Kerb Weight Vs. Gross Vehicle Weight

[love ke70]

hey everyone, i duno if this is the right section but it seemed appropriate...

i just have a question regarding kerb weight and gross vehicle weight, what is the difference between the two?

as far as i understood one was without fluids, the other was with, however lookin through some ke70 stats that teddy put up, think it was u teddy, for my ke70 my kerb weight is 910 kgs but the GVW is 1270 kgs, now i don't think fluids amount to 360 kilos so just wondering what are the differences between the 2?

thanks guys

~andrew~

[irokin]

quick google

 

Base Curb Weight

Is the weight of the vehicle including a full tank of fuel and all standard equipment. It does not include passengers, cargo or any optional equipment.

 

Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR)

Is the maximum recommended weight for a vehicle, including: the weight of the vehicle itself, fuel and other fluids, passengers, and all cargo.

[Super Jamie]

kerb weight is the car in (supposedly) street trim with 10L of fuel in the boot

 

gvm is how much your car is legally rated to carry with a full load

 

the gvm of a ke70 may be 1270, so you're legally allowed to stick a couple of hundred kilos in the boot or in a trailer, that's all it's load rated to

 

a hilux weighs about 1100kg but it's gvm is 2.7 tonnes because you're allowed to carry a tonne in the tray and a big shitheap on a trailer plus the weight of the truck itself

[love ke70]

thanks guys, i did google, but it was a coupla weeks back and i was rather tired, and what they were sayin didnt make alota sense, makes sense now tho!

thanks for clearin that up, i thought it was tellin me my ke70 weighed 1270 kg :D

so when i tow about 500 kgs in the trailer I'm breakin the law, how odd, meh

thanks again for the help guys :lolcry:

~andrew~