Australia / 18 vehicles / 57 variants / verified June 2026
What your vehicle really tows
Search the published Australia towing capacity guides, compare the numbers that shape a real pairing, then open the vehicle page for the worked load story.
This week's catch
Isuzu D-Max towing: the one-tonne tray and the 3,500 kg badge can't both be full: GCM-bound
At full GVM, the combination limit leaves 2,900 kg for the trailer.
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| Vehicle | Braked tow | Tow ball | GCM | Usable at full GVM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford EverestPlatinum 3.0 V6 4WD / MY26.50 | 3,500 kg | 350 kg | 6,250 kg | 3,100 kgGCM-bound |
| Ford EverestSport 2.0 BiT 4x4 / MY26.50 | 3,500 kg | 350 kg | 6,250 kg | 3,150 kgGCM-bound |
| Ford EverestSport 3.0 V6 4WD / MY26.50 | 3,500 kg | 350 kg | 6,250 kg | 3,100 kgGCM-bound |
| Ford EverestTremor 3.0 V6 4WD / MY26.50 | 3,500 kg | 350 kg | 6,350 kg | 3,110 kgGCM-bound |
| Ford RangerPHEV Stormtrak/Wildtrak / MY25.75 | 3,500 kg | 350 kg | 6,580 kg | 3,080 kgGCM-bound |
| Ford Ranger RaptorRaptor 3.0 V6 petrol / MY26 | 2,500 kg | 350 kg | 5,370 kg | 2,240 kgGCM-bound |
| Ford RangerWildtrak V6 / MY26.50 | 3,500 kg | 350 kg | 6,400 kg | 3,050 kgGCM-bound |
| Ford RangerXLT V6 / MY26.50 | 3,500 kg | 350 kg | 6,400 kg | 3,050 kgGCM-bound |
| Isuzu D-MaxLS-U 3.0 / MY25.5 | 3,500 kg | 350 kg | 6,000 kg | 2,900 kgGCM-bound |
| Isuzu D-MaxLS-U+ 3.0 / MY25.5 | 3,500 kg | 350 kg | 6,000 kg | 2,900 kgGCM-bound |
| Isuzu D-MaxSX 3.0 / MY25.5 | 3,500 kg | 350 kg | 6,000 kg | 2,900 kgGCM-bound |
| Isuzu D-MaxX-Terrain 3.0 / MY25.5 | 3,500 kg | 350 kg | 6,000 kg | 2,900 kgGCM-bound |
| Isuzu MU-XLS-M 4x4 3.0 / MY25.5 | 3,500 kg | 350 kg | 5,900 kg | 3,100 kgGCM-bound |
| Isuzu MU-XLS-T 4x4 3.0 / MY25.5 | 3,500 kg | 350 kg | 5,900 kg | 3,100 kgGCM-bound |
| Isuzu MU-XLS-U 4x4 3.0 / MY25.5 | 3,500 kg | 350 kg | 5,900 kg | 3,100 kgGCM-bound |
| Isuzu MU-XX-Terrain 4x4 3.0 / MY25.5 | 3,500 kg | 350 kg | 5,900 kg | 3,100 kgGCM-bound |
| Mazda BT-50GT 3.0 / MY25 | 3,500 kg | 350 kg | 6,000 kg | 2,900 kgGCM-bound |
| Mazda BT-50SP 3.0 / MY25 | 3,500 kg | 350 kg | 6,000 kg | 2,900 kgGCM-bound |
| Mazda BT-50XT 3.0 / MY25 | 3,500 kg | 350 kg | 6,000 kg | 2,900 kgGCM-bound |
| Mazda BT-50XTR 3.0 / MY25 | 3,500 kg | 350 kg | 6,000 kg | 2,900 kgGCM-bound |
| Mitsubishi OutlanderAspire AWD 2.5 petrol / MY25 | 1,600 kg | 160 kg | 4,005 kg | 1,600 kgBall-bound |
| Mitsubishi OutlanderAspire PHEV AWD / MY25 | 1,600 kg | 160 kg | 4,465 kg | 1,815 kgBall-bound |
| Mitsubishi OutlanderExceed AWD 5st 2.5 petrol / MY25 | 1,600 kg | 160 kg | 3,845 kg | 1,600 kgBall-bound |
| Mitsubishi OutlanderExceed PHEV AWD 5st / MY25 | 1,600 kg | 160 kg | 4,265 kg | 1,515 kgBall-bound |
| Mitsubishi PajeroNX GLS 4WD 7-seat (final) / 2021 | 3,000 kg | 250 kg | 6,030 kg | 3,000 kgNo shortfall |
| Mitsubishi Pajero SportExceed 4WD / 25MY (run-out) | 3,100 kg | 310 kg | 5,565 kg | 2,790 kgGCM-bound |
| Mitsubishi Pajero SportGLS 4WD / 25MY (run-out) | 3,100 kg | 310 kg | 5,565 kg | 2,790 kgGCM-bound |
| Mitsubishi TritonGLS / MY25 | 3,500 kg | 350 kg | 6,250 kg | 3,050 kgGCM-bound |
| Mitsubishi TritonGLS Leather / MY25 | 3,500 kg | 350 kg | 6,250 kg | 3,050 kgGCM-bound |
| Mitsubishi TritonGLX / MY25 | 3,500 kg | 350 kg | 6,250 kg | 3,050 kgGCM-bound |
| Mitsubishi TritonGSR / MY25 | 3,500 kg | 350 kg | 6,250 kg | 3,050 kgGCM-bound |
| Nissan NavaraPRO-4X / MY26 | 3,500 kg | 350 kg | 6,250 kg | 3,060 kgGCM-bound |
| Nissan NavaraSL / MY26 | 3,500 kg | 350 kg | 6,250 kg | 3,060 kgGCM-bound |
| Nissan NavaraST / MY26 | 3,500 kg | 350 kg | 6,250 kg | 3,060 kgGCM-bound |
| Nissan NavaraST-X / MY26 | 3,500 kg | 350 kg | 6,250 kg | 3,060 kgGCM-bound |
| Nissan PatrolTi / MY25 | 3,500 kg | 350 kg | 7,000 kg | 3,500 kgNo shortfall |
| Nissan PatrolTi-L / MY25 | 3,500 kg | 350 kg | 7,000 kg | 3,500 kgNo shortfall |
| Toyota HiLuxRogue 2.8 diesel 48V / MY26 | 3,500 kg | 350 kg | 6,300 kg | 3,180 kgGCM-bound |
| Toyota HiLuxSR5 2.8 diesel 48V / MY26 | 3,500 kg | 350 kg | 6,300 kg | 3,180 kgGCM-bound |
| Toyota LandCruiser 300GX / MY25 | 3,500 kg | 350 kg | 6,750 kg | 3,470 kgGCM-bound |
| Toyota LandCruiser 300GXL / MY25 | 3,500 kg | 350 kg | 6,750 kg | 3,470 kgGCM-bound |
| Toyota LandCruiser 300Sahara / MY25 | 3,500 kg | 350 kg | 6,750 kg | 3,470 kgGCM-bound |
| Toyota LandCruiser 300VX / MY25 | 3,500 kg | 350 kg | 6,750 kg | 3,470 kgGCM-bound |
| Toyota LandCruiser 7976 GXL Wagon Manual / MY25 | 3,500 kg | 350 kg | 7,010 kg | 3,500 kgNo shortfall |
| Toyota LandCruiser 7976 WorkMate Wagon Auto / MY25 | 3,500 kg | 350 kg | 7,010 kg | 3,500 kgNo shortfall |
| Toyota LandCruiser 79GXL Dual Cab / MY25 | 3,500 kg | 350 kg | 7,010 kg | 3,500 kgNo shortfall |
| Toyota LandCruiser 79Workmate Dual Cab / MY25 | 3,500 kg | 350 kg | 7,010 kg | 3,500 kgNo shortfall |
| Toyota Prado 150 SeriesVX (final 150 Series) / 2024 | 3,000 kg | 300 kg | 5,990 kg | 3,000 kgNo shortfall |
| Toyota PradoGX / MY25 | 3,500 kg | 350 kg | 6,600 kg | 3,500 kgNo shortfall |
| Toyota PradoGXL / MY25 | 3,500 kg | 350 kg | 6,600 kg | 3,450 kgGCM-bound |
| Toyota PradoKakadu / MY25 | 3,500 kg | 350 kg | 6,600 kg | 3,400 kgGCM-bound |
| Toyota PradoVX / MY25 | 3,500 kg | 350 kg | 6,600 kg | 3,420 kgGCM-bound |
| Volkswagen AmarokAventura TDI600 / MY25 | 3,500 kg | 350 kg | 6,300 kg | 3,110 kgGCM-bound |
| Volkswagen AmarokCore TDI405 / MY25 | 3,500 kg | 350 kg | 6,200 kg | 2,950 kgGCM-bound |
| Volkswagen AmarokLife TDI500 / MY25 | 3,500 kg | 350 kg | 6,350 kg | 3,120 kgGCM-bound |
| Volkswagen AmarokPanAmericana TDI600 / MY25 | 3,500 kg | 350 kg | 6,400 kg | 3,050 kgGCM-bound |
| Volkswagen AmarokStyle TDI600 / MY25 | 3,500 kg | 350 kg | 6,400 kg | 3,050 kgGCM-bound |
- Ford EverestPlatinum 3.0 V6 4WD / MY26.50
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 3,100 kg
GCM-bound - Ford EverestSport 2.0 BiT 4x4 / MY26.50
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 3,150 kg
GCM-bound - Ford EverestSport 3.0 V6 4WD / MY26.50
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 3,100 kg
GCM-bound - Ford EverestTremor 3.0 V6 4WD / MY26.50
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 3,110 kg
GCM-bound - Ford RangerPHEV Stormtrak/Wildtrak / MY25.75
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 3,080 kg
GCM-bound - Ford Ranger RaptorRaptor 3.0 V6 petrol / MY26
- Braked tow
- 2,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 2,240 kg
GCM-bound - Ford RangerWildtrak V6 / MY26.50
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 3,050 kg
GCM-bound - Ford RangerXLT V6 / MY26.50
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 3,050 kg
GCM-bound - Isuzu D-MaxLS-U 3.0 / MY25.5
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 2,900 kg
GCM-bound - Isuzu D-MaxLS-U+ 3.0 / MY25.5
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 2,900 kg
GCM-bound - Isuzu D-MaxSX 3.0 / MY25.5
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 2,900 kg
GCM-bound - Isuzu D-MaxX-Terrain 3.0 / MY25.5
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 2,900 kg
GCM-bound - Isuzu MU-XLS-M 4x4 3.0 / MY25.5
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 3,100 kg
GCM-bound - Isuzu MU-XLS-T 4x4 3.0 / MY25.5
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 3,100 kg
GCM-bound - Isuzu MU-XLS-U 4x4 3.0 / MY25.5
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 3,100 kg
GCM-bound - Isuzu MU-XX-Terrain 4x4 3.0 / MY25.5
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 3,100 kg
GCM-bound - Mazda BT-50GT 3.0 / MY25
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 2,900 kg
GCM-bound - Mazda BT-50SP 3.0 / MY25
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 2,900 kg
GCM-bound - Mazda BT-50XT 3.0 / MY25
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 2,900 kg
GCM-bound - Mazda BT-50XTR 3.0 / MY25
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 2,900 kg
GCM-bound - Mitsubishi OutlanderAspire AWD 2.5 petrol / MY25
- Braked tow
- 1,600 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 1,600 kg
Ball-bound - Mitsubishi OutlanderAspire PHEV AWD / MY25
- Braked tow
- 1,600 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 1,815 kg
Ball-bound - Mitsubishi OutlanderExceed AWD 5st 2.5 petrol / MY25
- Braked tow
- 1,600 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 1,600 kg
Ball-bound - Mitsubishi OutlanderExceed PHEV AWD 5st / MY25
- Braked tow
- 1,600 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 1,515 kg
Ball-bound - Mitsubishi PajeroNX GLS 4WD 7-seat (final) / 2021
- Braked tow
- 3,000 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 3,000 kg
No shortfall - Mitsubishi Pajero SportExceed 4WD / 25MY (run-out)
- Braked tow
- 3,100 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 2,790 kg
GCM-bound - Mitsubishi Pajero SportGLS 4WD / 25MY (run-out)
- Braked tow
- 3,100 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 2,790 kg
GCM-bound - Mitsubishi TritonGLS / MY25
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 3,050 kg
GCM-bound - Mitsubishi TritonGLS Leather / MY25
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 3,050 kg
GCM-bound - Mitsubishi TritonGLX / MY25
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 3,050 kg
GCM-bound - Mitsubishi TritonGSR / MY25
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 3,050 kg
GCM-bound - Nissan NavaraPRO-4X / MY26
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 3,060 kg
GCM-bound - Nissan NavaraSL / MY26
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 3,060 kg
GCM-bound - Nissan NavaraST / MY26
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 3,060 kg
GCM-bound - Nissan NavaraST-X / MY26
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 3,060 kg
GCM-bound - Nissan PatrolTi / MY25
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 3,500 kg
No shortfall - Nissan PatrolTi-L / MY25
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 3,500 kg
No shortfall - Toyota HiLuxRogue 2.8 diesel 48V / MY26
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 3,180 kg
GCM-bound - Toyota HiLuxSR5 2.8 diesel 48V / MY26
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 3,180 kg
GCM-bound - Toyota LandCruiser 300GX / MY25
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 3,470 kg
GCM-bound - Toyota LandCruiser 300GXL / MY25
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 3,470 kg
GCM-bound - Toyota LandCruiser 300Sahara / MY25
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 3,470 kg
GCM-bound - Toyota LandCruiser 300VX / MY25
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 3,470 kg
GCM-bound - Toyota LandCruiser 7976 GXL Wagon Manual / MY25
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 3,500 kg
No shortfall - Toyota LandCruiser 7976 WorkMate Wagon Auto / MY25
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 3,500 kg
No shortfall - Toyota LandCruiser 79GXL Dual Cab / MY25
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 3,500 kg
No shortfall - Toyota LandCruiser 79Workmate Dual Cab / MY25
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 3,500 kg
No shortfall - Toyota Prado 150 SeriesVX (final 150 Series) / 2024
- Braked tow
- 3,000 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 3,000 kg
No shortfall - Toyota PradoGX / MY25
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 3,500 kg
No shortfall - Toyota PradoGXL / MY25
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 3,450 kg
GCM-bound - Toyota PradoKakadu / MY25
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 3,400 kg
GCM-bound - Toyota PradoVX / MY25
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 3,420 kg
GCM-bound - Volkswagen AmarokAventura TDI600 / MY25
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 3,110 kg
GCM-bound - Volkswagen AmarokCore TDI405 / MY25
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 2,950 kg
GCM-bound - Volkswagen AmarokLife TDI500 / MY25
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 3,120 kg
GCM-bound - Volkswagen AmarokPanAmericana TDI600 / MY25
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 3,050 kg
GCM-bound - Volkswagen AmarokStyle TDI600 / MY25
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Usable at full GVM
- 3,050 kg
GCM-bound
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Every vehicle's catch, found and worked
Each guide turns the published tow rating, GVM and GCM into the limit that matters once the vehicle is loaded.
Verified June 2026
GCM-boundFord Everest towing capacity: both diesels tow 3,500 kg, and the V6 carries the least
The 2.0 bi-turbo and the 3.0 V6 wear the same 3,500 kg badge, but the engine you buy for towing is the one that hands back the most usable payload. Here is which Everest actually wins, and why.
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Full-GVM trailer room
- 3,100 kg
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GCM-boundFord Ranger V6 towing capacity: one payload envelope, whichever engine you tick
Now the bi-turbo is gone and the V6 runs the MY26.50 range, the order page is simpler. The catch underneath it is not: the 6,400 kg GCM is about 450 kg short of full GVM plus a 3,500 kg van, so you pick one or the other.
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Full-GVM trailer room
- 3,080 kg
Verified June 2026
GCM-boundFord Ranger Raptor towing capacity: the flagship that tows a tonne less, and the trade behind it
The most expensive Ranger you can buy tows 2,500 kg, not the 3,500 kg of the ute it is built on. That missing tonne is the price of the desert suspension under it.
- Braked tow
- 2,500 kg
- Full-GVM trailer room
- 2,240 kg
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GCM-boundIsuzu D-Max towing: the one-tonne tray and the 3,500 kg badge can't both be full
Hitch a van at the full 3,500 kg and every 4x4 D-Max is capped at 2,500 kg of ute; load the tray to the 3,100 kg GVM and the van is capped at 2,900 kg. A 6,000 kg GCM digs a 600 kg hole between the brochure's two proudest numbers — so this page packs one rig, hitches one van and reads the weighbridge ticket line by line.
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Full-GVM trailer room
- 2,900 kg
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GCM-boundIsuzu MU-X towing: the new 3,500 kg badge on a ceiling set in 2021
On 1 October 2025, Isuzu put a 3,500 kg badge on every MU-X in the showroom. Audit the headline against the spec sheet underneath and it narrows fast: the new 2.2 earned the badge, while the 3.0 that grey nomads actually buy kept the 5,900 kg GCM it has had since 2021 — and just 215 kg of cabin payload at a full van.
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Full-GVM trailer room
- 3,100 kg
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GCM-boundMazda BT-50 towing: line up the spec sheets against the D-Max and nothing differs, so the odometer decides
Play spot-the-difference between the BT-50's towing numbers and the Isuzu D-Max's and nothing turns up: 3,500 kg braked, 350 kg ball, 3,100 kg GVM, 6,000 kg GCM, identical to the kilogram. The twin decision is paperwork — and above about 30,000 km a year, the warranty arithmetic picks the badge most buyers rule out.
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Full-GVM trailer room
- 2,900 kg
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Ball-boundMitsubishi Outlander towing capacity: a 160 kg tow ball that runs out before the 1,600 kg rating does
The search engine fills the box with 1,600 kg of braked towing, but the number that actually stops an Outlander is the 160 kg tow ball — the lowest in this whole guide, and it is maxed out by a single-axle van that is still well under the rating.
- Braked tow
- 1,600 kg
- Full-GVM trailer room
- 1,600 kg
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No shortfallMitsubishi Pajero towing capacity: how 3,000 kg shrinks to 2,500 kg the moment the ball goes past 180 kg
The final NX Pajero wears a 3,000 kg braked rating, but a normal 10%-ball caravan quietly caps it at 2,500 kg. Here is the chassis reason, and the used-buyer move that keeps you legal.
- Braked tow
- 3,000 kg
- Full-GVM trailer room
- 3,000 kg
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GCM-boundMitsubishi Pajero Sport towing capacity: the run-out discount and the 310 kg that decides your van
The run-out Pajero Sport is cheap for a reason, and the 3,100 kg badge is not the number that governs your trip. The 5,565 kg GCM, only 310 kg short, is what forces the real choice: the heavy van or a fully packed car.
- Braked tow
- 3,100 kg
- Full-GVM trailer room
- 2,790 kg
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GCM-boundMitsubishi Triton towing: the class-best 2,040 kg rear axle the combined limit won't let you use
The Triton carries the strongest rear axle of any 3,500 kg ute here — 2,040 kg, more than a Ranger or a HiLux. Then its 6,250 kg combined limit lands 450 kg short of running both maximums at once, so the best axle in the class never gets to prove it.
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Full-GVM trailer room
- 3,050 kg
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GCM-boundNissan Navara towing: a brand-new ute wearing the dead D23's reputation
Most of what a search returns about Navara towing describes a ute that left production in late 2025 — Nissan's own legacy engine page included. The 3,500 kg badge never moved, which is why almost nobody noticed that in March 2026 the maths underneath it changed more than it had in the previous decade.
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Full-GVM trailer room
- 3,060 kg
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No shortfallNissan Patrol towing capacity: one of the few wagons with no GCM shortfall, and the payload catch
Give the Y62 Patrol its due: it can sit at full 3,500 kg weight and still pull a full 3,500 kg trailer, because its 7,000 kg combined limit has zero shortfall. The catch is what is left to carry while it does.
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Full-GVM trailer room
- 3,500 kg
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GCM-boundToyota HiLux towing in 2026: the +450 kg GCM eased the payload squeeze, but the 1,700 kg rear axle didn't move
The all-new 9th-gen HiLux lifted GCM from 5,850 to 6,300 kg, which is the difference between the old SR5's roughly 330 kg of payload at 3,500 kg and the new one keeping about 750 kg at full tow. The catch the clean sheet left in place: a 1,700 kg rear axle and a GCM still about 320 kg short of GVM plus full tow.
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Full-GVM trailer room
- 3,180 kg
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GCM-boundToyota LandCruiser 300 towing: the GCM trap is gone, but the rear axle isn't
Almost every 3,500 kg ute is short hundreds of kilograms of combined mass. The 300 Series is short just 30 kg, so the limit that ends a heavy tow is the one nobody checks: the 1,930 kg rear axle and a seven-seat payload near 660 kg.
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Full-GVM trailer room
- 3,470 kg
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No shortfallToyota LandCruiser 79 towing: a truck built around 10 kilograms
Toyota set the 79's GVM at 3,510 kg — 10 kg over the 3.5-tonne line — and that one number gave it full payload and full tow at once, then stopped the factory for a reported eight months. The other catch sits closer to home: the celebrated payload figure describes a truck with no tray on it.
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Full-GVM trailer room
- 3,500 kg
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GCM-boundToyota Prado 250 towing capacity: the 3,500 kg upgrade that left less for the family
The 250-series Prado tows half a tonne more than the 150 it replaced, and its combined limit climbed too. So why does it carry less? The new number is stamped on much the same set of scales.
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Full-GVM trailer room
- 3,450 kg
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No shortfallToyota Prado 150 Series towing capacity: the used 4x4 whose plate kerb stopped telling the truth years ago
The 150 Prado tows 3,000 kg, not 3,500, and a decade of bolt-ons has quietly moved its real kerb weight well past the 2,335 kg on the plate. For a used buyer, the honest payload is whatever it weighs today, not the 655 kg the brochure promised.
- Braked tow
- 3,000 kg
- Full-GVM trailer room
- 3,000 kg
Verified June 2026
GCM-boundVolkswagen Amarok towing: one badge, four ceilings, and the flagship's missing 174 kg
Park two MY25 Amaroks over the same weighbridge and both tailgates promise 3,500 kg. Their legal combined ceilings can sit 200 kg apart, because VW certifies a different GCM for almost every trim — and the dearest one also gives up 174 kg of rear axle.
- Braked tow
- 3,500 kg
- Full-GVM trailer room
- 3,110 kg
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