Comparison: width VW Phaeton vs. competitors 2024

Car width refers to the measurement of the distance between the two sides of the VW Phaeton 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 1450 mm and length of 5179 mm, the VW Phaeton has a width of 1903 mm. We also know the width including mirrors - it's 2118 mm . That means that a single mirror's width is 107.5mm. The widest car you can find in the " saloon" category is Rolls-Royce Ghost 6.6 V12 (RR4 ), which is 45mm wider than the Phaeton lang V6 TDI - 1948 mm.For illustration, the difference in length between the VW and the Rolls-Royce is 220mm in favor of the Rolls-Royce. On the contrary, the narrowest in the same category is Nissan Bluebird 2.0 Diesel , which is 1690 mm - that makes it 213mm narrower than the VW in question. Length-wise, the VW outperforms the Nissan by 819mm.
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VW Phaeton - How has the width changed over the generations?

The difference in width between first generation (1.Generation) from 2002 and last generation (1.Generation (2. Facelift)) from 2010 is 0cm mm.
The width of the current generation of Phaeton is 1903 mm.

The width compared to other VW models

VW Phaeton vs other current cars by VW

(Width)
Width: Phaeton vs. other models by VW
Variant nameWidth
up! GTI 1645 mm
up! 1645 mm
up! e-up! 1645 mm
up! cross up! 1649 mm
Polo GTI 1751 mm
Polo 1751 mm
Taigo 1757 mm
Golf Variant 1789 mm
Golf 1789 mm
Golf R 1789 mm
Golf GTI 1789 mm
Golf Alltrack 1795 mm
ID.3 1809 mm
T-Roc Cabriolet 1811 mm
T-Roc R 1819 mm
T-Roc 1819 mm
Touran 1829 mm
Passat GTE Limousine 1832 mm
Passat GTE Variant 1832 mm
Tiguan 1839 mm
Tiguan Allspace 1839 mm
Passat Variant 1849 mm
ID.4 1852 mm
ID.4 GTX 1852 mm
ID.5 GTX 1852 mm
ID.5 1852 mm
Tiguan R 1859 mm
Arteon Shooting Brake 1871 mm
Arteon R Shooting Brake 1871 mm
Arteon R 1871 mm
Arteon 1871 mm
Touareg R 1984 mm
Touareg 1984 mm
1. up! GTI 1645 mm
2. up! 1645 mm
3. up! e-up! 1645 mm
4. up! cross up! 1649 mm
5. Polo GTI 1751 mm
6. Polo 1751 mm
7. Taigo 1757 mm
8. Golf Variant 1789 mm
9. Golf 1789 mm
10. Golf R 1789 mm
11. Golf GTI 1789 mm
12. Golf Alltrack 1795 mm
13. ID.3 1809 mm
14. T-Roc Cabriolet 1811 mm
15. T-Roc R 1819 mm
16. T-Roc 1819 mm
17. Touran 1829 mm
18. Passat GTE Limousine 1832 mm
19. Passat GTE Variant 1832 mm
20. Tiguan 1839 mm
21. Tiguan Allspace 1839 mm
22. Passat Variant 1849 mm
23. ID.4 1852 mm
24. ID.4 GTX 1852 mm
25. ID.5 GTX 1852 mm
26. ID.5 1852 mm
27. Tiguan R 1859 mm
28. Arteon Shooting Brake 1871 mm
29. Arteon R Shooting Brake 1871 mm
30. Arteon R 1871 mm
31. Arteon 1871 mm
32. Touareg R 1984 mm
33. Touareg 1984 mm

How does the width of the VW Phaeton compare to it's nearest competitors?

VW Phaeton vs. similar cars

(Width)
Width: VW Phaeton vs. similar cars
Car modelWidth
Rolls-Royce Ghost 20091948 mm
Genesis G80 20211925 mm
VW Phaeton 20101903 mm
Lancia Thema 20111902 mm
Audi A8 20021894 mm
Volvo S90/V90 20161879 mm
Lancia Thesis 20021830 mm
KIA Optima 20121830 mm
Mercedes-Benz E-Klasse 20021822 mm
Ford Mondeo 20001812 mm
Fiat Tipo 20161792 mm
Mercedes-Benz 114/115 "Strich-Acht" 19671770 mm
Audi A4 20001764 mm
Lancia Lybra 19991743 mm
Hyundai Elantra 20001720 mm
Mazda 626 19991710 mm
Nissan Bluebird 19841690 mm
1. Rolls-Royce Ghost 2009 1948 mm
2. Genesis G80 2021 1925 mm
3. VW Phaeton 2010 1903 mm
4. Lancia Thema 2011 1902 mm
5. Audi A8 2002 1894 mm
6. Volvo S90/V90 2016 1879 mm
7. Lancia Thesis 2002 1830 mm
8. KIA Optima 2012 1830 mm
9. Mercedes-Benz E-Klasse 2002 1822 mm
10. Ford Mondeo 2000 1812 mm
11. Fiat Tipo 2016 1792 mm
12. Mercedes-Benz 114/115 "Strich-Acht" 1967 1770 mm
13. Audi A4 2000 1764 mm
14. Lancia Lybra 1999 1743 mm
15. Hyundai Elantra 2000 1720 mm
16. Mazda 626 1999 1710 mm
17. Nissan Bluebird 1984 1690 mm

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