It's not unjustified, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t lightweights to choose from on dealer lots. The lightest car sold new in America in 2018 weighs less than a four-door Toyota Tercel did in 1998. At the other end of the spectrum, there are models that continue to do their best to illustrate the ‘bigger is better’ mantra.

Join us as we look at the 10 lightest and the 10 heaviest new cars available in America. For each car, the figure we list corresponds to the curb weight provided by the manufacturer.