2023 model year · Third generation (2023-present)

GMC Canyon towing capacity

Max towing, 20237,700 lb

Maker3,493 kg

The 2023 GMC Canyon tows up to 7,700 lb (Elevation Crew Cab Short bed (61.7 in at the floor) 2WD, per GMC’s 2023 Canyon models: features, specs and options).

Three more configurations are rated the same.

The lowest rating is 6,000 lb, for the AT4X Crew Cab Short bed (61.7 in at the floor) 4WD.

2023 Canyon models: features, specs and options (GMC brochure, Trailering capability and powertrain specifications, Dimensions and capacities)

Configurations: 5
Payload: 1,250–1,640 lb
GCWR: 11,600–13,250 lb

2023 AT4X Crew Cab Short Bed 4WD 2.7L Turbo, drawn to scale from its published dimensions.

01 / Ratings

Every 2023 Canyon configuration

5 configurations GMC sells, each with the ratings GMC publishes for it. A package that changes a rating gets its own row. All have the 2.7L Turbo High-Output I4 and 8L80 8-speed automatic.

2023 GMC Canyon

Makerin pounds

2023 GMC Canyon towing capacity, GCWR, payload and tongue weight by configuration, in pounds
Configuration	Max towing lb	GCWR lb	Max payload lb	GVWR lb	Axle ratio	Tow check
Elevation MostCrew Cab · Short bed (61.7 in at the floor) · 2WD	7,700	13,250	1,640	6,100	3.42	Check load →
Elevation MostCrew Cab · Short bed (61.7 in at the floor) · 4WD	7,700	13,250	1,590	6,250	3.42	Check load →
AT4 MostCrew Cab · Short bed (61.7 in at the floor) · 4WD	7,700	13,250	1,550	6,250	3.42	Check load →
AT4XCrew Cab · Short bed (61.7 in at the floor) · 4WD	6,000	11,600	1,250	6,250	3.42	Check load →
Denali MostCrew Cab · Short bed (61.7 in at the floor) · 4WD	7,700	13,250	1,360	6,250	3.42	Check load →

“Not published”: the maker doesn’t print it. —: not in the documents we hold yet. Scroll the table sideways for every rating.

SourceMakerEvery figure above is GMC’s, from this document.

2023 Canyon models: features, specs and options (GMC brochure, Trailering capability and powertrain specifications, Dimensions and capacities) · General Motors (GMC)

How GMC rates towing: maximum conventional trailer weight rating, for comparison.

Documents last checked Oct 12, 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.

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

02 / By year

Canyon 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.

03 / Next

Check it against your load

Towing calculatorPut your trailer and cargo against a 2023 Canyon’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 Canyon specsClearance, angles, weights and the rig builder for every configuration.Open the spec plate All towing capacitiesEvery truck and SUV we cover, side by side, sortable.Compare vehicles

04 / FAQ

Questions people ask

Which 2023 Canyon configuration tows the most?

The Elevation Crew Cab Short bed (61.7 in at the floor) 2WD, at 7,700 lb; three more configurations are rated the same.

What is the GCWR of the 2023 GMC Canyon?

11,600–13,250 lb by configuration; the most is 13,250 lb, for the Elevation Crew Cab Short bed (61.7 in at the floor) 2WD. GCWR is the most the loaded vehicle and its loaded trailer may weigh together.

Has the GMC Canyon’s towing capacity changed by year?

Highest rating by model year: 2023, 7,700 lb; 2022, 7,700 lb; 2021, 7,700 lb; 2020, 7,700 lb; 2015, up to 7,000 lb.

Does four-wheel drive change the 2023 Canyon’s towing capacity?

No: GMC rates each configuration the same with either drive (1 pair in its table).

Which 2023 Canyon configuration tows the least?

The AT4X Crew Cab Short bed (61.7 in at the floor) 4WD, at 6,000 lb.

What is the GVWR of the 2023 GMC Canyon?

6,100–6,250 lb by configuration; the most is 6,250 lb, for the Elevation Crew Cab Short bed (61.7 in at the floor) 4WD. GVWR is the most the vehicle may weigh with its people, cargo and the trailer’s tongue weight aboard.

These are GMC’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.