Background
Ground clearance significantly impacts comfort, handling (center of gravity), appearance, load capacity, and safety of all vehicles. Optimal height is always a trade off: lower clearance improves handling, stability at high speeds, and increases the responsiveness of steering, but higher clearance improves comfort and navigation over uneven terrain (includes all those dangerous potholes). A lower clearance vehicle is usually easier to get into (excepting super cars like the McLaren F1 of course).
Critical ground clearance points: front overhang, wheelbase midpoint, and rear overhang
