Image: Tsolo/Getty Images
About This Quiz
Are you sure your vehicle is ready for towing? There is a give and take effect as you increase the weight you are towing, and there are several specs that determine if you're ready to tow. See if you know what they are.
What is the total weight of a vehicle without passengers or cargo, but including gasoline or any other necessary fluids?
Curb weight
The total weight of a vehicle without passengers or cargo (but including gasoline and other necessary fluids) is the curb weight of the vehicle. How Gross Trailer Weight (GTW) Works
Payload
Cargo carrying capacity
GVWR
Advertisement
What is the maximum allowable weight of a fully equipped tow vehicle, including passengers and cargo?
GCWR
GAWR
Curb weight
GVWR
The maximum allowable weight of a fully equipped tow vehicle including passengers and cargo is the GVWR or the gross vehicle weight rating. How Gross Trailer Weight (GTW) Works
Advertisement
What is the maximum permissible weight of the tow vehicle and trailer combined when both are fully loaded for travel?
GCWR
The GCWR (gross combined weight rating) is the maximum permissible weight of the tow vehicle and trailer combined. How Gross Trailer Weight (GTW) Works
GAWR
GVWR
Cargo carrying capacity
Advertisement
What is the maximum weight an axle is designed to carry?
GCWR
GAWR
The GAWR (gross axle weight rating) is the maximum weight an axle is designed to carry. How Gross Trailer Weight (GTW) Works
GVWR
Cargo carrying capacity
Advertisement
What is the combined weight of all passengers and cargo?
Curb weight
Towing capacity
Payload
The payload is the combined weight of all passengers and cargo. What does it mean to call a pickup truck a '1/2 ton truck' (also known as a 'half-ton truck')?
GVWR
Advertisement
What is the maximum available volume for storage in a vehicle?
GVWR
GCWR
GAWR
Cargo carrying capacity
Cargo carrying capacity describes the maximum available volume for storage in a vehicle. What does it mean to call a pickup truck a '1/2 ton truck' (also known as a 'half-ton truck')?
Advertisement
What is the maximum allowable weight a vehicle can tow?
Cargo carrying capacity
Towing capacity
Towing capacity describes the maximum allowable weight a vehicle can tow. How bad is it if I tow more than my truck's towing capacity?
GVWR
GCWR
Advertisement
As the measure of a specific vehicle’s payload increases, what other measurement decreases?
Towing capacity
As the measure of a vehicle's payload increases, the measure of its towing capacity decreases. How bad is it if I tow more than my truck's towing capacity?
Cargo carrying capacity
Curb weight
Advertisement
Which of the following vehicle statistics is rendered in cubic feet?
GVWR
GCWR
Cargo carrying capacity
Cargo carrying capacity is rendered in cubic feet. How Gross Trailer Weight (GTW) Works
Towing capacity
Advertisement
Which of the following vehicle statistics includes the weight of a tank of gas?
Cargo carrying capacity
Towing capacity
Curb weight
The total weight of a vehicle without passengers or cargo (but including gasoline and other necessary fluids) is the curb weight of the vehicle. How Gross Trailer Weight (GTW) Works
Pressure braking system
Advertisement
You Got:
/10
Tsolo/Getty Images
