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Items like jack stands are categorized by weight. A 2-ton jack stand will only support a small, lightweight vehicle — whereas a 5- or 6-ton jack can typically support the largest trucks and SUVs ...
Dry weight is the weight of a vehicle without any consumables, passengers, or cargo. It is significantly less than the weight of a vehicle in a drivable condition and therefore rarely used. Quoting a dry weight can make a car's weight and power-to-weight figures appear far more favorable than those of rival cars using curb weight. [4] [5]
Pickup trucks and SUVs are separated by car line on the basis of gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR). For a product line with more than one GVWR, the characteristic GVWR value for the product line is established by calculating the arithmetic average of all distinct GVWR values less than or equal to 8,500 pounds available for that product line.
When light-duty trucks were first produced in the United States, they were rated by their payload capacity in tons: 1 ⁄ 2 (1000 pounds), 3 ⁄ 4 (1500 pounds) and 1-ton (2000 pounds). Ford had introduced the "One-Tonner" in 1938 to their line of trucks. [ 23 ]
Autobesity, also known as car bloat and truck bloat, is the trend, beginning in about the 1990s, [3] of cars increasing in average size and weight. [4] [5] The average weight of cars sold in Europe increased by 21% between 2001 and 2022. [6] In the U.S., SUVs and pickup trucks comprised more than 75% of new sales in 2024 compared to 38% in 2009 ...
Auto blog iSeeCars puts the Ford F150 on its list of cars that owners keep forever (10 years or more, anyway), while Consumer Reports notes that it is an incredibly reliable used truck, and one of ...
The average transaction price for a new car in February was $47,244, according to Kelley Blue Book. That represents a 2.2% year-over-year drop -- but it's still crazy expensive for the average ...
CMVs are restricted by gross weight (total weight of vehicle and cargo), and by axle weight (i.e., the weight carried by each tire). The federal weight limits for CMVs are 80,000 pounds (36,000 kg) for gross weight (unless the bridge formula dictates a lower limit), 34,000 pounds (15,000 kg) for a tandem axle, and 20,000 pounds (9,100 kg) for a ...