curb weight
Vehicle's unladen heft
Curb weight is the total weight of a vehicle with all standard equipment and fluids but no passengers or cargo: The sedan has a curb weight of 3,400 pounds.
The term distinguishes a car's base weight from its gross weight when loaded.
Curb suggests the car is parked at the curb, ready to drive but empty.
Unladen container weight
- grossTotal before subtractions
- payloadCarried freight or charge
- GVWRMaximum safe loaded weight
- unladenWithout a load
tonnage · capacity · kilograms · pounds · metric tons · mass · OEM · factory
Metric mass units
- poundsMass measurement units
- metric tonsUnits of 1000 kilograms
- massQuantity of matter
- scaleMeasure of relative size
weigh-in · calibration · precision · balance · gravimetry · metric · imperial · units
Enclosed passenger car
- SUVRugged passenger vehicle
- coupeTwo-door fixed-roof car
- hatchbackCar with rear swing-door
- convertibleCar with folding roof
pickup · crossover · minivan · sports car · compact · subcompact · full-size · midsize
Structural support base
- wheelbaseLength between axles
- drivetrainVehicle power transmission system
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- powertrainVehicle propulsion system
engine block · transmission · differential · fuel tank · body panels · frame · aerodynamics · center of gravity
Output per unit burned
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- handlingTreatment or management
- braking distanceSpace required to halt
- towing capacityMaximum pullable load rating
payload capacity · horsepower · torque · MPG · range · stability · traction · cornering
tare
Unladen container weight
unladen · tonnage · capacity · kilograms · pounds · metric tons · mass · OEM · factory · stock
kilograms
Metric mass units
- poundsMass measurement units
- metric tonsUnits of 1000 kilograms
- massQuantity of matter
scale · weigh-in · calibration · precision · balance · gravimetry · metric · imperial · units · tolerance
sedan
Enclosed passenger car
convertible · pickup · crossover · minivan · sports car · compact · subcompact · full-size · midsize · chassis
chassis
Structural support base
- wheelbaseLength between axles
- drivetrainVehicle power transmission system
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
powertrain · engine block · transmission · differential · fuel tank · body panels · frame · aerodynamics · center of gravity · lightweighting
fuel efficiency
Output per unit burned
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- handlingTreatment or management
- braking distanceSpace required to halt
towing capacity · payload capacity · horsepower · torque · MPG · range · stability · traction · cornering · stopping power
- weightpound, pounds, kilogram, kilograms, gram
- Car Specshorsepower, torque, MPG, RPM, fuel economy
- vehicle specstowing, wheelbase, hauling, fuel economy, acceleration
- mechanicsforce, turning, rotation, momentum, velocity
- Load Capacitycargo capacity, carrying capacity, load limit, payload, payload capacity
- vehicle limitsspeed limit, passenger limit, towing capacity, load capacity, emission limits