2026 model year · Third generation (2023-present)

Chevrolet Colorado towing capacity

Max towing, 20267,700 lb

Maker3,493 kg

The 2026 Chevrolet Colorado tows up to 7,700 lb (WT and LT Crew cab 2WD with the Trailering Package, per Chevrolet’s “2026 Colorado Trailering”).

Three more configurations are rated the same.

The lowest rating is 3,500 lb, for the WT and LT Crew cab 2WD.

2026 Colorado Trailering (maximum trailer weight chart, crew cab)

Configurations: 9
Payload: up to 1,684 lb
GCWR: 9,100–13,250 lb
Tongue: 350–770 lb

2024 Chevrolet Colorado Trail Boss, front three-quarter view — Photo: Kevauto, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized, licence plate blurred.

01 / Ratings

Every 2026 Colorado configuration

9 configurations Chevrolet sells, each with the ratings Chevrolet publishes for it. A package that changes a rating gets its own row.

2026 Chevrolet Colorado

Makerin pounds

2026 Chevrolet Colorado towing capacity, GCWR, payload and tongue weight by configuration, in pounds
Configuration	Max towing^{source 3} lb	Max tongue^{source 2} lb	GCWR^{source 3} lb	Max payload^{source 1} lb	GVWR^{source 1} lb	Axle^{source 1} ratio	Tow check
WT · LTCrew cab · 2WD	3,500^{source 1}	350	9,100^{source 2}	up to 1,684	6,250	3.42	Check load →
WT · LT MostCrew cab · 2WDwith Trailering Package	7,700	770	13,250	up to 1,684	6,250	3.42	Check load →
WT · LTCrew cab · 4WD	3,500^{source 1}	350	9,100^{source 2}	up to 1,684	6,250	3.42	Check load →
WT · LT MostCrew cab · 4WDwith Trailering Package	7,700	770	13,250	up to 1,684	6,250	3.42	Check load →
Z71 MostCrew cab · 2WDwith Trailering Package	7,700	770	13,250	up to 1,587	6,250	3.42^{source 3}	Check load →
Z71 · Trail Boss MostCrew cab · 4WDwith Trailering Package	7,700	770	13,250	up to 1,587	6,250	3.42^{source 3}	Check load →
ZR2Crew cab · 4WD	6,000	600	11,600	up to 1,151	6,200	3.42^{source 3}	Check load →
ZR2 BisonCrew cab · 4WD	5,500^{source 2}	550	11,600^{source 2}	not in our data	not in our data	not in our data	Check load →

“Not published”: the maker doesn’t print it. —: not in the documents we hold yet. A number by a column’s name is the source of its figures that have none of their own. Scroll the table sideways for every rating.

SourcesMakerThe small number by a figure says which document it is from.

Documents last checked Oct 9, 2026. How we read them and what the marks mean: how we source the numbers. A figure doesn’t match its document? Report a wrong number.

2026 Chevrolet Colorado specs: payload, dimensions, ground clearance and weight beside the towing ratings.

The Colorado, generation by generation: clearance, angles, weights and every configuration.

02 / Why

Which one tows the most, and why

Each figure below is the gap between two of Chevrolet’s own ratings for configurations that differ in one thing only.

What moves the rating

Maker

Tows the most: 7,700 lb

WT and LT Crew cab 2WD with the Trailering Package; three more configurations are rated the same. Without it the same configuration is rated 3,500 lb.

Package
Trailering Package
+4,200 lb
Same configuration otherwise · 4 pairs in the table

03 / By year

Colorado towing by model year

The highest rating each model year, from that year’s documents. Years rated the same in every configuration share one page.

04 / Next

Check it against your load

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05 / FAQ

Questions people ask

Which 2026 Colorado configuration tows the most?

The WT and LT Crew cab 2WD with the Trailering Package, at 7,700 lb; three more configurations are rated the same.

Which package unlocks the 2026 Colorado’s 7,700 lb rating?

The Trailering Package: Chevrolet rates the WT and LT Crew cab 2WD at 7,700 lb so equipped. Without it the same configuration is rated 3,500 lb.

What is the max tongue weight of the 2026 Chevrolet Colorado?

350–770 lb by configuration; the most is 770 lb, for the WT and LT Crew cab 2WD with the Trailering Package. Tongue weight is the trailer’s downward push on the hitch; it counts against payload.

What is the GCWR of the 2026 Chevrolet Colorado?

9,100–13,250 lb by configuration; the most is 13,250 lb, for the WT and LT Crew cab 2WD with the Trailering Package. GCWR is the most the loaded vehicle and its loaded trailer may weigh together.

Has the Chevrolet Colorado’s towing capacity changed by year?

Highest rating by model year: 2026, 7,700 lb; 2025, 7,700 lb; 2024, 7,700 lb; 2023, 7,700 lb; 2022, up to 7,700 lb; 2021, up to 7,700 lb; 2020, up to 7,700 lb; 2019, up to 7,700 lb; 2018, up to 7,700 lb; 2017, up to 7,700 lb; 2016, 7,700 lb; 2015, 7,000 lb.

Does four-wheel drive change the 2026 Colorado’s towing capacity?

No: Chevrolet rates each configuration the same with either drive (5 pairs in its table).

These are Chevrolet’s published ratings, not a weighbridge. Your own vehicle’s GVWR and axle ratings are on its certification label, and only a scale tells you what your loaded rig weighs. Found a figure that doesn’t match the document? Tell us.