Ground clearance is the distance between the lowest point on a Jeep Wrangler's undercarriage and the ground.It is an important factor to consider when driving off-road or in areas with rough terrain, as a higher ground clearance allows this to clear obstacles more easily.With it’s
wheelbase of 3008 mm and
height of 1838 mm,
the Jeep Wrangler has a ground clearance of 242 mm. The highest ground clearance you can find amongst similar vehicles has Ineos Grenadier Utility Wagon 3.0 Turbo-Benziner (GM ), which is 22 mm more than the Wrangler Unlimited 2.0 T-GDI -
264 mm.To give an example, the Ineos has a 22 mm higher ground clearance compared to the Jeep , giving the Ineos an advantage in this aspect. On the other hand, the worst ground clearance in the " geländewagen" category is the Mercedes-Benz CLE 200 Coupé , which is 108 mm - that makes it 134 mm less than the Jeep in question.Height-wise, the Jeep outperforms the rival by 415 mm.
The difference in Ground clearance between first generation (YJ) from 1988 and last generation (Wrangler JL (1. Facelift)) from 2023 is 3.4cm mm.