Weight of Vehicles & Machines: From Lightest to Heaviest
Cars, buses, trucks, planes, tanks and spacecraft — with curb weight, empty weight or MTOW stated for each, from EPA averages, manufacturer specs, FHWA limits, ISO container standards and NASA.
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Using a log scale so small objects stay visible — the numbers stay real.
- a Saturn V rocket2,800,000 kg
Saturn V fully fueled for liftoff
- a motorcycle216 kg
Honda XL750 Transalp adventure motorcycle (755cc parallel twin), kerb weight
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Preset: lightest (a motorcycle) vs heaviest (a Saturn V rocket) in this category.
Vehicles & Machines weight table (11)
| Weight | Condition | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| a motorcycle | 216 kg (476.2 lb) | Exact | Honda XL750 Transalp adventure motorcycle (755cc parallel twin), kerb weight |
| a Toyota Corolla | 2,950 lb (1,340 kg) | Typical | 2024 model year, LE trim, 2.0L 4-cylinder, FWD, curb weight |
| a Honda Civic | 1,460 kg (1.61 US tons) | Typical | current on-sale UK-market Honda Civic e:HEV full hybrid five-door, kerb weight by trim: Elegance 1,446 kg / Sport 1,462 kg / Advance 1,503 kg |
| an average new car | 4,350 lb (1,980 kg) | Typical | model year 2024 US fleet average curb weight |
| a school bus | 14.97 t (16.5 US tons) | Exact | IC Bus CE Series Type C school bus at its maximum gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR up to 33,000 lb), fully loaded with passengers and cargo |
| a 20 ft shipping container | 30.5 t (33.6 US tons) | Typical | 20 ft ISO dry container (size type 22 G1) loaded to the ISO 668 maximum gross weight; empty tare 2,100-2,350 kg |
| a 40 ft shipping container | 32.5 t (35.8 US tons) | Typical | 40 ft ISO dry container (size type 42 G1) loaded to the maximum gross weight of 32,500 kg; empty tare 3,540-3,750 kg |
| a semi-truck at maximum gross weight | 40 US tons (36,290 kg) | Exact | tractor-semitrailer combination at the federal maximum gross vehicle weight on Interstate highways (23 CFR 658.17) |
| a Space Shuttle orbiter | 68.6 t (75.7 US tons) | Typical | orbiter Atlantis (OV-104), empty weight at rollout, 151,315 lb; about 171,000 lb (77,564 kg) with main engines installed |
| the International Space Station | 420 t (463 US tons) | Typical | complete International Space Station, NASA published mass figure |
| a Saturn V rocket | 2,800 t (3,090 US tons) | Typical | Saturn V fully fueled for liftoff |
Sorted lightest → heaviest; click “Name” or “Confidence” to re-sort.