Second generation (J150), GX 460

2020–2021 Lexus GX towing capacity

Max towing, 20206,500 lb

Maker2,948 kg

Every 2020 Lexus GX is rated to tow 6,500 lb, per Lexus’s 2020 GX 460 Specifications.

Lexus rates the 2020 and 2021 GX the same in every configuration.

2020 GX 460 Specifications

Configurations: 2

GX 460, drawn to scale from its published dimensions.

01 / Ratings

Every 2020–2021 GX configuration

2 configurations Lexus sells, each with the ratings Lexus publishes for it. A package that changes a rating gets its own row. All have the 4.6-liter V8, 6-speed automatic and Four-wheel drive.

2020 Lexus GX

Makerin pounds

2020 Lexus GX towing capacity, GCWR, payload and tongue weight by configuration, in pounds
Configuration	Max towing lb	GVWR lb	Axle ratio	Tow check
GX 550 Luxury · GX 460	6,500	6,600	3.909	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 Lexus’s, from this document.

2020 GX 460 Specifications · Lexus (Toyota Motor North America)

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 2020–2021 GX belongs to this generation; every configuration, its clearance, angles and weights are on its page.

Lexus GX J150 (2010–2023): full specs

02 / By year

GX 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

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04 / FAQ

Questions people ask

Does every 2020 GX tow the same?

Yes: all 2 configurations Lexus lists for 2020 are rated 6,500 lb.

Has the Lexus GX’s towing capacity changed by year?

Highest rating by model year: 2024–2026, 9,096 lb; 2022, 6,500 lb; 2020–2021, 6,500 lb.

What is the GVWR of the 2020 Lexus GX?

6,600 lb 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 Lexus’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.