Curb weight vs. Gross weight for a car.

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What is the diff?

 

[bubbadu]

Good question Skoorb.. I was looking on carpoint yesterday because my friend is buying a 3000gt, and it said his curb weight was 4000 pounds !? vs. the gross weight of like 3300 pounds.. I have no clue why though.

 

[LAUST]

Curb weight means if you put the vehicle on a scale with nothing or nobody in it thats the weight you will see.

that 4000lbs is why the 3000GT is so hilarious

Oh and GVRW = the weight of the vehicle if all it's capacities were full (cargo, passangers, and trailer if applicable)

 

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Originally posted by: LAUST
Curb weight means if you put the vehicle on a scale with nothing or nobody in it thats the weight you will see.

that 4000lbs is why the 3000GT is so hilarious

Oh and GVRW = the weight of the vehicle if all it's capacities were full (cargo, passangers, and trailer if applicable)

So gross weight to a heavy duty pickup truck could be maybe 6-7k and the curb might be only 4?

 

[LAUST]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: LAUST
Curb weight means if you put the vehicle on a scale with nothing or nobody in it thats the weight you will see.

that 4000lbs is why the 3000GT is so hilarious

Oh and GVRW = the weight of the vehicle if all it's capacities were full (cargo, passangers, and trailer if applicable)

So gross weight to a heavy duty pickup truck could be maybe 6-7k and the curb might be only 4?

Yes, the typical GVRW you see in a 3/4 ton truck is 8400lbs and it'll weigh about 5K lbs