curb weight

noun

: the weight of an automobile with standard equipment and fuel, oil, and coolant

Examples of curb weight in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web With its 10-module Ultium battery in the floor of the vehicle, the compact SUV will have a base curb weight of 5,192 lbs. Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 29 May 2024 Murray Was Fanatical About Weight Reduction To achieve the F1’s lithe 2,513-pound curb weight, Murray zealously ditched any extraneous weight. Sean Evans, Robb Report, 21 May 2024 All the deletions make the F40 supremely lithe A tubular steel chassis and the Kevlar body panels, in concert with the removal of all other non-essential bits, leave the F40’s curb weight clocking in at 2,433 pounds. Sean Evans, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2024 The car’s lightest dry weight is 3,212 pounds, while its curb weight (measured with all fluids and the fuel tank 90 percent full) is 3,439 pounds. Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for curb weight 

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Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of curb weight was in 1949

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“Curb weight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curb%20weight. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.

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