Approach angle is the maximum angle of a ramp onto which a vehicle can climb from a horizontal plane without interference.[1] It is defined as the angle between the ground and the line drawn between the front tire and the lowest-hanging part of the vehicle at the frontoverhang.[2][3]Departure angle is its counterpart at the rear of the vehicle – the maximum ramp angle from which the car can descend without damage. Approach and departure angles are also referred to asramp angles.[4]
Approach and departure angles are indicators ofoff-road ability of the vehicle: they indicate how steep of obstacles, such as rocks or logs, the vehicle can negotiate according to its body shape alone.[2]
Approach angle means the smallest angle, in a plane side view of an automobile, formed by the level surface on which the automobile is standing and a line tangent to the front tire static loaded radius arc and touching the underside of the automobile forward of the front tire.
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