare to it's nearest competitors?

Porsche 959 vs. similar cars

(Width)

Width: Porsche 959 vs. similar cars
Car model	Width
Ferrari F40 1987	1980 mm
Ferrari 512 TR 1991	1976 mm
Ferrari Testarossa 1984	1976 mm
Ferrari 288 GTO 1984	1910 mm
Porsche 928 1991	1890 mm
Maserati Shamal 1989	1850 mm
Porsche 959 1987	1840 mm
Nissan 300ZX 1990	1800 mm
Audi Sport quattro 1984	1780 mm
Alpine A610 1991	1762 mm
Alpine Renault Alpine V6 GT/Turbo 1985	1754 mm
Ford RS200 1985	1752 mm
Ford Probe 1990	1735 mm
Porsche 944 1985	1735 mm
Porsche 968 1991	1735 mm
Alfa Romeo SZ/RZ Zagato 1989	1730 mm
Ferrari 328 1985	1730 mm
Audi quattro 1984	1723 mm
Audi 80 1991	1716 mm
Maserati Karif 1988	1714 mm
Maserati Biturbo 1983	1714 mm
Nissan 200SX 1989	1690 mm
Nissan 100NX 1991	1680 mm
Honda CRX 1983	1625 mm