2010 Prius engine?

One of my friends used to fly for San Juan Airlines up in the Sound. They flew 210s and fairly light twins. One day he was loading mail bags while a few passengers waited in the plane. He threw one more bag into the aft cargo hatch and the plane tipped back onto the tail skid: "Better move that one to the front." Talk about weight and balance.

Tom

 

Curb weight (kerb weight) is the vehicle's weight with a fuel tank of fuel and other necessary liquids, but with no passengers or cargo. A European directive states that a 75kg driver should be added.

Gross vehicle weight is the weight that should not be exceeded once passengers and cargo are added.

IIRC the brochure I have from last March (UK spec) quotes kerb weight as 1300kg, gross vehicle weight as 1725kg for a total of 425kg passenger and luggage capacity.

 

The other two have the same GVWR 3980 lb value.
GAWR FR 2270 lb
GAWR RR 2175 lb
total 4445 lb
What does that mean?

Can anyone show us the current Prius's label?

Ken@Japan

 

And CG location too?!! Can't let those front wheels float clear of the ground you know, like the "matatus" do in Kenya.

But that's a whole other story!

 

We will have to be careful with that with the new 2010. All of the extra horse power may cause us to do wheelies (tricky in a front wheel drive).

Tom

 

current is 3790 or something like that... it is maximum weight of the vehicle, together with all the occupants... it basically means that Prius has not put on a lot of weight, despite all the options

 

Deep stall. You may not be able to recover. On the other hand, if you put too much weight up front, you won't be able to steer around corners.

Tom

 

GVWR = Gross Vehicle Weight Rating, or maximum allowable weight of fully-loaded vehicle including passengers, cargo, etc.

GAWR = Gross Axle Weight Rating, or maximum allowable weight that each axle can bear, measured at the tires.

 

I didn't know that last one and I weigh vehicles as part of my work.
Here we use
UL = Unladen mass = Mass of empty vehicle
GVM = Gross Vehicle Mass = maximum allowed mass loaded.
GCM = Gross Combination Mass = Maximum allowed mass of loaded vehicle and any trailer with its load.
Axle Mass = allowed mass that may be transmitted to the ground through the tyres on that axle.

All masses are measured between the tyres and the ground under the earth's gravitational influence.

 

Driving under the influence of gravity? Isn't that illegal?

Tom

 

That's what we a do when we step out of the pub and fall flat on our faces. Oh wait, that's succumbing to the forces of gravity and alcohol.

Sorry my bad.

 

I hope the new administration can get congress to repeal the law of gravity. I'm really more into General Levity, which is the opposite of Specific Gravity.

Tom