What weight is the average car?

Answer 1

Reference "Engineering Ethics Concepts and Case Studies" by Harris. Prichards, and Rabins... third edition. Case study 37... According to EPA figures, the average car weight plummeted from 4,071 lbs. in 1975 to 3,013 lbs. in 1985, rising to 3,408 lbs. by 2003. Hakim reports that cars weighing 2,500 lbs. or less garnered 18 percent of automotive sales in 1985, but less than 0.5 percent in 2003. By 2003, heavy cars and station wagons were largely replaced by light trucks, whose average weight increased from 3,840 lbs. in 1987 to 4,569 lbs. in 2003.