What does curb weight mean?
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Re: What does curb weight mean? (DJOXTON)
There's no real convention as to curb weight, but most weigh the vehicle empty with minimal gas.
GVWR (gross vehicle weight rating) is the maximum weight allowed for the vehicle and all occupants and payload. Generally, if you subtract curb weight from the GVWR you get the maximum payload. If you do this with the Vette, you will find that GM gives the Vette a surprisingly low payload.
GVWR (gross vehicle weight rating) is the maximum weight allowed for the vehicle and all occupants and payload. Generally, if you subtract curb weight from the GVWR you get the maximum payload. If you do this with the Vette, you will find that GM gives the Vette a surprisingly low payload.
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Re: What does curb weight mean? (rwj383)
full + both seats occupied (ave body weight). This is your GVW on the door jamb. I believe this is accurate.
The curb weight, according the the U.S. Department of Energy, is "the manufacturer’s estimated weight of the vehicle in operational status with all standard equipment and weight of fuel at normal tank capacity, and the weight of optional equipment."
Source: http://www.afdc.doe.gov/pdfs/termsdefs.pdf
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Re: What does curb weight mean? (Scissors)
full + both seats occupied (ave body weight). This is your GVW on the door jamb. I believe this is accurate.
There are two numbers, the "curb weight" and the "GVWR" or "Gross Vehicle Weight Rating." The GVWR is the most that the car can weigh when fully loaded, but not overloaded. The C5 is only rated to hold 399 lbs. and only up to 100 lbs. of that is allowed in the trunk.
The curb weight, according the the U.S. Department of Energy, is "the manufacturer’s estimated weight of the vehicle in operational status with all standard equipment and weight of fuel at normal tank capacity, and the weight of optional equipment."
Source: http://www.afdc.doe.gov/pdfs/termsdefs.pdf
[Modified by Scissors, 9:55 AM 7/17/2003]
There are two numbers, the "curb weight" and the "GVWR" or "Gross Vehicle Weight Rating." The GVWR is the most that the car can weigh when fully loaded, but not overloaded. The C5 is only rated to hold 399 lbs. and only up to 100 lbs. of that is allowed in the trunk.
The curb weight, according the the U.S. Department of Energy, is "the manufacturer’s estimated weight of the vehicle in operational status with all standard equipment and weight of fuel at normal tank capacity, and the weight of optional equipment."
Source: http://www.afdc.doe.gov/pdfs/termsdefs.pdf
[Modified by Scissors, 9:55 AM 7/17/2003]
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Re: What does curb weight mean? (DJOXTON)
Thanks for all of the input. I have an Avelate Coupe conversion and I'm trying to see how it's weight compares to stock. My car weighs 3408lbs. empty. No gas, no driver, etc. Has anyone weighed theirs? Gas is 8lbs./gal. so if it actually holds 18 gal. that's 144 lbs. in case you weighed yours full of gas. Help please :confused:
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Re: What does curb weight mean? (Crash99)
Thanks for the correction. :rolleyes: Apparently I've only been making that error for 40 years now :lol: The up side is I've never crashed due to overloading the plane :cheers: The down side is my car "dry" now weighs 3416 lbs. :cry
The Florida Corvette Challenge guys know my car and I have this running argument going :smash: :smash: it is Who's Slower :thumbs:
Seriously, anyone have any actual weights out there?
The Florida Corvette Challenge guys know my car and I have this running argument going :smash: :smash: it is Who's Slower :thumbs:
Seriously, anyone have any actual weights out there?
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Re: What does curb weight mean? (DJOXTON)
Me (215 lbs), my feul (1/2 tank) and my car (99 hardtop) weighed 3320 lbs last Friday at Bandimere Speedway (Morrison, Colorado).
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Re: What does curb weight mean? (DJOXTON)
Thanks for the correction. :rolleyes: Apparently I've only been making that error for 40 years now :lol: The up side is I've never crashed due to overloading the plane :cheers:
Also, in the above post where he indicates that the C5 is rated to hold 399 lbs, he says that this only allows 100 lbs for the trunk. However, it is generally accepted that the average person weighs 170 lbs (used in the airline industry, though I see where they are planning to raise it about 10 lbs due to Americans getting fatter)---so that would only leave 59 lbs for the trunk area.
