What is the normal width of a sedan?
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The width of a sedan is generally between 1600mm and 1800mm. The length of sedans ranges from 3800mm to 4300mm, and the height ranges from 1400mm to 1600mm. Vehicles such as jeeps, micro cars, light passenger cars, light trucks, and small special-purpose vehicles are basically classified as small vehicles. The key role of sedan width is passenger space and flexibility. For passenger cars, if three seats arranged side by side are required to have a spacious seating feel (primarily sufficient shoulder width), the vehicle width should reach 1800mm. In recent years, due to increased safety requirements, the thickness of door panels has been increased, leading to a general increase in vehicle width. Japanese cars have quite strict restrictions on width, with most being under 1800mm, while European cars tend to increase vehicle width. However, if a car body is too wide, it will reduce the convenience of driving and parking in urban areas. Therefore, for cars, a width of 2000mm is a recognized upper limit. Cars approaching or exceeding 2000mm in width are generally very difficult to drive.
Last time I rented a car and parked it in an old residential area, I realized how particular the width of regular sedans actually is. Most family sedans are between 1.7 to 1.9 meters wide - common models like the Corolla are about 1.78 meters, while the Accord measures around 1.86 meters. When choosing a car, you need to consider your garage dimensions - my 2.1-meter-wide garage door leaves just a palm's width of space when parking a 1.85-meter car, requiring careful monitoring of the reversing camera every time. Nowadays new cars keep getting wider for crash safety and interior space, but you have to fold in the mirrors when passing through narrow alleys in old urban areas. That time I drove my friend's 1.92-meter-wide electric car to the market, I nearly scraped the awnings while navigating between stalls.
