Second generation (2015-2022)

2021 Chevrolet Colorado towing capacity

Max towing, 20217,700 lb

Maker3,493 kg

The 2021 Chevrolet Colorado tows up to 7,700 lb (WT and LT Extended Cab Long box (6 ft 2 in) 2.8L Duramax turbo-diesel I-4 (LWN), 181 hp 4WD, per the 2021 Chevrolet Colorado Specifications).

Three more configurations are rated the same.

2021 Chevrolet Colorado Specifications (pressroom product guide, specifications tab)

Configurations: 35
Payload: 1,367–1,550 lb

01 / Ratings

Every 2021 Colorado configuration

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

Engine

Cab

Drive

Showing 33 of 33 rows

2021 Chevrolet Colorado

Makerin pounds

2021 Chevrolet Colorado towing capacity, GCWR, payload and tongue weight by configuration, in pounds
Configuration	Max towing^{source 1} lb	Max payload^{source 1} lb	GVWR^{source 1} lb	Axle^{source 1} ratio	Tow check
2.5L I-4 (LCV), 200 hp
WTCrew cab · Short box (5 ft 2 in) · 2WD	up to 3,500	1,400	5,500	4.10	Check load →
LTCrew cab · Short box (5 ft 2 in) · 2WD	up to 3,500	1,430	5,500	4.10	Check load →
WTExtended Cab · Long box (6 ft 2 in) · 2WD	up to 3,500	1,400	5,400	4.10	Check load →
WT · LTExtended Cab · Long box (6 ft 2 in) · 4WD	up to 3,500	1,380	5,600	4.10	Check load →
LTExtended Cab · Long box (6 ft 2 in) · 2WD	up to 3,500	1,435	5,400	4.10	Check load →
3.6L V-6 (LGZ), 308 hp
WTCrew cab · Short box (5 ft 2 in) · 2WD	up to 7,000	1,540	5,800	3.42	Check load →
WTCrew cab · Short box (5 ft 2 in) · 4WD	up to 7,000	1,550	6,000	3.42	Check load →
LTCrew cab · Short box (5 ft 2 in) · 2WD	up to 7,000	1,548	5,800	3.42	Check load →
LTCrew cab · Short box (5 ft 2 in) · 4WD	up to 7,000	1,536	6,000	3.42	Check load →
Z71Crew cab · Short box (5 ft 2 in) · 2WD	up to 7,000	1,518	5,800	3.42	Check load →
Z71Crew cab · Short box (5 ft 2 in) · 4WD	up to 7,000	1,481	6,000	3.42	Check load →
WTCrew cab · Long box (6 ft 2 in) · 2WD	up to 7,000	1,480	5,800	3.42	Check load →
WTCrew cab · Long box (6 ft 2 in) · 4WD	up to 7,000	1,460	6,000	3.42	Check load →
LTCrew cab · Long box (6 ft 2 in) · 2WD	up to 7,000	1,494	5,800	3.42	Check load →
LTCrew cab · Long box (6 ft 2 in) · 4WD	up to 7,000	1,458	6,000	3.42	Check load →
Z71Crew cab · Long box (6 ft 2 in) · 4WD	up to 7,000	1,444	6,000	3.42	Check load →
WTExtended Cab · Long box (6 ft 2 in) · 2WD	up to 7,000	1,530	5,700	3.42	Check load →
WTExtended Cab · Long box (6 ft 2 in) · 4WD	up to 7,000	1,500	5,900	3.42	Check load →
LTExtended Cab · Long box (6 ft 2 in) · 2WD	up to 7,000	1,543	5,700	3.42	Check load →
LTExtended Cab · Long box (6 ft 2 in) · 4WD	up to 7,000	1,504	5,900	3.42	Check load →
Z71Extended Cab · Long box (6 ft 2 in) · 4WD	up to 7,000	1,474	5,900	3.42	Check load →
ZR2Extended Cab · Long box (6 ft 2 in) · 4WD	not in our data	not in our data	6,001^{source 2}	3.42^{source 2}	Check load →
2.8L Duramax turbo-diesel I-4 (LWN), 181 hp
WTCrew cab · Short box (5 ft 2 in) · 4WD	up to 7,600	1,490	6,200	3.42	Check load →
LT MostCrew cab · Short box (5 ft 2 in) · 2WD	up to 7,700	1,480	6,000	3.42	Check load →
LTCrew cab · Short box (5 ft 2 in) · 4WD	up to 7,600	1,471	6,200	3.42	Check load →
Z71Crew cab · Short box (5 ft 2 in) · 4WD	up to 7,600	1,422	6,200	3.42	Check load →
WTCrew cab · Long box (6 ft 2 in) · 4WD	up to 7,550	1,400	6,200	3.42	Check load →
LT MostCrew cab · Long box (6 ft 2 in) · 2WD	up to 7,700	1,410	6,000	3.42	Check load →
LTCrew cab · Long box (6 ft 2 in) · 4WD	up to 7,550	1,375	6,200	3.42	Check load →
Z71Crew cab · Long box (6 ft 2 in) · 4WD	up to 7,550	1,367	6,200	3.42	Check load →
WT · LT MostExtended Cab · Long box (6 ft 2 in) · 4WD	up to 7,700	1,430	6,100	3.42	Check load →
Z71 MostExtended Cab · Long box (6 ft 2 in) · 4WD	up to 7,700	1,415	6,100	3.42	Check load →
ZR24WD	not in our data	not in our data	not in our data	3.42	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.

2021 Chevrolet Colorado specs: payload, dimensions, ground clearance and weight beside the towing ratings.

The 2021 Colorado belongs to this generation; every configuration, its clearance, angles and weights are on its page.

Chevrolet Colorado 2nd gen (2015–2022): full specs

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 Extended Cab Long box (6 ft 2 in) 2.8L Duramax turbo-diesel I-4 (LWN), 181 hp 4WD; three more configurations are rated the same.

Best rating by engine

2.8L Duramax turbo-diesel I-4 (LWN), 181 hpup to 7,700 lb
3.6L V-6 (LGZ), 308 hpup to 7,000 lb
2.5L I-4 (LCV), 200 hpup to 3,500 lb

The line is the highest rating on this page. Each bar is that engine’s best configuration.

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

Towing calculatorPut your trailer and cargo against a 2021 Colorado’s ratings and see what’s left.Check my load GVWR, GCWR & payloadWhat each rating limits, and why the trailer number alone isn’t the answer.Read the guide Colorado specsClearance, angles, weights and the rig builder for every configuration.Open the spec plate Colorado tire sizesStock tire and wheel sizes by trim, and what bigger tires change.See tire sizes All towing capacitiesEvery truck and SUV we cover, side by side, sortable.Compare vehicles

05 / FAQ

Questions people ask

Which 2021 Colorado configuration tows the most?

The WT and LT Extended Cab Long box (6 ft 2 in) 2.8L Duramax turbo-diesel I-4 (LWN), 181 hp 4WD, at 7,700 lb; three more configurations are rated the same.

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 the engine change the 2021 Colorado’s towing capacity?

Yes. Best rating by engine: 2.8L Duramax turbo-diesel I-4 (LWN), 181 hp, up to 7,700 lb; 3.6L V-6 (LGZ), 308 hp, up to 7,000 lb; 2.5L I-4 (LCV), 200 hp, up to 3,500 lb.

What is the GVWR of the 2021 Chevrolet Colorado?

5,400–6,200 lb by configuration; the most is 6,200 lb, for the WT Crew cab Short box (5 ft 2 in) 2.8L Duramax turbo-diesel I-4 (LWN), 181 hp 4WD. GVWR is the most the vehicle may weigh with its people, cargo and the trailer’s tongue weight aboard.

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.