Comparison: Ground clearance VW Scirocco vs. competitors 2025

Ground clearance is the distance between the lowest point on a VW Scirocco's undercarriage and the ground.It is an important factor to consider when driving off-road or in areas with rough terrain, as a higher ground clearance allows this to clear obstacles more easily.With it’s wheelbase of 2575 mm and height of 1406 mm, the VW Scirocco has a ground clearance of 129 mm. The highest ground clearance you can find amongst similar vehicles has Maserati Mexico 4.2 (AM112 ), which is 11 mm more than the Scirocco 1.4 TSI BMT - 140 mm.To give an example, the Maserati has a 11 mm higher ground clearance compared to the VW , giving the Maserati an advantage in this aspect. On the other hand, the worst ground clearance in the " coupe" category is the Aston Martin V12 Zagato Coupé , which is 106 mm - that makes it 23 mm less than the VW in question.Height-wise, the Maserati outperforms the rival by 180 mm.

Table of contents:

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

VW Scirocco - How has the ground clearance changed over the generations?

VW Scirocco generations

VW Scirocco generations
Generation year	Ground clearance
Scirocco, Model year 2008 (III)	136 mm
Scirocco, Model year 2014 (III (1. Facelift))	129 mm
Scirocco, Model year 1981 (II)	110 mm
Scirocco, Model year 1974 (I)	0 mm
Scirocco, Model year 1977 (I (1. Facelift))	0 mm

Scirocco, Model year 2008 (III) 136 mm
Scirocco, Model year 2014 ) (III (1. Facelift) 129 mm
Scirocco, Model year 1981 (II) 110 mm
Scirocco, Model year 1974 (I) 0 mm
Scirocco, Model year 1977 ) (I (1. Facelift) 0 mm

The difference in Ground clearance between first generation (I) from 1974 and last generation (III (1. Facelift)) from 2014 is 12.9cm mm.

The ground clearance of the current generation of Scirocco is 129 mm.

Variants

VW Scirocco variants: Scirocco vs. Scirocco R

Ground clearance: VW Scirocco variants
Variant name	Ground clearance
Scirocco	129 mm
Scirocco R	121 mm

Scirocco 129 mm
Scirocco R 121 mm

The ground clearance compared to other VW models

VW Scirocco vs other current cars by VW

Ground clearance: Scirocco vs. other models by VW
Variant name	Ground clearance
Tayron	198 mm
T-Cross	190 mm
ID.5	163 mm
ID.5 GTX	163 mm
ID.4	163 mm
ID.4 GTX	163 mm
T-Roc	161 mm
T-Roc Cabriolet	161 mm
T-Roc R	158 mm
Touran	156 mm

Tayron 198 mm
T-Cross 190 mm
ID.5 163 mm
ID.5 GTX 163 mm
ID.4 163 mm
ID.4 GTX 163 mm
T-Roc 161 mm
T-Roc Cabriolet 161 mm
T-Roc R 158 mm
Touran 156 mm

How does the ground clearance of the VW Scirocco compare to it's nearest competitors?

VW Scirocco vs. similar cars

Ground clearance: VW Scirocco vs. similar cars
Car model	Ground clearance
BMW 2er-Reihe 2014	140 mm
Maserati Mexico 1967	140 mm
Honda CR-Z 2010	135 mm
Subaru BRZ 2012	130 mm
Toyota GT86/GR86 2012	130 mm
BMW 4er-Reihe 2013	130 mm
Lamborghini 350 GT 1964	130 mm
VW Scirocco 2014	129 mm
Hyundai Genesis 2010	129 mm
Lamborghini 400 GT 1965	127 mm
Nissan 370Z 2009	126 mm
Audi quattro 1980	115 mm
Peugeot RCZ 2010	111 mm
Aston Martin V12 Zagato 2011	106 mm