Question about GVWR.

[FFSE]

New owner of a 2010 Ford Fusion SE with an I4. I didn't see a discussion about this yet. The sticker on the driver side states not to put more than 850 lbs of passengers + cargo in the car. I'm guessing there is a safety margin built into this number. Just wondering how much you guys think would be safe. When I took the GVWR and subtracted the curb weight of the vehicle I get a number of about 1000 lbs.

[akirby]

New owner of a 2010 Ford Fusion SE with an I4. I didn't see a discussion about this yet. The sticker on the driver side states not to put more than 850 lbs of passengers + cargo in the car. I'm guessing there is a safety margin built into this number. Just wondering how much you guys think would be safe. When I took the GVWR and subtracted the curb weight of the vehicle I get a number of about 1000 lbs.

 

How much does a full tank of gas weigh? I'm guessing around 150 lbs. so that may explain it. Personally, I think there is a lot of safety margin built in so far as having something fail. More importantly the handling will suffer a lot with that much weight, especially if it's mostly in the trunk. Just use common sense and don't overload it too much, driver carefully and you should be fine.

[DJE]

Thanks for the insight guys. I'll be moving across country next week. I'm gonna weigh everything I put in the car including bike and rack. I want to stay way below the 850. Especially with the FR springs on. I'll ship whatever I can.