2027 model year · Second generation (L663)

Land Rover Defender towing capacity

Max towing, 20273,500 kg

Maker7,716 lb

The 2027 Land Rover Defender tows up to 3,500 kg (5 trims Defender 90 D350, per the Land Rover Defender owner's handbook, UK English: technical data, MY2020 to MY2027 editions).

Eight more configurations are rated the same.

The lowest rating is 3,000 kg, for the 7 trims Defender 110 P300e.

Land Rover Defender (L663) owner's handbook, UK English (iGuide Online): technical data, MY2020 to MY2027 editions

Configurations: 55
GCWR: 6,730 kg

2020 Land Rover Defender 110, front three-quarter view — Photo: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized.

01 / Ratings

Every 2027 Defender configuration

55 configurations Land Rover sells, each with the ratings Land Rover publishes for it. A package that changes a rating gets its own row. All have the Automatic. These are Land Rover’s UK-market figures, in kilograms as printed.

Engine

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2027 Land Rover Defender

Makerin kilograms

2027 Land Rover Defender towing capacity, GCWR, payload and tongue weight by configuration, in kilograms
Configuration	Max towing kg	GCWR kg	GVWR kg	Unbraked kg	Tow check
D250
S · X-Dynamic SE · X-Dynamic HSEDefender 90	3,500	not in our data	not in our data	750	Check load →
S · X-Dynamic SE · X-Dynamic HSEDefender 90	3,500	not in our data	not in our data	750	Check load →
S · X-Dynamic SE · X-Dynamic HSEDefender 110	up to 3,500	not in our data	not in our data	750	Check load →
S · X-Dynamic SE · X-Dynamic HSEDefender 110	3,500	not in our data	not in our data	750	Check load →
D350
S · X-Dynamic SE · X-Dynamic HSE · X · VertexDefender 90	3,500	not in our data	not in our data	750	Check load →
X-Dynamic HSE · XDefender 90	3,500	not in our data	not in our data	750	Check load →
S · X-Dynamic SE · X-Dynamic HSE · X · Vertex · Trophy Edition in Deep Sandglow Yellow · Trophy Edition in Santorini BlackDefender 110	up to 3,500	not in our data	not in our data	750	Check load →
X-Dynamic HSE · XDefender 110	3,500	not in our data	not in our data	750	Check load →
X-Dynamic SE · X-Dynamic HSE · X · Vertex · OutboundDefender 130	3,000	not in our data	not in our data	750	Check load →
P300e
S · X-Dynamic SE · X-Dynamic HSE · X · Vertex · Trophy Edition in Deep Sandglow Yellow · Trophy Edition in Santorini BlackDefender 110	3,000	not in our data	not in our data	750	Check load →
P380
X-Dynamic SE · X-Dynamic HSE · X · VertexDefender 90	3,500	not in our data	not in our data	750	Check load →
X-Dynamic SE · X · Vertex · Trophy Edition in Deep Sandglow Yellow · Trophy Edition in Santorini BlackDefender 110	3,500	not in our data	not in our data	750	Check load →
X-Dynamic SE · X-Dynamic HSE · X · VertexDefender 130	3,000	not in our data	not in our data	750	Check load →
P540
OCTA · OCTA BlackDefender 110	3,500	6,730	3,230	750	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 Land Rover’s, from this document.

Land Rover Defender (L663) owner's handbook, UK English (iGuide Online): technical data, MY2020 to MY2027 editions · Jaguar Land Rover Limited

How Land Rover rates towing: printed "Towing mass"; printed "Towing mass": 3,500 kg; 3,495 kg with 7 seats (the configurations do not split seat layouts).

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.

2027 Land Rover Defender specs: payload, dimensions, ground clearance and weight beside the towing ratings.

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

Land Rover Defender L663 (2020–present): full specs

02 / Why

Which one tows the most, and why

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

What moves the rating

Maker

Tows the most: 3,500 kg

5 trims Defender 90 D350; eight more configurations are rated the same.

Build
Defender 90 instead of Defender 130
+500 kg
Same configuration otherwise · 8 pairs in the table
Build
Defender 110 instead of Defender 130
+500 kg
Same configuration otherwise · 3 pairs in the table

Best rating by engine

D2503,500 kg
D3503,500 kg
P3803,500 kg
P5403,500 kg
P300e3,000 kg

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

03 / By year

Defender 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 2027 Defender configuration tows the most?

The 5 trims Defender 90 D350, at 3,500 kg; eight more configurations are rated the same.

What is the GCWR of the 2027 Land Rover Defender?

6,730 kg for every configuration that publishes it. GCWR is the most the loaded vehicle and its loaded trailer may weigh together.

Has the Land Rover Defender’s towing capacity changed by year?

Highest rating by model year: 2027, 3,500 kg; 2026, 3,500 kg; 2025, 3,500 kg; 2024, 3,500 kg; 2022, 3,500 kg.

Does the engine change the 2027 Defender’s towing capacity?

Yes. Best rating by engine: D250, 3,500 kg; D350, 3,500 kg; P380, 3,500 kg; P540, 3,500 kg; P300e, 3,000 kg.

Which 2027 Defender configuration tows the least?

The 7 trims Defender 110 P300e, at 3,000 kg; two more configurations are rated the same.

What is the GVWR of the 2027 Land Rover Defender?

3,230 kg for every configuration that publishes it. GVWR is the most the vehicle may weigh with its people, cargo and the trailer’s tongue weight aboard.

These are Land Rover’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.