10 SUVs With The Highest Ground Clearance

Jeep, synonymous with off-road mastery, presents the Trailhawk as its most off-road-specific variant of the Jeep Grand Cherokee family, with 10.9 inches of ground clearance. This exceptional clearance, combined with its two-speed transfer case and a range of engines including a 375-horsepower hybrid four-cylinder (making it the only hybrid on our list), eight-speed auto transmission, and an adjustable air suspension system, makes it a highly competent off-road performer despite a slight inclination towards luxury. In this guise, it gets a more focused 4WD system, a sway bar disconnect feature, and hill descent control, to help it effortlessly conquer challenging terrain.

路虎的最佳平衡的范围内,混合rugged ability and strong off-roading credentials, is theLand Rover Discovery. This seven-seat family wagon will take everyone almost anywhere with up to 11.1 inches of ground clearance. Starting at $58,400, you will receive a 2.0-liter inline-four engine producing 296 hp and 295 lb-ft, but other engine options are available, including a 3.0-liter inline-six with mild-hybrid assistance and 355 hp.

Aiding its ground clearance, standard 4WD with an eight-speed automatic gearbox geared for off-road duties helps it climb anything, especially when the available air suspension is jacked up to maximum height. Then, when you hit the tarmac, it lowers to reduce fuel economy and improve comfort and handling. Now forming a core element of JLR's 'House of Brands' approach to business, the Discovery is a cut above in more ways than one.

In a class of luxury crossovers that are more faux-by-four than 4x4, the Range Rover Sport proves you can have your cake and eat it. It'll do the luxury school run thing day in and day out, but with 4WD, a low-range transfer case, and 11.1 inches of clearance, it'll just as easily go off the beaten path where all but the toughest off-roaders will struggle to follow. An abundance of off-road technologies likeAll Terrain Progress Control给你更多的能力比你可能need, while inline-six and BMW-sourced V8 engine options give you all te performance you need when the road opens up for some fun. It's pricey, nearing the six-figure barrier of entry, but if you simply must have the most competent vehicle in the midsize luxury SUV segment, the Range Rover Sport is it.

The 2024 Land Rover Defender distinguishes itself as an off-road champion among high-ground clearance SUVs, offering 11.5 inches with the available air suspension in its off-road setting. In road driving modes, this is only 8.5 inches. The new Defender proves you don't have to have a body-on-frame chassis to be a competent off-roader, and with its two-speed transfer case and 4WD systems featuring a locking rear and center differential, it's as competent as any ladder-frame-based off-roader.

Engine options range from a 2.0-liter turbo four to a mild-hybrid turbo inline-six and even a supercharged V8, and you can choose from short (90), standard (110), and long wheelbase (130) derivatives depending on your seating requirements.

With a tenth of an inch more ground clearance than the Range Rover Sport, the big-daddy Range Rover takes fifth spot on this list at 11.6 inches. The caveat is that it doesn't roll around at this height all the time, and instead requires its air suspension to be set in off-road mode. Like the other Land Rovers on this list, a two-speed transfer case provides ample torque to climb over anything, while the 4WD system and clever electronics maximize grip in all conditions.

Prices start at $107,400 for the Range Rover in base form with a 394-hp 3.0-liter inline-six, but a hybrid variation thereof and a BMW-sourced V8 are also available for maximum diversity.

Going all in on luxury, the Range Rover sacrifices none of its off-road ability.

The Wrangler is an icon in its own right, synonymous with supreme off-roading capabilities, even at the expense of its road-going manners. It's no wonder, then, that it ranks high on the list of SUVs with the highest ground clearance. You have to choose the Rubicon trim to get a standard 12.9 inches of clearance, but the V8-powered Rubicon 392 is notably excluded as it only has 11.1 inches.

Available in two-door and four-door formats, the Wrangler is versatile and capable with 4WD, locking differentials, and a dual-range transfer case.

It could've been even higher on this list, too, as you can order anAEV Level II Package, which will be installed pre-delivery with 37-inch tires (in place of the standard 35s) and a two-inch lift, totaling 14.2 inches of ground clearance. However, as the Wrangler doesn't leave the factory in this trim, the Wrangler Rubicon has to settle for 4th.

For the longest time, the Wrangler maintained a monopoly on dedicated off-roaders, until Ford revived the Bronco. Not content with merely being at the party, Ford stole the show with a Raptor variant that is wider, faster, more competent, and, importantly, rides higher.

Equipped with FOX shocks and HOSS (High-Performance, Off-Road, Stability, Suspension) suspension, plus 37-inch all-terrain tires, the Raptor has 13.1 inches of clearance. Those FOX shocks ensure high-speed desert running can be effortlessly maintained, while at slow speeds, the 4WD system grips and crawls rocks like the best.

Best of all, a turbocharged V6 boasts 418 hp and 440 lb-ft, and theGOAT driving modesmake the most of it all.

At 13.8 inches of ground clearance, theMercedes-AMG G63 4x4²offers versatility and competence like no other. Compared to the regular G-Class's 9.5 inches, the portal axles and beefy tires on the G63 4x4²,add more than four inches.

At its heart, the G63 4x4²is powered by a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 producing 585 hp and 627 lb-ft, divvied up between all four wheels by a nine-speed automatic gearbox, a two-speed transfer case, and multiple locking differentials.

At $349,000, it's a pricey beast that most will never fully exploit, but it may be the most competent yet. And yet, somehow, it's still not the tallest-riding SUV on the market...

That honor goes to an SUV you wouldn't automatically consider for contention among the SUVs mentioned above, and the only electric SUV on the list - the Rivian R1S. With an adaptive air suspension boasting 6.5 inches of variability, it tops out at 14.9 inches of ground clearance.

The R1S is a silent off-roader that lets you get closer to nature than ever, but in the blink of an eye, it can switch proverbial gears and become a bullet on the street thanks to the top trim's 835 hp and 908 lb-ft from aquad-motor powertrain, affording it a 0-60 mph time of three seconds flat. Despite this, it can achieve 321 miles on a charge.