2026 model year · Ninth generation

Toyota HiLux towing capacity

Max towing, 20263,500 kg

Maker7,716 lb

The 2026 Toyota HiLux tows up to 3,500 kg (SR5, SR5+, Rogue and Rugged X Double-Cab Pick-Up 2.8L 1GD-FTV 48V turbo diesel with V-Active 6-speed automatic 4x4, per Toyota’s HiLux specifications: A HiLux built for every need).

15 more configurations are rated the same.

The lowest rating is 2,000 kg, for the SR Double-Cab Cab-Chassis HiLux BEV Automatic AWD.

HiLux specifications: A HiLux built for every need (4x2 and 4x4 diesel; GTO-010309-00, version September 2026)

Configurations: 22
Payload: ≈855 kg
GCWR: ≈6,300 kg

2026 Toyota HiLux Conquest, front three-quarter view — Photo: Ethan Llamas, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized.

01 / Ratings

Every 2026 HiLux configuration

22 configurations Toyota sells, each with the ratings Toyota publishes for it. A package that changes a rating gets its own row. These are Toyota’s Australian-market figures, in kilograms as printed.

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2026 Toyota HiLux

Makerin kilograms

2026 Toyota HiLux towing capacity, GCWR, payload and tongue weight by configuration, in kilograms
Configuration	Max towing^{source 1} kg	GCWR^{source 1} kg	Max payload^{source 2} kg	GVWR^{source 1} kg	Unbraked^{source 1} kg	Axle^{source 1} ratio	Tow check
2.8L 1GD-FTV turbo diesel
WorkMateSingle-Cab · Cab-Chassis · 4x2 · 6-speed manual	2,900	≈5,800	Not published	≈2,950	750	3.583	Check load →
WorkMateSingle-Cab · Cab-Chassis · 4x2 · 6-speed automatic	2,900	≈5,800	Not published	≈2,950	750	3.909	Check load →
WorkMateSingle-Cab · Cab-Chassis · 4x4 · 6-speed automatic	3,500	≈6,300	Not published	≈3,065	750	3.909	Check load →
SRExtra-Cab · Cab-Chassis · 4x4 · 6-speed automatic	3,500	≈6,300	Not published	≈3,065	750	3.909	Check load →
SRExtra-Cab · Cab-Chassis · 4x4 · 6-speed automaticwith GVM upgrade option (cab-chassis)	3,500	≈6,300	up to 1,525	≈3,500	750	3.909	Check load →
WorkMateDouble-Cab · Cab-Chassis · 4x4 · 6-speed automatic	3,500	≈6,300	Not published	≈3,065	750	3.909	Check load →
WorkMateDouble-Cab · Cab-Chassis · 4x4 · 6-speed automaticwith GVM upgrade option (cab-chassis)	3,500	≈6,300	up to 1,525	≈3,500	750	3.909	Check load →
SRDouble-Cab · Cab-Chassis · 4x4 · 6-speed manual	3,500	≈6,300	Not published	≈3,080	750	3.583	Check load →
WorkMateDouble-Cab · Pick-Up · 4x2 · 6-speed automatic	2,900	≈5,870	Not published	≈2,970	750	3.909	Check load →
WorkMateDouble-Cab · Pick-Up · 4x4 · 6-speed automatic	3,500	≈6,300	Not published	≈3,065	750	3.909	Check load →
WorkMateDouble-Cab · Pick-Up · 4x4 · 6-speed automaticwith GVM upgrade option (pick-up)	3,500	≈6,300	up to 1,525	≈3,500	750	3.909	Check load →
SRDouble-Cab · Pick-Up · 4x2 · 6-speed automatic	2,900	≈5,880	Not published	≈2,980	750	3.909	Check load →
SR5Double-Cab · Pick-Up · 4x4 · 6-speed manual	3,500	≈6,300	Not published	≈3,080	750	3.583	Check load →
SR5+Double-Cab · Pick-Up · 4x4 · 6-speed manual	3,500	≈6,300	Not published	≈3,090	750	3.583	Check load →
2.8L 1GD-FTV 48V turbo diesel with V-Active
SRDouble-Cab · Cab-Chassis · 4x4 · 6-speed automatic	3,500	≈6,300	Not published	≈3,090	750	3.909	Check load →
SRDouble-Cab · Cab-Chassis · 4x4 · 6-speed automaticwith GVM upgrade option (cab-chassis)	3,500	≈6,300	up to 1,525	≈3,500	750	3.909	Check load →
SR5 · SR5+Double-Cab · Cab-Chassis · 4x4 · 6-speed automatic	3,500	≈6,300	Not published	≈3,120	750	3.909	Check load →
SRDouble-Cab · Pick-Up · 4x4 · 6-speed automatic	3,500	≈6,300	Not published	≈3,090	750	3.909	Check load →
SR · SR5Double-Cab · Pick-Up · 4x4 · 6-speed automaticwith GVM upgrade option (pick-up)	3,500	≈6,300	up to 1,525	≈3,500	750	3.909	Check load →
SR5 · SR5+ · Rogue · Rugged XDouble-Cab · Pick-Up · 4x4 · 6-speed automatic	3,500	≈6,300	Not published	≈3,120	750	3.909	Check load →
HiLux BEV
SRDouble-Cab · Cab-Chassis · AWD · Automatic	2,000^{source 3}	≈4,670^{source 3}	≈855^{source 4}	≈3,135^{source 3}	750^{source 3}	not in our data	Check load →
SRDouble-Cab · Pick-Up · AWD · Automatic	2,000^{source 3}	≈4,670^{source 3}	up to 725^{source 4}	≈3,145^{source 3}	750^{source 3}	not in our data	Check load →
SR5Double-Cab · Pick-Up · AWD · Automatic	2,000^{source 3}	≈4,670^{source 3}	up to 725^{source 4}	≈3,170^{source 3}	750^{source 3}	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.

How Toyota rates towing: braked trailer.

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 Toyota HiLux specs: payload, dimensions, ground clearance and weight beside the towing ratings.

The HiLux, 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 Toyota’s own ratings for configurations that differ in one thing only.

What moves the rating

Maker

Tows the most: 3,500 kg

SR5, SR5+, Rogue and Rugged X Double-Cab Pick-Up 2.8L 1GD-FTV 48V turbo diesel with V-Active 6-speed automatic 4x4; 15 more configurations are rated the same.

Build
4x4 instead of 4x2
+600 kg
Same configuration otherwise · 2 pairs in the table

Best rating by engine

2.8L 1GD-FTV turbo diesel3,500 kg
2.8L 1GD-FTV 48V turbo diesel with V-Active3,500 kg
HiLux BEV2,000 kg

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

03 / By year

HiLux 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 2026 HiLux’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 HiLux specsClearance, angles, weights and the rig builder for every configuration.Open the spec plate HiLux 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 2026 HiLux configuration tows the most?

The SR5, SR5+, Rogue and Rugged X Double-Cab Pick-Up 2.8L 1GD-FTV 48V turbo diesel with V-Active 6-speed automatic 4x4, at 3,500 kg; 15 more configurations are rated the same.

What is the GCWR of the 2026 Toyota HiLux?

≈6,300 kg for the WorkMate Single-Cab Cab-Chassis 2.8L 1GD-FTV turbo diesel 6-speed automatic 4x4, as Toyota prints it. GCWR is the most the loaded vehicle and its loaded trailer may weigh together.

Has the Toyota HiLux’s towing capacity changed by year?

Highest rating by model year: 2026, 3,500 kg; 2024, 3,500 kg; 2023, 3,500 kg; 2022, 3,500 kg; 2021, 3,500 kg; 2020, 3,500 kg; 2019, 3,500 kg; 2018, 3,500 kg; 2016–2017, 3,500 kg; 2015, 3,500 kg.

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

Yes: 4x4 instead of 4x2 is rated +600 kg on otherwise identical configurations (2 pairs in Toyota’s table).

Does the engine change the 2026 HiLux’s towing capacity?

Yes. Best rating by engine: 2.8L 1GD-FTV turbo diesel, 3,500 kg; 2.8L 1GD-FTV 48V turbo diesel with V-Active, 3,500 kg; HiLux BEV, 2,000 kg.

Which 2026 HiLux configuration tows the least?

The SR Double-Cab Cab-Chassis HiLux BEV Automatic AWD, at 2,000 kg; two more configurations are rated the same.

These are Toyota’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.