Yahoo Autos Best Trucks for Towing in 2024 & 2025
If there's one thing there's no shortage of in the U.S., it's big pickup trucks. Hauling huge amounts of cargo over long distances is an activity ingrained into American culture, meaning there are plenty of extremely capable trucks on sale today designed to move weight. These are the best pickup trucks for towing for 2024 and 2025, ranking by maximum towing capacity.
2024 Ford Super Duty
Price: Starts at $45,965
Towing capacity: Up to 40,000 pounds
Ford reigns supreme in the world of heavy-duty passenger pickup trucks on sale right now, with its F-Series Super Duty capable of pulling an incredible 40,000 pounds when properly equipped.
You'll have to use a gooseneck-equipped trailer to achieve that capacity, of course. Ford makes it easy with a host of trailering-assist features like Smart Hitch, which estimates cargo weight to guide the user on proper tongue weight distribution. You can even set the navigation to route you along roads that are more trailer-friendly.
Read our first-drive review of the Super Duty
2023 Ram HD
Price: Starts at $48,710
Towing capacity: Up to 37,090 pounds
Ram's massive HD series truck comes in a close second behind the Ford, capable of pulling up to 37,090 pounds of weight in 3500 guise. That number is possible only when the truck is optioned with the high-output version of the available Cummins diesel engine, rated at 1075 lb-ft of torque.
In its most capable form, the Ram HD can also handle a maximum payload of 7680 pounds in its bed. Drop to the 2500 model, and maximum tow capacity falls to 19,010 pounds, while max payload falls to 2380 pounds.
Here's our review of the Ram Rebel 2500
2024 Chevrolet Silverado HD
Price: Starts at $46,395
Towing capacity: Up to 36,000 pounds
Opt for the available 6.6-liter Duramax turbodiesel V-8 in the Chevrolet Silverado HD, and you can tow up to 36,000 pounds worth of trailer. Stick with the base 6.6-liter naturally aspirated gas engine, and the truck is still capable of pulling 17,400 pounds—plenty for most personal-use applications.
Option your Silverado 3500HD with the regular cab and dual-rear-wheel axle set, and you can max out payload capacity at an impressive 7442 pounds.
Check out our in-depth review here
2024 GMC Sierra HD
Price: Starts at $47,395
Towing capacity: Up to 36,000 pounds
When it comes to the purpose of towing, the GMC Sierra HD and the Chevy Silverado HD are identical. The two heavy-duty trucks share the same chassis and drivetrain architecture, and the same maximum 36,000-pound tow rating.
That rating is only possible in 3500HD guise with the optional turbodiesel Duramax engine, a regular cab body style, rear-wheel drive, a dual-rear-wheel axle, and a gooseneck hitch pulling the load. Drop to the 2500HD, and that number drops to 22,500 pounds.
Here's what you need to know about the Sierra HD
2024 Ford F-150
Price: Starts at $38,565
Towing capacity: Up to 13,500 pounds
The Ford F-150 is king of the half-ton trucks when it comes to towing, rated at a maximum of 13,500 pounds when equipped with the optional 3.5-liter twin-turbo EcoBoost V-6 power plant.
We have good news if you absolutely must have eight cylinders in your tow vehicle: Going for the available 5.0-liter naturally aspirated V-8 only drops the max towing capacity 500 pounds, to 13,000 pounds. Go for the F-150 hybrid, and towing capacity is rated at 12,700 pounds.
Here are all the details on the new F-150
2024 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
Price: Starts at $37,445
Towing capacity: Up to 13,300 pounds
The Chevy Silverado 1500 is nearly as capable as its F-150 rival, delivering up to 13,300 pounds of towing capacity, available with the optional 6.2-liter naturally aspirated V-8 engine.
The smaller 5.3-liter V-8 is no slouch either, with up to 11,500 pounds of towing capability available. Even the base turbocharged inline-four engine in the Silverado can haul 9500 pounds when properly equipped—plenty for most boating, camping, or car trailering applications.
Check out our review of the fun ZR2 model
2024 GMC Sierra 1500
Price: Starts at $38,345
Towing capacity: Up to 13,300 pounds
The GMC Sierra 1500 shares its underpinnings with the Silverado 1500, so it's no surprise to see them right next to each other on this list. The Sierra achieves its maximum tow rating equipped with the available 3.0-liter turbocharged Duramax diesel straight-six.
Going for either of the 5.3-liter or 6.2-liter V-8s doesn't knock much off the towing capacity maximums, in case you absolutely need to have a V-8 in your rig (which we understand).
2024 Ram 1500
Price: Starts at $39,900
Towing capacity: Up to 12,750 pounds
While it can't match the Ford's or the Chevy's towing capacities, the Ram 1500 is still able to put up an impressive 12,750 pounds of maximum pulling strength when equipped with the optional 395-hp 5.7-liter Hemi V-8 engine.
Drop to the base 3.6-liter 305-hp Pentastar V-6, and towing capacity falls to 7730 pounds—still enough to pull your small race car to the track.
Read our review of the Ram 1500 TRX right here
2024 Toyota Tundra
Price: Starts at $41,815
Towing capacity: Up to 12,000 pounds
The Toyota Tundra is a fantastic pickup, but falls short of its American rivals in the half-ton segment, delivering a maximum 12,000 pounds of towing capacity. That's not a low number by any means, and most owners will never get close to maxing out the Tundra's capabilities.
A low max payload of 1940 pounds is a bit tougher to swallow, as it lags severely behind U.S.-branded trucks of the same class.
Check out our full review of the Tundra here
2024 Nissan Titan XD
Price: Starts at $53,825
Towing capacity: Up to 11,050 pounds
Despite being classified as a three-quarter-ton truck, the Nissan Titan XD can't even match the smaller, cheaper half-ton pickups from the likes of Ford, Chevy, and Ram. But anything over 10,000 pounds is still worthy of praise here, and the Titan XD can pull 11,050 pounds with a gooseneck trailer setup.
Switch to a conventional hitch, and the Titan XD is rated at 10,900 pounds of towing capacity. That's not very much by three-quarter-ton standards, but still enough for lots of campers, boats, and car trailers.
2024 Nissan Titan
Price: Starts at $47,665
Towing capacity: Up to 9660 pounds
Like the Titan XD, the half-ton-sized Nissan Titan is outclassed among its peers, rated at only 9660 pounds of maximum towing capacity—over a ton below the next highest half-ton, the Toyota Tundra.
That rating isn't awful in the grand scheme of tow vehicles, though, as it's still higher than any quarter-ton pickup on sale today, as well as most full-size SUVs.
The Nissan Titan will likely end production next year
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