How much can a 2026 Chevy Colorado tow?

Up to 7,700 lb with the 2.7L TurboMax and the Trailering Package. Without the package it is rated 3,500 lb, and the ZR2 6,000 lb.

What is the Colorado ZR2 towing capacity?

Chevrolet rates the 2026 ZR2 at 6,000 lb, with a GCWR of 11,600 lb.

What is the Colorado tongue weight limit?

Chevrolet says 10% to 15% of the loaded trailer weight, up to 770 lb, without going over the rear axle rating or GVWR.

Does a Colorado need trailer brakes?

Chevrolet requires trailer brakes above a 1,500 lb trailer weight on Colorado. Your state or province may set a different threshold.

2026 Chevrolet Colorado Towing Capacity, Payload and GCWR

How much can the 2026 Chevrolet Colorado tow?

7,700 lb Max conventional towing (3,493 kg)

Not published Max fifth wheel or gooseneck

Not published Max payload

770 lb Max conventional tongue load (349 kg)

Chevrolet rates the 2026 Chevrolet Colorado to tow up to 7,700 lb (3,493 kg) on a ball hitch in one configuration: 2.7L TurboMax with Trailering Package, Crew Cab, 3.42 axle, at 13,250 lb GCWR, with Trailering Package. Source: Chevrolet, 2026 Trailering Guide, Colorado trailer weight ratings, p. 41 (and Trailer Brakes, p. 6). The highest conventional tongue load Chevrolet publishes is 770 lb (349 kg) (Chevrolet, 2026 Trailering Guide, Colorado trailer weight ratings, p. 41 (and Trailer Brakes, p. 6)).

A maximum is one truck, not yours. The rating that applies is the one for your exact cab, bed, engine, drive, axle and packages, and it is printed on the labels in the driver's door opening. Find your row in the table below, then check payload and GCWR as well: a truck often runs out of payload before it reaches its tow rating.

2026 Chevrolet Colorado towing capacity chart

Conventional (ball hitch) ratings, one row per configuration Chevrolet prints, grouped where the guide repeats a figure. Pounds are Chevrolet's figures; kilograms are converted from them.

2026 Chevrolet Colorado: maximum loaded trailer weight by configuration, conventional hitch
Configuration	Axle	GCWR	Max trailer	Needs	Source
2.7L TurboMax, Crew Cab	3.42	9,100 lb4,128 kg	3,500 lb 1,588 kg	Requires available accessory trailer hitch and trailer wiring harness	Chevrolet, p. 41
2.7L TurboMax with Trailering Package, Crew Cab	3.42	13,250 lb6,010 kg	7,700 lb 3,493 kg	Trailering Package	Chevrolet, p. 41
2.7L TurboMax, ZR2, Crew Cab	3.42	11,600 lb5,262 kg	6,000 lb 2,722 kg		Chevrolet, p. 41

What the Colorado needs to tow its rating

These come from Chevrolet's own documents, cited in the sources below.

The 7,700 lb rating requires the Trailering Package; without it the 2.7L TurboMax is rated 3,500 lb, and that rating "Requires available accessory trailer hitch and trailer wiring harness."
Chevrolet: "Trailer tongue weight should be 10% to 15% of total loaded trailer weight (up to 770 lbs.)."
Chevrolet: trailer brakes "are required above a 2,000-lb. trailer weight on Silverado, Suburban and Tahoe, and above a 1,500-lb. trailer weight on all other models," which includes Colorado (state rules vary).
Ratings are "intended for comparison purposes only"; the weight of passengers, cargo and options reduces what you can tow.

Payload, tongue weight and GCWR: the limits you hit first

Our guidance, not a rule. This is how the ratings above fit together, not a figure from Chevrolet.

The tow rating is only one of five limits. The trailer's tongue weight sits on the truck, so it comes out of payload along with every passenger and everything in the bed, and it loads the rear axle. The truck and trailer together must stay under GCWR. A truck with a big crew and a full bed can reach its payload or GCWR with a trailer well under its tow rating. Run your own numbers in Can I tow this?, which checks all three at once and names the one you hit first, or work through them one at a time with the payload calculator and the tongue weight calculator.

2026 Chevrolet Colorado towing capacity in Canada

Not verified: Chevrolet Canada's 2026 Colorado figures were not opened.

On a Canadian truck the certification label gives GVWR in kilograms, labelled both GVWR and PNBV (Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1038), s. 6(1)(e)(i)). The figures to trust are the ones on your own door opening.

Check your own Colorado

Towing capacity by VIN: what a VIN decode tells you, and where your real rating is printed.
Can I tow this?: payload, tongue weight and GCWR checked together for your truck and trailer.
Payload calculator: what is left on your sticker after people, gear and the tongue.
Tongue weight calculator: the target tongue weight for your trailer.
Hitch class finder: which receiver class covers your trailer and tongue weight.
Towing capacity by vehicle: every truck and SUV we have a page for.

Sources

Every document below was opened and read on the date shown. Ratings are the maker's; we have not tested them.

Chevrolet, 2026 Trailering Guide, Colorado trailer weight ratings, p. 41 (and Trailer Brakes, p. 6): Colorado Crew Cab, 2.7L TurboMax, 3.42 axle: 3,500 lb (GCWR 9,100; requires accessory trailer hitch and wiring harness), 7,700 lb with Trailering Package (GCWR 13,250), ZR2 6,000 lb (GCWR 11,600). Page 6: trailer brakes are required above a 1,500 lb trailer weight on models other than Silverado, Suburban and Tahoe. Quoted: "Trailer tongue weight should be 10% to 15% of total loaded trailer weight (up to 770 lbs.). Addition of trailer tongue weight must not cause vehicle weights to exceed Rear Gross Axle Weight Rating (RGAWR) or Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR)." Checked 2026-10-24.