Is Your SUV Over 6000 Pounds GVW?
An article on Slate reports that some roads in California are restricted from vehicles over 6000 pounds gross vehicle weight and points out that a large number of popular SUVs exceed that weight, including:
- Chevy Suburban and Tahoe
- Cadillac Escalade
- Ford Excursion (probably Expedition and Explorer, as well)
- Range Rover
- Toyota Land Cruiser and Sequoia
- Lincoln Navigator
- Mercedes M Class
- Porsche Cayenne S
- Hummer H1 (of course) and H2
- BMW X5
What Slate did not list was my 2003 Dodge Durango which weighs 6400 pounds. And to think I didn't take that massive Federal tax break because I'm not self-employed.
I really haven't noticed any signs prohibiting travel of vehicles over 6000 pounds in my area, but there are certainly bridges that refer to 10000 pounds or more.
10:18 8/5/2004 Update: Clayton Cramer has also commented on this.
Josh Poulson
Posted Thursday, Aug 5 2004 09:11 AM
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