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

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