Comparison: wheelbase VW Jetta vs. competitors 2024

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.With it’s length of 4659 mm and bootspace of 510 l, the VW Jetta has a wheelbase of 2651 mm. The longest wheelbase you can find amongst similar vehicles has Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio (Typ 952 ), which is 169mm more than the Jetta 1.2 TSI BMT - 2820 mm.For illustration, the difference in length between the VW and the Alfa Romeo is -20mm. On the other hand, the shortest wheelbase in the " saloon" category belongs to Skoda Rapid 1.2 , which is 2589 mm - that makes it 62mm shorter than the VW in question.
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VW Jetta - How has the wheelbase changed over the generations?

VW Jetta generations

(Wheelbase)
VW Jetta generations
Generation yearWheelbase
Jetta, Model year 1979 (I)2400 mm
Jetta, Model year 1984 (II)2475 mm
Jetta, Model year 1987 (II (1. Facelift))2475 mm
Jetta, Model year 2005 (III)2575 mm
Jetta, Model year 2011 (IV)2651 mm
Jetta, Model year 2014 (IV (1. Facelift))2651 mm
1. Jetta, Model year 1979 (I) 2400 mm
2. Jetta, Model year 1984 (II) 2475 mm
3. Jetta, Model year 1987 (II (1. Facelift)) 2475 mm
4. Jetta, Model year 2005 (III) 2575 mm
5. Jetta, Model year 2011 (IV) 2651 mm
6. Jetta, Model year 2014 (IV (1. Facelift)) 2651 mm
The difference in wheelbase between first generation (I) from 1979 and last generation (IV (1. Facelift)) from 2014 is 25.1cm mm.
The wheelbase of the current generation of Jetta is 2651 mm.

The wheelbase compared to other VW models

VW Jetta vs other current cars by VW

(Wheelbase)
Wheelbase: Jetta vs. other models by VW
Variant nameWheelbase
up! 2407 mm
up! cross up! 2411 mm
up! GTI 2412 mm
up! e-up! 2417 mm
Polo GTI 2549 mm
T-Cross 2551 mm
Polo 2552 mm
Taigo 2554 mm
T-Roc 2590 mm
T-Roc R 2594 mm
Golf 2620 mm
Golf GTI 2627 mm
Golf R 2628 mm
T-Roc Cabriolet 2630 mm
Golf Variant 2669 mm
Tiguan 2678 mm
Tiguan R 2679 mm
Golf Alltrack 2679 mm
ID.4 GTX 2769 mm
ID.5 2770 mm
ID.5 GTX 2770 mm
ID.4 2771 mm
ID.3 2771 mm
Touran 2786 mm
Passat GTE Variant 2786 mm
Passat GTE Limousine 2786 mm
Tiguan Allspace 2789 mm
Arteon 2835 mm
Arteon Shooting Brake 2836 mm
Passat Variant 2837 mm
Arteon R Shooting Brake 2838 mm
Arteon R 2838 mm
Touareg R 2904 mm
Touareg 2904 mm
ID.7 2971 mm
1. up! 2407 mm
2. up! cross up! 2411 mm
3. up! GTI 2412 mm
4. up! e-up! 2417 mm
5. Polo GTI 2549 mm
6. T-Cross 2551 mm
7. Polo 2552 mm
8. Taigo 2554 mm
9. T-Roc 2590 mm
10. T-Roc R 2594 mm
11. Golf 2620 mm
12. Golf GTI 2627 mm
13. Golf R 2628 mm
14. T-Roc Cabriolet 2630 mm
15. Golf Variant 2669 mm
16. Tiguan 2678 mm
17. Tiguan R 2679 mm
18. Golf Alltrack 2679 mm
19. ID.4 GTX 2769 mm
20. ID.5 2770 mm
21. ID.5 GTX 2770 mm
22. ID.4 2771 mm
23. ID.3 2771 mm
24. Touran 2786 mm
25. Passat GTE Variant 2786 mm
26. Passat GTE Limousine 2786 mm
27. Tiguan Allspace 2789 mm
28. Arteon 2835 mm
29. Arteon Shooting Brake 2836 mm
30. Passat Variant 2837 mm
31. Arteon R Shooting Brake 2838 mm
32. Arteon R 2838 mm
33. Touareg R 2904 mm
34. Touareg 2904 mm
35. ID.7 2971 mm

How does the wheelbase of the VW Jetta compare to it's nearest competitors?

VW Jetta vs. similar cars

(Wheelbase)
Wheelbase: VW Jetta vs. similar cars
Car modelWheelbase
Alfa Romeo Giulia 20162820 mm
Cadillac ATS 20122775 mm
Renault Latitude 20112762 mm
Chevrolet Malibu 20122737 mm
BMW 3er-Reihe 20002725 mm
Mitsubishi Sigma 19912720 mm
Alfa Romeo 166 19982700 mm
Lancia Kappa 19942700 mm
Chevrolet Epica 20062700 mm
Suzuki Kizashi 20102700 mm
Audi 200 19832687 mm
Chevrolet Cruze 20092685 mm
Mazda 6 20022675 mm
Daewoo Leganza 19982670 mm
Honda Accord 19982670 mm
Alfa Romeo 164 19882660 mm
Citroen C-Elysee 20162652 mm
VW Jetta 20142651 mm
Nissan Maxima 19892650 mm
SEAT Exeo 20092642 mm
Renault Fluence 20102641 mm
Lada Vesta 20172635 mm
MG ZS 20042620 mm
Mazda Xedos 6 19922610 mm
Nissan Primera 19992600 mm
Alfa Romeo 156 19972595 mm
Skoda Rapid 20122589 mm
1. Alfa Romeo Giulia 2016 2820 mm
2. Cadillac ATS 2012 2775 mm
3. Renault Latitude 2011 2762 mm
4. Chevrolet Malibu 2012 2737 mm
5. BMW 3er-Reihe 2000 2725 mm
6. Mitsubishi Sigma 1991 2720 mm
7. Alfa Romeo 166 1998 2700 mm
8. Lancia Kappa 1994 2700 mm
9. Chevrolet Epica 2006 2700 mm
10. Suzuki Kizashi 2010 2700 mm
11. Audi 200 1983 2687 mm
12. Chevrolet Cruze 2009 2685 mm
13. Mazda 6 2002 2675 mm
14. Daewoo Leganza 1998 2670 mm
15. Honda Accord 1998 2670 mm
16. Alfa Romeo 164 1988 2660 mm
17. Citroen C-Elysee 2016 2652 mm
18. VW Jetta 2014 2651 mm
19. Nissan Maxima 1989 2650 mm
20. SEAT Exeo 2009 2642 mm
21. Renault Fluence 2010 2641 mm
22. Lada Vesta 2017 2635 mm
23. MG ZS 2004 2620 mm
24. Mazda Xedos 6 1992 2610 mm
25. Nissan Primera 1999 2600 mm
26. Alfa Romeo 156 1997 2595 mm
27. Skoda Rapid 2012 2589 mm

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