You need all-wheel drive and decent ground clearance in addition to the other commuting virtues.
Overall, if driven responsibly, a vehicle with all-wheel drive, decent ground clearance and a relatively low center of mass is best, confirms Champion.
The Santro has high ground clearance to clear India's rocky roads.
"Some of the crossovers have good ground clearance and also a low center of gravity, " he says, which makes them better choices than truck-based SUVs.
These vehicles combine attributes of large 4x4s, such as elevated driving positions and high ground clearance, with those of passenger cars, such as nimble handling and better fuel economy.
However, if crossovers are still too truck-like for you, models including the Audi Allroad, Suzuki SX4 and Subaru Outback have higher-than-usual ground clearance and generally suit a bit higher than other cars.
The 2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek is basically a Subaru Impreza which has been raised to create more ground clearance, and with a few exterior styling changes around the front and rear bumpers, and the grille.
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Unlike many electric vehicle battery packs that are positioned in the floor of the vehicle, the Axeon pack has been designed to fit into the vehicle's engine bay in order to maintain ground clearance and wading height for this unique vehicle.
The raised suspension and 8.7 inches of ground clearance gives the ride that stiffer truck-like inference and more solid sense of handling, particularly in damp conditions, when you want your SUV to handle with a sense of authority.
Not only can it go anywhere the G500 and H2 can (Range Rover gets 11 inches of ground clearance versus 10.5 inches for the Hummer), it's narrower than the H2, so it can sneak through rock outcroppings and between trees that would threaten the much wider Hummer.
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