CT width - is it a problem?

[JC2021]

I’ve got a CT4S on order but only just in build. I popped into a Porsche dealer today as they had one with a very similar spec to mine on display. Looked amazing but from the front it looked incredibly wide! Maybe an illusion because it’s such a low car (and the spec dimensions say it’s no wider than my XC90 but it looked very wide). With UK roads and small UK parking spaces I wondered if anyone lucky enough to have theirs already has found the width a drawback?

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[jlee504]

it’s a valid question. it’s much wider than I expected and definitely takes up most of the striped spaces here in the US

 

[f1eng]

It is about as wide and long as a Range Rover.
The one thing I don't like about it and why I had to think long and hard before placing an order.
I hate the way cars have got so big over the years.

 

[ciaranob]

I’ve got a CT4S on order but only just in build. I popped into a Porsche dealer today as they had one with a very similar spec to mine on display. Looked amazing but from the front it looked incredibly wide! Maybe an illusion because it’s such a low car (and the spec dimensions say it’s no wider than my XC90 but it looked very wide). With UK roads and small UK parking spaces I wondered if anyone lucky enough to have theirs already has found the width a drawback?

It's 3" wider than my M4 with it's mirror folded - 7" wider with mirrors unfolded!

Definitely noticeable and I too must admit to being taken aback when I first saw one in the showroom but you are also correct I think in that the sculpted front-end design seems to exaggerate this somewhat. Coupled with a curb weight of 5033 lbs and a GVWR of 6360 lbs the thing is a definitely a bit of a beast!

Some owners in the UK have had major issues with the narrowly spaced bollards to limit truck traffic through neighborhoods etc. - reported getting serious wheel rash etc. so definitely an issue in some cases.

 

[TVL]

Expect to scratch your wheels ?
Went on a road trip recently and had issues in multiple (older) underground parking garages. Sometimes the entry was not wide enough and I had to back out again, but the worst moment was when the exit was too narrow and the only way to get out involved wheel damage...

 

[Boss Hogg]

I have no problems, same size (roughly) as my previous RS6 although it does look wider with the low front.

 

[@lpher]

Coming from an Audi A7, looking at the dimensions of the Taycan they seem to be almost identical in terms of both width (incl. mirrors) and length.

But as has been stated above...the optics gives it the impression that it is much wider than it is.

 

[tigerbalm]

I use this handy website to ponder this question - https://www.carsized.com/en/

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