Land Rover ground clearance

[Brinyan]

Just been following a Land Rover Discovery & have observed this a few times. There's a lot of car that hangs down beneath the bodywork, especially the suspension arms, which is really surprising, as I would say ground clearance would be a major factor that determines off road ability.
I know theses things are very competent off road, but does this not hinder their use?
I also know that most never see mud or grass beneath their tyres, so isn't an issue for the ones used for the school run!

[Brinyan]

Yep, that all makes sense.