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~el~jefe~ · 08-07-2021, 04:59 PM

I have been looking all over forums for a few days for Ground Clearance numbers.

I distinctly remember in a press release almost a year ago that the thing was Boasting lower clearance.

That would make it undriveable as a regular car, what made it great originally was the surprising amount of ground clearance for a super low center of gravity car.

Since then, no mention of it. I see the height of the car is a tiny tiny bit lower, but that is meaningless for the ground clearance number.

any idea?

ZDan · 08-07-2021, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by ~el~jefe~

I distinctly remember in a press release almost a year ago that the thing was Boasting lower clearance.

My recollection is that they claimed 0.4" lower overall height, and lower c.g. height.

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That would make it undriveable as a regular car

My '17 is 1.25" lower than stock, it's my only car. I drive it in New England all year every year (winter tires in the winter).

DarkSunrise · 08-07-2021, 06:42 PM

Ground clearance actually went up slightly. It's now 5.1" (up from 4.9" of the previous gen).

https://s3.amazonaws.com/subarumedia...ecs_-FINAL.pdf

~el~jefe~ · 08-07-2021, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by DarkSunrise

Ground clearance actually went up slightly. It's now 5.1" (up from 4.9" of the previous gen).

https://s3.amazonaws.com/subarumedia...ecs_-FINAL.pdf

wow nice!

I actually will order one now. that will very much clear anything I would bother driving it in. Thank you for that stat!

~el~jefe~ · 08-07-2021, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by ZDan

My recollection is that they claimed 0.4" lower overall height, and lower c.g. height.

My '17 is 1.25" lower than stock, it's my only car. I drive it in New England all year every year (winter tires in the winter).

jeez. That's a bit rough.

ZDan · 08-07-2021, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by ~el~jefe~

jeez. That's a bit rough.

On stock front struts, yes, murder. With Bilsteins, sweeetness

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