Can someone explain the MTPLM & MRO figures
On the plate of my 320 GT please.

Thanks very much for your most informative reply.
Best wishes Andrew

MRO, or MIRO (Mass in Running Order) is not a plated weight I.e there is no mandatory requirement for it to be on a vehicle's VIN plate. It is usually featured in brochures and tech specs. However the published MIRO is the weight of the one example of the model presented for Type Approval testing and we all know about examples of cars presented for emissions testing. The actual weight of a production run van usually varies from the MIRO listed, though the van's Certificate of Conformity should show an actual weight.

As Colin infers things are a bit more complicated with Eribas as the MIRO figure will be for a ultra low spec. van as standard and usually a lot of options are added, often increasing the weight by 100kg or more.Obviously the van's MTPLM is a fixed weight limit based on the axles weight bearing capacity and any increase in van weight reduces the available payload.