Automotive → What does the 1500, 2500, etc of trucks really mean?

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»www.tpmcafe.com/node/28972

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Unfortunately, for pickup trucks with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) above 8500lbs, usually referred to as “3/4 ton” and “1 ton” pickups, CAFE still doesn't apply at all. It’s important to take note that the ½, ¾ and 1 ton nomenclature for pickup trucks hasn’t denoted actual load bearing capacity since the 1930s, although these designations stubbornly hold on to this day. The actual payload capacity of a ½ ton full size truck is more like 1300lbs to 2000lbs. When the NHTSA news release came out, everyone from NPR to Automotive News just went ahead and edited GVWR down to “gross weight” or just "weight." The truth is, as morbidly obese as American pickup trucks have become, the 8500lb category includes the payload of the vehicle along with the net or so called "curb" weight. No Virginia, there is no 8500lb pickup...yet.

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i think 2500L would be the displacement of a container ship's diesel engine(which the engine itself in some ships is the size of a small building and pistons weigh 2000lbs)