allroad GVWR

[Brett Dikeman]

At 8:52 PM -0700 8/8/04, Ti Kan wrote:
>Brett Dikeman writes:
>>  Google mysteriously was of no help here-  any allroad owner who
>>  wouldn't mind peeking in their owner's manual or at the label on the
>>  B-pillar and telling me the gross vehicle weight rating?
>
>I don't know how the gross vehicle weight differs from the curb weight,

GVWR is the maximum loaded weight of the vehicle.  Essentially curb 
weight plus whatever the manufacturer says is the maximum weight of 
passengers and cargo the vehicle can carry.

Curb weight is the vehicle with all fluids (including a full tank of 
gas, I believe) but no passengers or cargo.

Brett
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