How to Use curb weight in a Sentence

curb weight

noun

• Yes, its price has crept up over the years, even if its curb weight hasn't much.
  — Car and Driver, 28 Nov. 2018
• The Yugo's sub-2000-pound curb weight isn't the only small spec.
  — Georg Kacher, Car and Driver, 23 Mar. 2023
• Room for improvement With a curb weight of 4,411 pounds, the Cross Sport is at the heavy end of its class.
  — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 7 Apr. 2020
• The mass of the battery tips the GT's curb weight past 5000 pounds, but since the pack is in the floor, the center of gravity is low.
  — Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 4 Aug. 2021
• This thing is a porker, with a curb weight pushing 4000 pounds.
  — Scott Oldham, Car and Driver, 15 Apr. 2020
• The engine power is substantial, but so is the curb weight of the car at 4,334 pounds.
  — Mark Maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 13 Oct. 2017
• So wrap your wetware around this number: 5724—as in pounds, as in curb weight for the Porsche Cayenne Turbo.
  — Dan Neil, Car and Driver, 2 June 2020
• Mileage and performance are tied to curb weight and at 3,300 pounds the C-HR is heavier than a hatchback.
  — Mark Maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 8 Sep. 2017
• An official curb weight has not been announced, but the Stingray’s dry weight is 3,336 pounds.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2019
• Our all-wheel-drive test loaner with manual had a curb weight of 3,296 pounds.
  — Jeff Yip, Houston Chronicle, 26 Jan. 2018
• Its hefty 4,795-pound curb weight kept it planted cresting hills.
  — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 19 Dec. 2022
• This car manages to feel hundreds of pounds lighter than its 4171-pound curb weight suggests.
  — Eric Tingwall, Car and Driver, 18 Dec. 2020
• Though curb weights likely will increase beyond the two-ton mark, the GT63 should be able to hit 60 mph in around three seconds.
  — Mike Sutton, Car and Driver, 18 Aug. 2023
• The hybrid’s 425-pound greater curb weight offsets the R/Ts extra power.
  — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2023
• Still, with a curb weight of just over 2,700 pounds, the Italia was a featherweight compared to other Detroit iron.
  — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2023
• One of the best ways to curb weight gain is regular movement and exercise.
  — Zara Hanawalt, Parents, 13 July 2023
• Customers who commit to the leanest cut of this car are rewarded with a curb weight around 3100 pounds.
  — Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 17 Apr. 2021
• Excising all these creature comforts dropped the car’s curb weight by some 400 pounds.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2023
• Newey hopes that the use of a carbon-composite tub will keep the vehicle’s curb weight under 2,000 pounds.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 1 Feb. 2024
• The combined weight of the battery packs is offset by an aluminum frame and the liberal use of carbon fiber, thanks to which the EV has a curb weight of just 3,142 pounds.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 July 2023
• However, the smaller-cab Chevy benefited from a curb weight that was 340 pounds less than the Ford's.
  — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 5 Feb. 2021
• Faced with the car's nearly 5000-pound curb weight, the giant carbon-ceramic rotors are up to their task.
  — Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver, 7 Feb. 2022
• Body roll, squat and dive are virtually absent, despite the car’s hefty 5,152-pound curb weight.
  — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 10 Nov. 2022
• Other details that could have factored in which pickup won out include curb weight and tire type.
  — Keith Naughton, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2019
• The Hatchback is an agreeably stout but by no means unshakable structure (curb weight 3,060 pounds).
  — Dan Neil, WSJ, 3 Jan. 2019
• With its curb weight remaining below 2900 pounds, those numbers won't get worse.
  — Scott Oldham, Car and Driver, 20 Nov. 2020
• It's got a manual, a low curb weight, a decent amount of horsepower, and more attitude than one of those '90s T-shirts with Taz on it.
  — Marc Urbano, Car and Driver, 5 Sep. 2023
• The engine is thrifty in consumption and eager in acceleration, helped along by the low curb weight of 2,502 pounds.
  — Mark Maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 9 Feb. 2018
• With a lean curb weight of 2,959 pounds, the small displacement engine is a tricky balance of power and fuel economy.
  — Mark Maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 6 July 2018
• But the sedan gets better fuel economy by 1 or 2 mpg because of its sleeker body and slightly lighter curb weight.
  — Mark Maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 16 Mar. 2018

Last Updated: 20 Dec 2024