Comparison: height VW Scirocco vs. competitors 2025

Car height of the VW Scirocco 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 Coupes are generally lower to the ground than sedans, with heights ranging from around 1.4 meters to over 1.8 meters.With it's length of 4256 mm and width of 1820 mm, the VW Scirocco has a height of 1406 mm. The highest car you can find in the same category is Lancia Kappa Coupé 2.4 20v (838 ), which is 26 mm more than the Scirocco 1.4 TSI BMT - 1432 mm.For illustration, the difference in length between the VW and the Lancia is 311 mm in favor of the Lancia . On the contrary, the lowest in the " coupe" category is Maserati Merak , which is 1134 mm - that makes it 272 mm shorter than the VW in question.Length-wise, the Maserati outperforms the rival by 79 mm.

Table of contents:

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

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

VW Scirocco generations

VW Scirocco generations
Generation year	Height
Scirocco, Model year 2014 (III (1. Facelift))	1406 mm
Scirocco, Model year 2008 (III)	1404 mm
Scirocco, Model year 1974 (I)	1310 mm
Scirocco, Model year 1977 (I (1. Facelift))	1310 mm
Scirocco, Model year 1981 (II)	1280 mm

Scirocco, Model year 2014 ) (III (1. Facelift) 1406 mm
Scirocco, Model year 2008 (III) 1404 mm
Scirocco, Model year 1974 (I) 1310 mm
Scirocco, Model year 1977 ) (I (1. Facelift) 1310 mm
Scirocco, Model year 1981 (II) 1280 mm

The difference in height between first generation (I) from 1974 and last generation (III (1. Facelift)) from 2014 is 9.6cm mm.

The height of the current generation of Scirocco is 1406 mm.

Variants

VW Scirocco variants: Scirocco vs. Scirocco R

Height: VW Scirocco variants
Variant name	Height
Scirocco	1406 mm
Scirocco R	1406 mm

Scirocco 1406 mm
Scirocco R 1406 mm

The height compared to other VW models

VW Scirocco vs other current cars by VW

Height: Scirocco 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 Scirocco compare to it's nearest competitors?

VW Scirocco vs. similar cars

Height: VW Scirocco vs. similar cars
Car model	Height
Mercedes-Benz CLA 2013	1432 mm
Lancia Kappa 1994	1432 mm
Saab 9-3 1998	1428 mm
BMW 2er-Reihe 2014	1418 mm
VW Scirocco 2014	1406 mm
Hyundai Veloster 2011	1399 mm
Honda CR-Z 2010	1395 mm
Hyundai Genesis 2010	1385 mm
BMW 4er-Reihe 2013	1377 mm
BMW 6er-Reihe 1982	1365 mm
Peugeot RCZ 2010	1359 mm
Maserati Mexico 1967	1350 mm
Peugeot 504 1974	1350 mm
Audi quattro 1980	1344 mm
Alfa Romeo Brera 2006	1341 mm
Ford Probe 1990	1321 mm
Honda Integra 1998	1320 mm
Opel Calibra 1990	1320 mm
Alfa Romeo GTV 1995	1318 mm
Nissan 300ZX 1984	1310 mm
Nissan 370Z 2009	1310 mm
Lamborghini Islero 1968	1300 mm
Subaru BRZ 2012	1285 mm
Toyota GT86/GR86 2012	1285 mm
Maserati Kyalami 1976	1270 mm
Lamborghini 400 GT 1965	1250 mm
Morgan Aero Supersports 2010	1248 mm
Aston Martin V12 Zagato 2011	1226 mm
Lamborghini 350 GT 1964	1220 mm
Maserati Indy 1971	1220 mm
Maserati Merak 1973	1134 mm