Glossary / General

ground clearance

95 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

Ground clearance is how high the car sits above the road. Keeping it the same means the car won’t hit bumps or rocks when you change wheels.

Technical Definition

Ground clearance is the distance between the lowest point of a vehicle’s underbody and the road. Maintaining it ensures off-road capability without scraping.

Hear It Discussed

"oh yeah that actually ground clearance i like that more than i thought i would"
A Big-Budget Garage, An EV Might Be Perfect, Taking The Family | Episode 1,045 Everyday Driver Car Debate 09:02

"But it does have 8.3 inches of ground clearance or something there about most."
New Cars Going Retro and Upside Down! The $20,000 Aston Martin You Should Buy! THIS CAR POD! with Doug DeMuro & Friends! 04:42

"...you tell it what car you've got, it figures out what that car's ground clearance is, and then it knows if the roads it's suggesting for you are going to cause an issue in terms of ground clearance."
Why the new-look F1 isn't real racing #304 The Intercooler 02:22