9 Images That Prove Modern Cars Are Morbidly Obese

You guys loved seeing how big new cars look next to their predecessors, so here's another round of comparison pics!

Updated: 10 Oct 2024

BMW 1m M3

We recently posted up a series of images of modern cars lined up against their predecessors, highlighting just how much cars have grown over the years. This struck a chord with you guys, and loads of great examples were submitted in the comments section. We've now taken these suggestions and added a few of our own to make this second compilation. Any come as a surprise?

BMW 2002/2-Series

BMW M235i

BMW 2002

Length: 4230mm
Width: 1590mm
Height: 1397mm Weight: 940kg

2-Series

Length: 4432mm
Width: 1774mm
Height: 1418 mm Weight: 1425kg

BMW E30 M3/1M

BMW 1m M3

E30 M3

Length: 4346mm
Width: 1679mm
Height: 1369mm Weight: 1300kg

1M

Length: 4373mm
Width: 1803mm
Height: 1420mm Weight: 1495kg

Datsun 240Z/Nissan 370Z

Nissan 350z 240z

240Z

Length: 4140mm
Width: 1626mm
Height: 1283mm Weight: 1025kg

370Z

Length: 4308mm
Width: 1816mm
Height: 1318mm Weight: 1446kg

Ford Mustang

Ford Mustang old v new

First-generation

Length: 4760mm
Width: 1810mm
Height: 1300mm Weight: 1100kg (base model)

Fifth-generation

Length: 4770mm
Width: 1870mm
Height: 1380mm Weight: 1520kg

Lamborghini Countach/Reventon

Lamborghini Murcielago Countach

Countach

Length: 4140mm
Width: 2000mm
Height: 1070mm Weight: 1480kg

Reventon

Length: 4700mm
Width: 2058mm
Height: 1135mm Weight: 1665kg

Mazda MX-5

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First-generation

Length: 3950mm
Width: 1675mm
Height: 1230mm Weight: 940kg

Third-generation

Length: 4000mm
Width: 1720mm
Height: 1240mm Weight: 1110kg

Mercedes 300SEL/S63 AMG W221

Mercedes 300SEL S Class

300SEL (road car specs)

Length: 5000mm
Width: 1810mm
Height: 1415mm Weight: 1780kg

S63 AMG

Length: 5079mm
Width: 1872mm
Height: 1473mm Weight: 2200kg

Nissan Skyline R32/R35 GT-R

Nissan Skylines

R32

Length: 4580mm
Width: 1695mm
Height: 1340mm Weight: 1430kg

R35

Length: 4671mm
Width: 1902mm
Height: 1372mm Weight: 1760kg

VW Scirocco

VW Scirocco

Mk1

Length: 3880mm
Width: 1620mm
Height: 1290mm Weight: 800kg

Mk3

Length: 4256mm
Width: 1810mm
Height: 1404mm Weight: 1271kg

Thanks to Jakob, Spyros, Robert, Novac, Thomas and Vastal for the suggestions!

Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.

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