Second generation

2008 Toyota Tacoma towing capacity

Max towing, 20086,499 lb

Maker2,948 kg

The 2008 Toyota Tacoma tows up to 6,499 lb (PreRunner and X-Runner Access Cab 6-ft bed 4.0L V6 4x2 with the V6 Tow Package, per the 2008 Toyota Tacoma Owner's Manual).

Five more configurations are rated the same.

2008 Toyota Tacoma Owner's Manual (OM35898U, from Apr. '08 production)

Configurations: 13

PreRunner Access Cab 6-ft bed 4x2 2.7L 4AT, drawn to scale from its published dimensions.

01 / Ratings

Every 2008 Tacoma configuration

13 configurations Toyota sells, each with the ratings Toyota publishes for it. A package that changes a rating gets its own row. All have the Transmission not stated.

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2008 Toyota Tacoma

Makerin pounds

2008 Toyota Tacoma towing capacity, GCWR, payload and tongue weight by configuration, in pounds
Configuration	Max towing lb	Tow check
2.7L 4-cylinder
Base · PreRunnerAccess Cab · 6-ft bed · 4x2	up to 3,499	Check load →
BaseAccess Cab · 6-ft bed · 4x4	up to 3,499	Check load →
Base · PreRunnerRegular Cab · 6-ft bed · 4x2	up to 3,499	Check load →
BaseRegular Cab · 6-ft bed · 4x4	up to 3,499	Check load →
4.0L V6
BaseDouble Cab · 5-ft bed · 4x4	up to 3,499	Check load →
BaseDouble Cab · 5-ft bed · 4x4with V6 Tow Package	up to 6,499	Check load →
PreRunnerDouble Cab · 5-ft bed · 4x2	up to 3,499	Check load →
PreRunnerDouble Cab · 5-ft bed · 4x2with V6 Tow Package	up to 6,499	Check load →
BaseDouble Cab · 6-ft bed · 4x4	up to 3,499	Check load →
BaseDouble Cab · 6-ft bed · 4x4with V6 Tow Package	up to 6,499	Check load →
PreRunnerDouble Cab · 6-ft bed · 4x2	up to 3,499	Check load →
PreRunnerDouble Cab · 6-ft bed · 4x2with V6 Tow Package	up to 6,499	Check load →
BaseAccess Cab · 6-ft bed · 4x4	up to 3,499	Check load →
BaseAccess Cab · 6-ft bed · 4x4with V6 Tow Package	up to 6,499	Check load →
PreRunner · X-RunnerAccess Cab · 6-ft bed · 4x2	up to 3,499	Check load →
PreRunner · X-RunnerAccess Cab · 6-ft bed · 4x2with V6 Tow Package	up to 6,499	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 Toyota’s, from this document.

2008 Toyota Tacoma Owner's Manual (OM35898U, from Apr. '08 production) · Toyota Motor Corporation

How Toyota rates towing: maximum gross trailer weight (trailer weight plus its cargo); one figure for all models.

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 2008 Tacoma belongs to this generation; every configuration, its clearance, angles and weights are on its page.

Toyota Tacoma 2nd gen (2005–2015): full specs

02 / By year

Tacoma 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

Which 2008 Tacoma configuration tows the most?

The PreRunner and X-Runner Access Cab 6-ft bed 4.0L V6 4x2 with the V6 Tow Package, at 6,499 lb; five more configurations are rated the same.

Which package unlocks the 2008 Tacoma’s 6,499 lb rating?

The V6 Tow Package: Toyota rates the PreRunner and X-Runner Access Cab 6-ft bed 4.0L V6 4x2 at 6,499 lb so equipped.

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

Highest rating by model year: 2026, 6,500 lb; 2024–2025, 6,500 lb; 2023, 6,800 lb; 2021–2022, 6,800 lb; 2019–2020, 6,800 lb; 2018, 6,800 lb; 2017, 6,800 lb; 2016, 6,800 lb; 2015, 6,500 lb; 2014, 6,500 lb; 2012–2013, 6,500 lb; 2011, 6,500 lb; 2008, up to 6,499 lb; 2006, up to 6,499 lb; 2005, up to 6,499 lb; 2004, 5,000 lb; 2003, 5,000 lb; 2002, 6,000 lb; 2001, 5,000 lb; 2000, 5,000 lb; 1999, 5,000 lb; 1997, 5,000 lb.

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.