General Motors to report truck payload based on curb weight, Ford says no changes to its "subtraction" calculation method.As horsepower is to muscle cars, so is payload and towing capacity to trucks, and it’s been a non-stop battle over the past decade among the Detroit Three to one-up each other in claiming the highest-rated payload and towing capacity in their respective classes. One of the tricks reportedly used to goose the maximum payload capacity within General Motors and Ford was to exclude “non-essential” items from the vehicles to eke out a few more pounds, such as the rear bumper, radio, and center console. GM initially defended the practice as an accepted industry protocol but later issued a statement saying it would report payload according to the vehicle’s standard base curb weight, according to Automotive News.

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Photo Gallery: General Motors to Report Truck Payload Based on Curb Weight



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