Comparison: height VW Santana vs. competitors 2025

Car height of the VW Santana 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 With it's length of 4545 mm and width of 1695 mm, the VW Santana has a height of 1400 mm. The highest car you can find in the same category is Suzuki Liana Limousine 1.4 DDiS (ER ), which is 145 mm more than the Santana 1.6 D - 1545 mm.For illustration, the difference in length between the VW and the Suzuki is 195 mm in favor of the VW . On the contrary, the lowest in the " saloon" category is Mazda 626 1.6 , which is 1370 mm - that makes it 30 mm shorter than the VW in question.Length-wise, the VW outperforms the rival by 240 mm.

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

VW Santana - How has the height changed over the generations?

VW Santana generations

VW Santana generations
Generation year	Height
Santana, Model year 1981 (B2)	1400 mm

Santana, Model year 1981 (B2) 1400 mm

The height of the current generation of Santana is 1400 mm.

The height compared to other VW models

VW Santana vs other current cars by VW

Height: Santana vs. other models by VW
Variant name	Height
Touareg	1712 mm
Touareg R	1693 mm
Touran	1668 mm
Tayron	1666 mm
Tiguan	1658 mm
ID.4	1640 mm
ID.4 GTX	1637 mm
ID.5	1616 mm
ID.5 GTX	1616 mm
T-Roc	1584 mm
T-Cross	1573 mm
ID.3	1564 mm
ID.3 GTX	1564 mm
T-Roc R	1559 mm
ID.7 Tourer	1551 mm
ID.7 Tourer GTX	1549 mm
ID.7	1536 mm
ID.7 GTX	1535 mm
T-Roc Cabriolet	1527 mm
Passat Variant	1521 mm
Taigo	1518 mm
Golf Variant	1487 mm
Golf	1483 mm
Golf GTE	1478 mm
Golf GTI	1471 mm
Golf R Variant	1462 mm
Golf R	1454 mm
Polo	1451 mm
Polo GTI	1431 mm

Touareg 1712 mm
Touareg R 1693 mm
Touran 1668 mm
Tayron 1666 mm
Tiguan 1658 mm
ID.4 1640 mm
ID.4 GTX 1637 mm
ID.5 1616 mm
ID.5 GTX 1616 mm
T-Roc 1584 mm
T-Cross 1573 mm
ID.3 1564 mm
ID.3 GTX 1564 mm
T-Roc R 1559 mm
ID.7 Tourer 1551 mm
ID.7 Tourer GTX 1549 mm
ID.7 1536 mm
ID.7 GTX 1535 mm
T-Roc Cabriolet 1527 mm
Passat Variant 1521 mm
Taigo 1518 mm
Golf Variant 1487 mm
Golf 1483 mm
Golf GTE 1478 mm
Golf GTI 1471 mm
Golf R Variant 1462 mm
Golf R 1454 mm
Polo 1451 mm
Polo GTI 1431 mm

How does the height of the VW Santana compare to it's nearest competitors?

VW Santana vs. similar cars

Height: VW Santana vs. similar cars
Car model	Height
Suzuki Liana 2004	1545 mm
Cadillac BLS 2006	1471 mm
Lancia Thesis 2002	1470 mm
Lancia Lybra 1999	1462 mm
Skoda Superb 2008	1462 mm
KIA Optima 2012	1455 mm
Talbot Tagora 1981	1444 mm
Saab 90 1984	1430 mm
Hyundai Elantra 2000	1425 mm
Subaru L-Serie 1984	1425 mm
Peugeot 605 1990	1422 mm
Fiat Argenta 1981	1420 mm
Rover (Austin) Montego 1985	1418 mm
Alfa Romeo 159 2005	1417 mm
Opel Senator 1978	1415 mm
Mazda 929 1977	1410 mm
Peugeot 305 1978	1407 mm
Renault R9 1981	1405 mm
Renault R18 1978	1405 mm
VW Santana 1981	1400 mm
Lancia Trevi 1982	1400 mm
Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1978	1400 mm
Datsun Laurel 1977	1400 mm
Toyota Camry 1983	1395 mm
Alfa Romeo 6 1979	1395 mm
Talbot Solara 1980	1390 mm
SEAT Malaga 1985	1390 mm
Lancia Prisma 1983	1385 mm
Rover 200 1985	1378 mm
Mazda 626 1979	1370 mm