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Toyota Towing Capacity Guide | Toyota of Bozeman, MT
Toyota offers a broad range of trucks and SUVs with towing capacities that can serve as the heart of your job site or as your camping partner! We’ll go over all the Toyota towing capacities, from the trusty Toyota Tundra to the versatile RAV4. To explore these Toyota trucks and SUVs in person, visit our Toyota dealership in Bozeman, MT, today!
Toyota Tundra
The towing capacity of the Toyota Tundra is as follows:
| Model: | Max Towing Capacity: | Max Payload: |
| 2025 Toyota Tundra | 12,000 lbs | 1,940 lbs |
The Tundra is Toyota’s full-size pickup truck, offering plenty of power to ensure you can complete most jobs on your job site. The Tundra comes with three powertrain options, but all feature a twin-turbo 3.4-liter V-6. Output varies from 348 to 389 horsepower on the gas models, with a hybrid option keeping the same engine but adding an electric motor that gets 473 horsepower. Most models have a tow hitch receiver and an integrated trailer brake controller. You’ll also find a selectable TOW/HAUL mode to ensure easy towing. Find your next Toyota Tundra at Toyota of Bozeman!
Toyota Tacoma
The Tacoma is Toyota’s mid-size truck, offering a good mix of off-road fun and everyday practicality. The towing capacity for Toyota Tacoma is:
| Model: | Max Towing Capacity: | Max Payload: |
| 2025 Toyota Tacoma | 6,500 lbs | 1,709 lbs |
The standard Tacoma comes with a turbocharged 2.4-liter four-cylinder that makes from 228 to 278 horsepower, depending on configuration. A hybrid option is also available, pairing the engine with an electric motor, upping your output to 326 horses. Towing technology includes a trailer backup guide with straight path assist, an integrated brake controller, and a blind spot monitor.
Toyota Land Cruiser
Toyota’s Land Cruiser has recently returned to the SUV lineup, offering outdoor driving thrills and plenty of cargo space, making it perfect for drivers wanting to haul a trailer or a boat to the lake.
| Model: | Max Towing Capacity: |
| 2025 Toyota Land Cruiser | 6,000 lbs |
Every Land Cruiser now features a hybrid powertrain, pairing a 2.4-liter four-cylinder with two electric motors to generate 326 horsepower. With a towing capacity that rivals most mid-size pickup trucks, the Land Cruiser blows away competition from models like the Ford Bronco and Jeep Wrangler, who struggle to offer half as much towing power.
Toyota Highlander
The Highlander is a three-row SUV with a gas or hybrid powertrain.
| Model: | Max Towing Capacity: |
| 2025 Toyota Highlander | 5,000 lbs |
The standard gas powertrain is a 265-horsepower turbocharged 2.4-liter four-cylinder. The hybrid powertrain offers a 2.5-liter four-cylinder and three electric motors that team up to deliver 243 horsepower. The Highlander’s fancier sibling, the Toyota Grand Highlander, features the same engine configuration and towing capacity.
Toyota Sequoia
The Sequoia is another three-row Toyota SUV with a seating capacity for eight people. It’s built from the Tundra pickup truck’s frame, offering extra towing capacity compared to other SUVs in the class.
| Model: | Max Towing Capacity: |
| 2025 Toyota Sequoia | 9,520 lbs |
The Sequoia has a twin-turbo 3.4-liter V-6 and an electric motor that combines to generate 437 horsepower. It’s a willing off-road and towing companion with a locking rear differential, an off-road package, hill-descent control, and crawl control.
Toyota 4Runner
Like the Sequoia, the 4Runner is an SUV that shares a platform with a Toyota truck, this time the mid-size Toyota Tacoma.
| Model: | Max Towing Capacity: |
| 2025 Toyota 4Runner | 6,000 |
The standard turbocharged four-cylinder makes 278 horsepower, but the optional hybrid produces 326 horsepower by adding an electric engine to the mix. The 4Runner is made for offroading, with optional stabilizer bars, a locking rear differential, and off-road cruise control.
Toyota RAV4
The compact RAV4 SUV comes in a variety of powertrains. While you won’t get champion towing ability from the RAV4, it can still accommodate smaller loads like small travel trailers, utility trailers, and lightweight boats.
| Model: | Max Towing Capacity: |
| 2025 Toyota RAV4 | 1,500 |
| 2025 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid | 1,750 |
| 2025 Toyota RAV4 PHEV | 2,500 |
The gas RAV4 has a 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine that makes 203 horsepower. The base RAV4 Hybrid has the same engine with three electric motors, taking you up to 219 horsepower and making AWD standard. If you move up to the PHEV, your output increases to 302 horsepower, with an all-electric range of 42 miles.
Want to see how a Toyota can haul in Montana’s challenging conditions? Visit Toyota of Bozeman to test drive your next Toyota SUV or truck!