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Originally Posted by frankchn
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Originally Posted by lemetier
This easily mis-interpreted data piece? The figure noted in it represents the percentage of unladen vehicle weight in relation to the Gross Rear Axle Limit with 90kg trailer receiver load factored in at Maximum Vehicle Weight. It's skewed further by that last figure remaining the same as UN/ECE variants but the maximum payload reduced by 165kg (Not Certified for Towing in the US and without nominal luggage compartment load: -90kg/-75kg respectively).
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Sorry, can you clarify what is the configuration of the car when measured with a 45.3% rear axle weight distribution? Is it fully laden, or is it an empty car with no fluids, or (I am guessing) somewhere in between? |
It's without driver, passengers or cargo, 90% fuel, and all other fluids full. The caveat is recognizing 45.3% represents the static portion of the vehicle mass when subtracted from the Maximum Permissible Rear Axle Weight in order to define the payload distribution limits for tires, suspension, steering, etc. For Curb Weight Distribution under the same conditions, it's 2.3% bias to the rear (52.4/47.6). Adding 68kg for the driver and topping off the fuel tank moves this aft an additional 0.5%.