2018 Chevrolet Colorado towing capacity.

Published trailer ratings range from 3,500 to 7,700 lbs across the configurations in Chevrolet's same-year guide.

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Built from the 2018 Chevrolet Trailering Guide. Source pages are cited below.

PUBLISHED MAX
7,700 LBS
MAX GCWR
12,700 LBS
LOOKUP GROUPS
18 GROUPS
Engine groups

Towing capacity by engine

Your engine determines your base towing limit. Start here to see the 2018 ratings for your specific Chevrolet Colorado configuration.

All consumer-visible condition groups in this year resolve to one published rating outcome.

Duramax 2.8L I-4 Turbo-Diesel 4 configuration groups
Range: 5,000–7,700 lbs
Published max 7,700 LBS
3.6L V6 10 configuration groups
Range: 3,500–7,000 lbs
Published max 7,000 LBS
2.5L I-4 4 configuration groups
Range: 3,500–3,500 lbs
Published max 3,500 LBS
Towing Capacity Chart

2018 Colorado published configurations

18 groups18 exact3,500 to 7,700 lbs published
Crew Cab / Short Box / SRW 2.5L I-4 2WD 4.1 3,500 lbs 8,500 lbs No row note p.14 Exact
Crew Cab / Short Box / SRW 3.6L V6 2WD 3.42 7,000 lbs 12,000 lbs with Trailering Package p.14 Exact
Crew Cab / Short Box / SRW 3.6L V6 2WD 3.42 3,500 lbs 12,000 lbs No row note p.14 Exact
Crew Cab / Short Box / SRW Duramax 2.8L I-4 Turbo-Diesel 2WD 3.42 7,700 lbs 12,700 lbs No row note p.14 Exact
Crew Cab / Short Box / ZR2 / SRW 3.6L V6 4x4 3.42 5,000 lbs 10,300 lbs with Trailering Package; ZR2 p.14 Exact
Crew Cab / Short Box / ZR2 / SRW Duramax 2.8L I-4 Turbo-Diesel 4x4 3.42 5,000 lbs 10,700 lbs ZR2 p.14 Exact
Crew Cab / Short Box / SRW 2.5L I-4 4x4 4.1 3,500 lbs 8,500 lbs No row note p.14 Exact
Crew Cab / Short Box / SRW 3.6L V6 4x4 3.42 7,000 lbs 12,000 lbs with Trailering Package p.14 Exact
Crew Cab / Short Box / SRW 3.6L V6 4x4 3.42 3,500 lbs 12,000 lbs No row note p.14 Exact
Crew Cab / Short Box / SRW Duramax 2.8L I-4 Turbo-Diesel 4x4 3.42 7,600 lbs 12,700 lbs No row note p.14 Exact
Extended Cab / Long Box / SRW 2.5L I-4 2WD 4.1 3,500 lbs 8,500 lbs No row note p.14 Exact
Extended Cab / Long Box / SRW 3.6L V6 2WD 3.42 7,000 lbs 12,000 lbs with Trailering Package p.14 Exact
Extended Cab / Long Box / SRW 3.6L V6 2WD 3.42 3,500 lbs 12,000 lbs No row note p.14 Exact
Extended Cab / Long Box / ZR2 / SRW 3.6L V6 4x4 3.42 5,000 lbs 10,300 lbs with Trailering Package; ZR2 p.14 Exact
Extended Cab / Long Box / ZR2 / SRW Duramax 2.8L I-4 Turbo-Diesel 4x4 3.42 5,000 lbs 10,700 lbs ZR2 p.14 Exact
Extended Cab / Long Box / SRW 2.5L I-4 4x4 4.1 3,500 lbs 8,500 lbs No row note p.14 Exact
Extended Cab / Long Box / SRW 3.6L V6 4x4 3.42 7,000 lbs 12,000 lbs with Trailering Package p.14 Exact
Extended Cab / Long Box / SRW 3.6L V6 4x4 3.42 3,500 lbs 12,000 lbs No row note p.14 Exact
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2018 Chevrolet Colorado towing guide notes.

Chevrolet publishes these topics at document level. Use them with the matching rating row and verify the specific truck, hitch, trailer, and certification labels before towing.

FIG. 2018.1 Market scope

US policy projection withheld

The available guide wording for this year is Canada-oriented. Exact rating rows remain visible, but this document-policy summary is not presented as US guidance.

NOTE 1 Source uncertainty

Market scope

Document-level policy from this guide is not shown because its wording is Canada-oriented and this site currently serves a US audience.

These are document-level guide topics. A row requirement appears only when Chevrolet marks that specific rating row.
Lookup

Unresolved means no guessed answer

When all visible configuration details still map to more than one source rating, each candidate stays visible and no candidate is selected as the result.

Guide policy

Guide notes stay separate

Document-level towing guidance does not fill blank row-specific Requirements cells.

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Data sources

These citations identify the Chevrolet guide pages used for the 2018 Colorado ratings and displayed guide notes.

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