Ground Clearance & underside protection.

[MonsterMonster]

There's a post on here somewhere with a picture of them jacking up their 5EV, to change a wheel, where you can see a silver looking box on the underside which I suppose is the battery housing. The ground clearance doesn't look much and makes me wonder how vulnerable is the underside. There are a few country lanes around here where some cars have grounded where the edges have subsided.

What are your thoughts and experiences?

 

[Ian MG5]

Hi
I think that is the battery box
My Mg5 has a lot more ground clearance than my old Ford C-Max that the wife has taken over now
When I had it we used to go camping with the Cmax with a trailer on the back and I never had ground clearance issues with that
The mg5 is more like a cross over with the ground clearance

 

[Alb]

Minimum ground clearance (laden) is 116.1mm.

 

[Edoc16]

Minimum ground clearance (laden) is 116.1mm.

What's that in old money

 

[MonsterMonster]

What's that in old money

Just over 4.5"

 

[Alb]

And it will be less as your tyres wear down

 

[Archev]

What's that in old money

3.76215 old pennies precisely

 

[Mg5van]

I didn't even consider ground clearance.
There's a really tight ally I sometimes park in and my combo bashes it's nose really hard no matter how I approach. My Transit tipper has plenty of clearance but it lifts a rear wheel clean off the road so won't back in.

I find the middle is normally safe it's front and rear overhang that catches me out

 

[Alb]

I find the middle is normally safe it's front and rear overhang that catches me out

High kerbs catch out many low vehicles when parking.

 

[Edoc16]

And it will be less as your tyres wear down

would it also help if I lost some weight ?

 

[Vipar]

Don’t take the mil out with you

 

[Alb]

would it also help if I lost some weight ?

That will add some Microns to the clearance