Land Cruiser 250 Series (J250)

2026 Toyota Land Cruiser towing capacity

Max towing, 20266,000 lb

Maker2,722 kg

Every 2026 Toyota Land Cruiser is rated to tow 6,000 lb, per Toyota’s 2026 Land Cruiser Product Information.

2026 Land Cruiser Product Information

Configurations: 2
GCWR: from 12,725 lb

2025 Toyota Land Cruiser 1958 Edition in gray, front three-quarter view — Photo: Mr.choppers, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized.

01 / Ratings

Every 2026 Land Cruiser configuration

2 configurations Toyota sells, each with the ratings Toyota publishes for it. A package that changes a rating gets its own row. All have the i-FORCE MAX 2.4L turbocharged 4-cylinder hybrid, 8-speed automatic and 4x4.

2026 Toyota Land Cruiser

Makerin pounds

2026 Toyota Land Cruiser towing capacity, GCWR, payload and tongue weight by configuration, in pounds
Configuration	Max towing^{source 1} lb	GCWR^{source 2} lb	GVWR^{source 1} lb	Unbraked^{source 2} lb	Axle^{source 1} ratio	Tow check
Land Cruiser 1958 · Land Cruiser	6,000	from 12,725	6,725	1,650	3.583	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: per SAE J2807 methodology.

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.

The 2026 Land Cruiser belongs to this generation; every configuration, its clearance, angles and weights are on its page.

Toyota Land Cruiser J250 (2024–present): full specs

02 / By year

Land Cruiser 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 2026 Land Cruiser’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 Land Cruiser specsClearance, angles, weights and the rig builder for every configuration.Open the spec plate Land Cruiser 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

04 / FAQ

Questions people ask

Does every 2026 Land Cruiser tow the same?

Yes: all 2 configurations Toyota lists for 2026 are rated 6,000 lb.

What is the GCWR of the 2026 Toyota Land Cruiser?

From 12,725 lb for the Land Cruiser 1958 and Land Cruiser, as Toyota prints it. GCWR is the most the loaded vehicle and its loaded trailer may weigh together.

Has the Toyota Land Cruiser’s towing capacity changed by year?

Highest rating by model year: 2027, 6,000 lb; 2026, 6,000 lb; 2025, 6,000 lb; 2024, up to 6,000 lb.

What is the GVWR of the 2026 Toyota Land Cruiser?

6,725 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.

How much can the 2026 Toyota Land Cruiser tow without trailer brakes?

1,650 lb for every configuration that publishes it.

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.