Comparison: wheelbase VW Golf vs. competitors 2025

The wheelbase is the distance between the centres of the front and rear wheels It is the value that most determines the comfort of the front and rear seat occupants.Hatchbacks like the VW Golf 2.0 TDI may have a shorter wheelbase due to their compact size. A shorter wheelbase can contribute to their agility and maneuverability in tight spaces.With it’s length of 4282 mm and bootspace of 381 l, the VW Golf has a wheelbase of 2620 mm. The longest wheelbase you can find amongst similar vehicles has Toyota Proace Max Kastenwagen L2H1 33 2.2 D (T ), which is 830mm more than the Golf 2.0 TDI - 3450 mm.For illustration, the difference in length between the VW and the Toyota is 1131mm. On the other hand, the shortest wheelbase in the " vehicle" category belongs to Land Rover Defender SW 90 Td5 , which is 2360 mm - that makes it 260mm shorter than the VW in question.