Every design has its advantages and disadvantages.
I'm 6'2" and never had headroom clearance issues except for a 1998 Camry with moonroof, and it was minor. Usually I can simply lower the seat height.
My preference is better handling than ground clearance in most cases, but I'd like at least 1 vehicle capable of crawling up rarely traveled logging roads.
In my view, the gen III Prius was close to the ideal in utility and efficiency. I can fit a ton of stuff in it, with great effort travel some pretty gnarly logging roads, it handles fine, it's comfortable enough... it does everything pretty well.
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