"gross" weight is the total weight of the vehicle with the maximum load recommended by the manufacturer. Since this was a 2-seater. the factory probably figured two 200 lb. people and 68 pounds of luggage or some other combination adding up to that amount. Look at the door plate of a pickup truck sometime. A lot of the full size trucks will have really LARGE gross vehicle weights since they are designed to haul stuff around. Mark N VIN 6820 > If this is the case then why does my door jamb manufacturers plate tell me that the gross >weight of the car is 3180 lbs? Is it wrong, or have they just taken a 468 lb driver into >account? > >> The factory specified weight for the DeLorean with a full tank of gas is >> 2,712 pounds (1232.73 kg).