What is the wheelbase of a vehicle?

[WapCar] Wheelbase refers to the distance between the center of the front axle of a car and the center of the rear axle. The wheelbase of a car basically represents the level of a car, just as a person's income can indicate his social class. For passenger cars, since the passenger space is arranged between the front and rear axles, the wheelbase is an important factor that affects the riding space. The long wheelbase makes the longitudinal space for the occupants larger and can get more spacious legs and feet space.

In addition, without considering other factors, simply from the perspective of the length of the wheelbase, the longer the wheelbase, the smaller the motion range of the occupant space and the better the ride comfort will be when the vehicle is bumping, which is similar to the difference between sitting in the middle of a bus and at the rear of the bus. Of course, the wheelbase also has an impact on the driving stability and handling of the vehicle. Since the car is a complicated and systematic project, it is difficult to draw a conclusion on a certain performance of the vehicle through a single piece of data. Therefore, for consumers, the wheelbase has the biggest impact on the ride space.

However, for two cars with the same wheelbase, the space in the car may not be exactly the same. For example, the use of torsion beam type rear suspension and reduction of seat thickness are used to improve and compensate for the problem of seating space. In this regard, the outstanding representative is undoubtedly the Honda Fit, but in general, the wheelbase basically determines the riding space of a car.