Toyota Tundra towing capacity, 2023 to 2026

Grade decides more than engine

The Tundra has two engines, the i-FORCE twin-turbo V6 and the i-FORCE MAX hybrid built on it, and Toyota's table puts the grade beside each figure (2026 product information). The spread inside one engine is wide. On the gasoline truck, the SR reads 8,300 lb in every body, while the SR5 reaches 12,000 lb. The reason is printed on the next page: the SR has a gross combined weight rating of 15,204 lb, the other grades 17,250 lb. Above the SR5, each step up in grade adds weight and takes a little rating away. The table covers 7 grades: SR5, Limited, Platinum, 1794, TRD Pro, Capstone, SR.

Cab, bed and drive

The Double Cab with the 6.5 ft bed is the lightest long body and carries the best figure. The CrewMax, with its larger rear cabin, gives up a few hundred pounds, and four-wheel drive takes off more. On a gasoline CrewMax 4x4, the ratings run from 10,890 lb to 11,160 lb once the SR is set apart. The 8.1 ft long bed exists only on the Double Cab, and only for the SR and SR5. The 5.5 ft short bed exists only on the CrewMax. Find your bed length on the window sticker or with a tape: it changes the line the checker reads.

The GCWR leaves almost nothing

Toyota prints the curb weight as a range for each cab and bed, and the site keeps the upper end. On the top line, 17,250 lb of GCWR minus 5,215 lb of truck minus the 12,000 lb trailer leaves 35 lb. That is less than the weight of the driver, so a Tundra at its full rating is already at or over its GCWR with one person aboard and no cargo, unless the actual truck weighs less than the upper figure. The rating follows SAE J2807, which counts a driver; the curb weight range covers options. In practice, plan the trailer around the GCWR and your own weighed truck, not around the headline.

Hybrid, TRD Pro and Capstone

The hybrid gets a higher GCWR, printed from 17,600 lb, but weighs up to 555 lb more than the same gasoline body, so its best figure, 11,450 lb, stays below the gasoline SR5. The TRD Pro is rated 11,175 lb in the detailed table while the summary row of the same sheet prints a lower 4x4 CrewMax maximum; the site keeps the detailed line and says so in its note. The Capstone, with the lowest GCWR of the hybrids, 16,525 lb, reads 10,340 lb. Compare with the F-150, the Silverado 1500 and the Ram 1500, and read the weight distribution hitch guide before towing near ten thousand pounds.