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.

2018 Chevrolet Colorado
PUBLISHED MAX
7,700 LBS
MAX GCWR
12,700 LBS
CHART CONFIGURATIONS
18 ROWS
2018 Colorado towing chart
Engine group

Duramax 2.8L Turbo-Diesel 4-cylinder

5,000–7,700 lbs

4 groups4 exact5,000 to 7,700 lbs published
Crew Cab2WD · 3.42 axleOriginal body style Duramax 2.8L Turbo-Diesel 4-cylinder 2WD 3.42 Conventional 7,700 lbs 12,700 lbs No row note p.14 Exact
Crew Cab / ZR24x4 · 3.42 axleOriginal body style Duramax 2.8L Turbo-Diesel 4-cylinder 4x4 3.42 Conventional 5,000 lbs 10,700 lbs ZR2 p.14 Exact
Crew Cab4x4 · 3.42 axleOriginal body style Duramax 2.8L Turbo-Diesel 4-cylinder 4x4 3.42 Conventional 7,600 lbs 12,700 lbs No row note p.14 Exact
Extended Cab / ZR24x4 · 3.42 axleOriginal body style Duramax 2.8L Turbo-Diesel 4-cylinder 4x4 3.42 Conventional 5,000 lbs 10,700 lbs ZR2 p.14 Exact
Engine group

3.6L V6

3,500–7,000 lbs

10 groups10 exact3,500 to 7,000 lbs published
Crew Cab2WD · 3.42 axleOriginal body style 3.6L V6 2WD 3.42 Conventional 7,000 lbs 12,000 lbs with Trailering Package p.14 Exact
Crew Cab2WD · 3.42 axleOriginal body style 3.6L V6 2WD 3.42 Conventional 3,500 lbs 12,000 lbs No row note p.14 Exact
Crew Cab / ZR24x4 · 3.42 axleOriginal body style 3.6L V6 4x4 3.42 Conventional 5,000 lbs 10,300 lbs with Trailering Package; ZR2 p.14 Exact
Crew Cab4x4 · 3.42 axleOriginal body style 3.6L V6 4x4 3.42 Conventional 7,000 lbs 12,000 lbs with Trailering Package p.14 Exact
Crew Cab4x4 · 3.42 axleOriginal body style 3.6L V6 4x4 3.42 Conventional 3,500 lbs 12,000 lbs No row note p.14 Exact
Extended Cab2WD · 3.42 axleOriginal body style 3.6L V6 2WD 3.42 Conventional 7,000 lbs 12,000 lbs with Trailering Package p.14 Exact
Extended Cab2WD · 3.42 axleOriginal body style 3.6L V6 2WD 3.42 Conventional 3,500 lbs 12,000 lbs No row note p.14 Exact
Extended Cab / ZR24x4 · 3.42 axleOriginal body style 3.6L V6 4x4 3.42 Conventional 5,000 lbs 10,300 lbs with Trailering Package; ZR2 p.14 Exact
Extended Cab4x4 · 3.42 axleOriginal body style 3.6L V6 4x4 3.42 Conventional 7,000 lbs 12,000 lbs with Trailering Package p.14 Exact
Extended Cab4x4 · 3.42 axleOriginal body style 3.6L V6 4x4 3.42 Conventional 3,500 lbs 12,000 lbs No row note p.14 Exact
Engine group

2.5L 4-cylinder

3,500–3,500 lbs

4 groups4 exact3,500 to 3,500 lbs published
Crew Cab2WD · 4.1 axleOriginal body style 2.5L 4-cylinder 2WD 4.1 Conventional 3,500 lbs 8,500 lbs No row note p.14 Exact
Crew Cab4x4 · 4.1 axleOriginal body style 2.5L 4-cylinder 4x4 4.1 Conventional 3,500 lbs 8,500 lbs No row note p.14 Exact
Extended Cab2WD · 4.1 axleOriginal body style 2.5L 4-cylinder 2WD 4.1 Conventional 3,500 lbs 8,500 lbs No row note p.14 Exact
Extended Cab4x4 · 4.1 axleOriginal body style 2.5L 4-cylinder 4x4 4.1 Conventional 3,500 lbs 8,500 lbs No row note p.14 Exact
Engines

Towing capacity by engine

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

Match the configuration and equipment below to find the rating that applies to your truck.

Duramax 2.8L Turbo-Diesel 4-cylinder 4 configurations
Range: 5,000–7,700 lbs
Published max 7,700 LBS
3.6L V6 10 configurations
Range: 3,500–7,000 lbs
Published max 7,000 LBS Printed condition: with Trailering Package
2.5L 4-cylinder 4 configurations
Range: 3,500–3,500 lbs
Published max 3,500 LBS
SOURCE Guide basis
SAME-YEAR GUIDE
2018 Chevrolet Trailering Guide
GUIDE NOTES US policy display
WITHHELD MARKET SCOPE
Canada-oriented guide wording is not projected as US policy
SOURCE REVIEW Uncertainty disclosed
1 NOTE
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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.

Each topic quotes the guide's printed paragraph. These are document-level guide topics; a row requirement appears only when Chevrolet marks that specific rating row.
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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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2018 Chevrolet Trailering Guide

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