Dry weight is the weight of an automobile with standard equipment, no oil, lubricants, coolant, or fuel and not loaded with either passengers or cargo.

This definition may differ from definitions used by governmental regulatory agencies.

Please note that dry weight is different than curb weight

Automobiles

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Dry weight is also a biology term that refers to the mass of an object when they are dried of their liquids (the object is usually some type of plant matter).