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Chevrolet Colorado

The 2026 Chevrolet Colorado has up to 10.7 in of ground clearance and an approach angle of up to 38.3°, both on the ZR2. It is rated to tow up to 7,700 lb (4 of the 6 trims with the Trailering Package).

MakerSources: 2026 Chevrolet Colorado Specifications (pressroom product guide, specifications tab) · 2026 Colorado/Canyon/Canyon Denali Trailer Towing Supplement (19451455A, 2025JUN06)

Documents last checked .

Approach
29.1–38.3°
Clearance
7.9–10.7 in
Tows up to
7,700 lb
Configurations, all years
248
2024 Chevrolet Colorado Trail Boss, front three-quarter view
Photo: Kevauto, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized, licence plate blurred.

01 / Everything on one page

The Colorado, page by page

The newest model year’s headline figure for each page, with every year, configuration and source behind it.

Towing capacity by model year

02 / Quick specs

2026 Colorado at a glance

The small facts: ranges over the configurations that publish them, each from its document.
Fuel tank
≈21.3–21.5 gal
9 configurations · General Motors (Chevrolet pressroom)
Engine power
237–310 hp
5 configurations · General Motors (Chevrolet pressroom)
Engine torque
259–430 lb-ft
5 configurations · General Motors (Chevrolet pressroom)
Axle ratios
3.42:1
8 configurations · General Motors (Chevrolet pressroom)
Wading depth
up to 24.0–28.0 in
8 configurations · General Motors (Chevrolet)

03 / Class

Where it stands

The Colorado’s best numbers against every other pickup we track that publishes them.

Each number is the best configuration of the newest model year we have that publishes it (at most two years back), factory packages included and fleet-only configurations left out, against the same for every other vehicle in its class that publishes it. Tow and payload ratings are compared within one market, and pickups within their size when five or more share it.

04 / Spec plate

Spec plate

2026 Chevrolet Colorado

One configuration per trim, named under each heading, with its numbers as Chevrolet prints them. “Up to” is a ceiling printed over several configurations (the notes say whose), “from” the lowest figure, and a range is printed across that configuration’s grades. “Door label” means the maker prints it only on each vehicle’s certification label.

Third-partyA double underline marks a figure from a magazine test, dealer or spec site, not Chevrolet’s own documents: shown only where Chevrolet publishes nothing, and never used for a headline, comparison or ranking. Its page is listed under the plate.

2026 Chevrolet Colorado: numbers per trim, one configuration each
WTWT Crew Cab 2WDLTLT Crew Cab 2WDZ71Z71 Crew Cab 2WDTrail BossTrail Boss Crew Cab 4WDZR2ZR2 Crew Cab 4WDZR2 BisonZR2 Bison Crew Cab 4WD
Off-road
Ground clearance7.9 in7.9 in8.9 in9.5 in10.7 in—
Approach angle——29.1°30.5°38.3°—
Breakover angle——19.5°21.0°24.6°—
Departure angle——22.3°22.4°25.1°—
Wading depthup to 24.0 in1up to 24.0 in1up to 24.0 in1up to 26.0 in2up to 28.0 in3—
Dimensions and bed
Length213.0 in213.0 in213.0 in213.2 in212.7 in—
Height78.8 in78.8 in79.6 in79.9 in81.8 in—
Wheelbase131.4 in131.4 in131.4 in131.4 in131.4 in—
Weights, loads and capacities
Curb weight4,716 lb4,716 lb4,971 lb4,971 lb5,298 lb—
GVWR6,250 lb6,250 lb6,250 lb6,250 lb6,200 lb—
Max payloadup to 1,684 lb4up to 1,684 lb4up to 1,587 lb5up to 1,587 lb5up to 1,151 lb6—
Max towing3,500 lb3,500 lbup to 7,700 lb5up to 7,700 lb56,000 lb5,500 lb
Fuel tank≈21.3 gal≈21.3 gal≈21.3 gal≈21.3 gal≈21.3 gal≈21.5 gal
Off-road hardware
Stock tiresP255/65R17255/65R17P265/65R18P265/65R18P285/70R17—
Front differential————Power-locking differential—
Rear differentialOpen differentialOpen differentialG80 limited-slip differentialG80 limited-slip differentialPower-locking differential—
  • Front axle rating: door label.
  1. 1Chevrolet prints one ceiling for every WT / LT / Z71: wading depth up to 24.0 in. It isn’t each trim’s own figure.
  2. 2Chevrolet prints wading depth up to 26.0 in for the Trail Boss: a ceiling, not a figure for each configuration.
  3. 3Chevrolet prints wading depth up to 28.0 in for the ZR2: a ceiling, not a figure for each configuration.
  4. 4Chevrolet prints one ceiling for every WT / LT: payload up to 1,684 lb. It isn’t each trim’s own figure.
  5. 5Chevrolet prints one ceiling for every Z71 / Trail Boss: payload up to 1,587 lb and towing up to 7,700 lb. They aren’t each trim’s own figures.
  6. 6Chevrolet prints payload up to 1,151 lb for the ZR2: a ceiling, not a figure for each configuration.
Sources: 2026 Chevrolet Colorado Specifications (pressroom product guide, specifications tab) · 2026 Colorado Trailering (maximum trailer weight chart, crew cab) · 2026 Chevrolet Colorado Owner's Manual (19451149A, 2025JUN06) · 2026 Colorado/Canyon/Canyon Denali Trailer Towing Supplement (19451455A, 2025JUN06) · 2026 Chevrolet Colorado 2WD LT Crew Cab Features and Specs (Car and Driver spec page) (Car and Driver (Hearst Autos), third party) · How we source the numbers

05 / Generations

Colorado generations

Each generation’s own page lists every configuration we have, model year by model year.

2023–present · 30 configurations

3rd gen Third generation

Clearance
10.7 in
Approach
38.3°
Tows up to
7,700 lb

Best configuration of the 2026 lineup. Towing with the Trailering Package.

3rd gen specs →

Not drawn: the maker’s documents we have lack a number the drawing needs.

2015–2022 · 218 configurations

2nd gen Second generation

Clearance
—
Approach
—
Tows up to
7,700 lb

Best configuration of the 2022 lineup

2nd gen specs →

06 / Build it

What a lift and bigger tires do to a Colorado

25.1°24.6°38.3°

Lift
Tires
Load
Ground clearance
10.7 in—
Maker
Clearance, rear diff
No data yet
No data yet
Approach
38.3°—
Maker
Breakover
24.6°—
Maker
Departure
25.1°—
Maker
Tire diameter
32.7 in—
MakerP285/70R17
Speedometer
accurate—
Maker
Effective final drive
3.42:1—
Maker
Payload left
up to 1,151 lb—
Maker
Front axle load
No data yet
No data yetrating: on your door label
Rear axle load
No data yet
No data yetrating: on your door label

Stock figures: 2026 Chevrolet Colorado Specifications (pressroom product guide, specifications tab). Solid outline = from the maker; dashed = our estimate, ± how far off it may be. “Up to” and “from” are the maker’s words: a ceiling or a floor, not this configuration’s exact number. Overhangs are estimated (the maker doesn’t publish them), so changed angles carry a range.

Part masses are typical, not yours. This is an estimate, not a weighbridge: weigh your rig.

07 / Questions

Colorado questions, answered with numbers

Only what Chevrolet’s documents answer. Ranges cover the configurations that publish the number.

What is the ground clearance of the 2026 Chevrolet Colorado?

Up to 10.7 in, on the ZR2 Crew Cab 4WD. The 8 configurations of the 2026 lineup that publish it run 7.9–10.7 in.

MakerSource: 2026 Chevrolet Colorado Specifications (pressroom product guide, specifications tab)

How much can the 2026 Chevrolet Colorado tow?

Up to 7,700 lb, on 4 of the 6 trims with the Trailering Package. The lowest rating in the 2026 lineup is 5,500 lb, on the ZR2 Bison Crew Cab 4WD.

MakerSource: 2026 Colorado/Canyon/Canyon Denali Trailer Towing Supplement (19451455A, 2025JUN06)

What is the payload capacity of the 2026 Chevrolet Colorado?

Up to 1,684 lb, for the WT / LT. Payload is everything carried on top of the vehicle’s own weight: people, cargo, accessories and a trailer’s tongue weight.

MakerSource: 2026 Chevrolet Colorado Specifications (pressroom product guide, specifications tab)

What size tires come on the 2026 Chevrolet Colorado?

P255/65R17 on the WT, P265/65R18 on the Z71 and Trail Boss and P285/70R17 on the ZR2. By its size code, the P285/70R17 is about 32.7 in tall, the largest of them.

MakerSource: 2026 Chevrolet Colorado Specifications (pressroom product guide, specifications tab)

What are the approach, breakover and departure angles of the 2026 Chevrolet Colorado?

Approach 29.1–38.3°, breakover 19.5–24.6° and departure 22.3–25.1° in the 2026 configurations that publish them. The steepest approach, 38.3°, is on the ZR2 Crew Cab 4WD.

MakerSource: 2026 Chevrolet Colorado Specifications (pressroom product guide, specifications tab)

How much does the 2026 Chevrolet Colorado weigh?

Its curb weight runs from 4,716 lb (WT Crew Cab 4WD) to 5,298 lb (ZR2 Crew Cab 4WD). Its gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR), the most it may weigh loaded, is 6,200–6,250 lb.

MakerSource: 2026 Chevrolet Colorado Specifications (pressroom product guide, specifications tab)

Does the 2026 Chevrolet Colorado have a locking rear differential?

Yes, on some trims. Chevrolet’s documents for the 2026 lineup list Open differential on the WT and LT, G80 limited-slip differential on the Z71 and Trail Boss and Power-locking differential on the ZR2.

MakerSource: 2026 Chevrolet Colorado Specifications (pressroom product guide, specifications tab)

How big is the 2026 Chevrolet Colorado’s fuel tank?

About 21.3 gal on the WT, LT, Z71, Trail Boss and ZR2 and about 21.5 gal on the ZR2 Bison.

MakerSources: 2026 Chevrolet Colorado Specifications (pressroom product guide, specifications tab) · 2026 Chevrolet Colorado Owner's Manual (19451149A, 2025JUN06)

How deep can the 2026 Chevrolet Colorado wade?

Chevrolet’s maximum wading depth: up to 24.0 in on the WT, LT and Z71, up to 26.0 in on the Trail Boss and up to 28.0 in on the ZR2.

MakerSource: 2026 Chevrolet Colorado Owner's Manual (19451149A, 2025JUN06)

08 / Fitment

Tire fitment guides

Chevrolet lists a 2-inch factory lift for Trail Boss and a 3-inch factory lift for ZR2 compared with the standard chassis setup.

Chevrolet · Colorado

35-inch tires

A 35-inch tire can be built around the current Colorado, but trim is the first decision. Trail Boss and ZR2 start with factory lift and wider tracks; WT, LT and Z71 start lower and need a different plan.

Trim-specific build

Clearance points to check

01

Trim ride height

02

Front liner

03

Wheel offset

04

Articulation clearance

09 / Keep going

More on the Colorado

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