Comparison: width VW Scirocco vs. competitors 2025

Car width refers to the measurement of the distance between the two sides of the VW Scirocco 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 1406 mm and length of 4256 mm, the VW Scirocco has a width of 1820 mm. We also know the width including mirrors - it's 2080 mm . That means that a single mirror's width is 130mm. The widest car you can find in the " coupe" category is Aston Martin V12 Zagato Coupé (VH1 ), which is 47mm wider than the Scirocco 1.4 TSI BMT - 1867 mm.For illustration, the difference in length between the VW and the Aston Martin is 187mm in favor of the Aston Martin. On the contrary, the narrowest in the same category is Opel Calibra 2.0 , which is 1688 mm - that makes it 132mm narrower than the VW in question. Length-wise, the Opel outperforms the Opel by 236mm.

Table of contents:

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

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

VW Scirocco generations

VW Scirocco generations
Generation year	Width
Scirocco, Model year 2014 (III (1. Facelift))	1820 mm
Scirocco, Model year 2008 (III)	1810 mm
Scirocco, Model year 1981 (II)	1645 mm
Scirocco, Model year 1974 (I)	1620 mm
Scirocco, Model year 1977 (I (1. Facelift))	1620 mm

Scirocco, Model year 2014 ) (III (1. Facelift) 1820 mm
Scirocco, Model year 2008 (III) 1810 mm
Scirocco, Model year 1981 (II) 1645 mm
Scirocco, Model year 1974 (I) 1620 mm
Scirocco, Model year 1977 ) (I (1. Facelift) 1620 mm

The difference in width between first generation (I) from 1974 and last generation (III (1. Facelift)) from 2014 is 20cm mm.

The width of the current generation of Scirocco is 1820 mm.

Variants

VW Scirocco variants: Scirocco vs. Scirocco R

Width: VW Scirocco variants
Variant name	Width
Scirocco	1820 mm
Scirocco R	1820 mm

Scirocco 1820 mm
Scirocco R 1820 mm

The width compared to other VW models

VW Scirocco vs other current cars by VW

Width: Scirocco vs. other models by VW
Variant name	Width
Touareg	1984 mm
Touareg R	1984 mm
ID.7	1862 mm
ID.7 GTX	1862 mm
ID.7 Tourer	1862 mm
ID.7 Tourer GTX	1862 mm
Tayron	1853 mm
ID.5	1852 mm
ID.5 GTX	1852 mm
ID.4	1852 mm
ID.4 GTX	1852 mm
Passat Variant	1849 mm
Tiguan	1842 mm
Touran	1829 mm
T-Roc	1819 mm
T-Roc R	1819 mm
T-Roc Cabriolet	1811 mm
ID.3	1809 mm
ID.3 GTX	1809 mm
Golf	1789 mm
Golf GTE	1789 mm
Golf GTI	1789 mm
Golf R	1789 mm
Golf R Variant	1789 mm
Golf Variant	1789 mm
T-Cross	1784 mm
Taigo	1757 mm
Polo	1751 mm
Polo GTI	1751 mm

Touareg 1984 mm
Touareg R 1984 mm
ID.7 1862 mm
ID.7 GTX 1862 mm
ID.7 Tourer 1862 mm
ID.7 Tourer GTX 1862 mm
Tayron 1853 mm
ID.5 1852 mm
ID.5 GTX 1852 mm
ID.4 1852 mm
ID.4 GTX 1852 mm
Passat Variant 1849 mm
Tiguan 1842 mm
Touran 1829 mm
T-Roc 1819 mm
T-Roc R 1819 mm
T-Roc Cabriolet 1811 mm
ID.3 1809 mm
ID.3 GTX 1809 mm
Golf 1789 mm
Golf GTE 1789 mm
Golf GTI 1789 mm
Golf R 1789 mm
Golf R Variant 1789 mm
Golf Variant 1789 mm
T-Cross 1784 mm
Taigo 1757 mm
Polo 1751 mm
Polo GTI 1751 mm

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

VW Scirocco vs. similar cars

Width: VW Scirocco vs. similar cars
Car model	Width
Aston Martin V12 Zagato 2011	1867 mm
Hyundai Genesis 2010	1865 mm
Maserati Kyalami 1976	1850 mm
Peugeot RCZ 2010	1845 mm
Nissan 370Z 2009	1845 mm
Lancia Kappa 1994	1830 mm
Alfa Romeo Brera 2006	1830 mm
BMW 4er-Reihe 2013	1825 mm
VW Scirocco 2014	1820 mm
Hyundai Veloster 2011	1790 mm
Alfa Romeo GTV 1995	1780 mm
Mercedes-Benz CLA 2013	1777 mm
Subaru BRZ 2012	1775 mm
Toyota GT86/GR86 2012	1775 mm
BMW 2er-Reihe 2014	1774 mm
Maserati Merak 1973	1768 mm
Maserati Indy 1971	1760 mm
Morgan Aero Supersports 2010	1751 mm
Honda CR-Z 2010	1740 mm
Ford Probe 1990	1735 mm
Lamborghini 400 GT 1965	1730 mm
Lamborghini 350 GT 1964	1730 mm
Lamborghini Islero 1968	1730 mm
Maserati Mexico 1967	1730 mm
BMW 6er-Reihe 1982	1725 mm
Nissan 300ZX 1984	1725 mm
Audi quattro 1980	1723 mm
Saab 9-3 1998	1711 mm
Honda Integra 1998	1700 mm
Peugeot 504 1974	1700 mm
Opel Calibra 1990	1688 mm