Compare 2024 GMC Canyon towing capacity, payload capacity, GVWR, GCWR, tongue weight planning, and configuration caveats. This page includes official-source engine, axle, cab, bed, drivetrain, hitch, and equipment breakdowns. Always verify your exact truck’s driver-door sticker, owner’s manual, manufacturer towing guide, hitch label, axle ratings, tire ratings, and trailer data plate.
Official-source quick answer
GMC lists 2024 Canyon maximum available conventional trailering at 7,700 lb and maximum available payload at 1,640 lb. The highest conventional towing row extracted here is 7,700 lb. That is not a universal rating; it depends on the exact engine, axle ratio, cab, bed, drivetrain, tow equipment, payload, and hitch setup.
Use the exact Canyon payload label, certification label, owner manual, hitch label, and trailer data plate.
Official GMC Canyon brochure with max conventional trailering, max payload, torque, and towing terminology notes.
GMC ratings vary by engine, axle ratio, package, trim, and options; verify the driver-door payload and certification labels.
2024 GMC Canyon engine towing and payload summary
Maximum towing and payload values are configuration-specific and may not occur on the same exact truck. Use the engine summary as a source-backed starting point, then verify cab, bed, drivetrain, axle ratio, package, payload label, and hitch rating.
Engine
Horsepower
Torque
Max towing
Max payload
Source note
2.7L TurboMax High Output I4
310 hp
430 lb-ft
7,700 lb
1,640 lb
Verify exact cab, bed, axle, package, and payload label.
2.7L TurboMax AT4X/off-road trims
310 hp
430 lb-ft
6,000 lb
1,250 lb
Off-road trim equipment can reduce payload and towing.
Official conventional towing rows by axle, cab, bed, and drivetrain
These rows show why the max tow number changes so much inside the same model year. GCWR, axle ratio, wheelbase, drivetrain, cab, bed, and required tow equipment all matter.
Engine
Axle
GCWR
Cab
Bed
Drive
Wheelbase
Max loaded trailer
Required / notes
TurboMax High Output I4
3.42
13,250 lb
Crew Cab
Short bed
4x2
131.4 in
7,700 lb
Maximum available conventional trailering row; verify exact trim and equipment.
Remember that cargo weight includes trailer tongue or hitch weight when towing.
Check integrated trailer brake controller function before the trip.
Axle and source notes
3.42:
GMC defines cargo weight to include trailer tongue or hitch weight when towing.
2024 GMC Canyon towing capacity chart
The table below shows the current project rows that apply to the 2024 GMC Canyon. Ratings can change by engine, axle ratio, cab, bed, drivetrain, tow package, trim, and options.
Off-road trim equipment can reduce payload and towing. Use the exact certification label and GMC guide.
2024 GMC Canyon payload, GVWR, and GCWR
The listed 2024 GMC Canyon payload range is 1,250 lb to 1,640 lb. GVWR ranges from 6,250 lb, and GCWR ranges from 11,600 lb to 13,250 lb. Payload is often the first practical limit because passengers, cargo, hitch equipment, and trailer tongue or pin weight all count against it.
The listed 2024 GMC Canyon towing capacity range on this page is 6,000 lb to 7,700 lb. Verify the exact engine, axle ratio, tow package, payload label, GVWR, GCWR, hitch rating, and owner’s manual before towing.
What is the 2024 GMC Canyon payload capacity?⌄
The listed 2024 GMC Canyon payload range is 1,250 lb to 1,640 lb. The driver-door tire and loading label is the best source for your exact truck because options and accessories change payload.
What GVWR and GCWR apply to the 2024 GMC Canyon?⌄
The listed 2024 GMC Canyon GVWR range is 6,250 lb, and the listed GCWR range is 11,600 lb to 13,250 lb. These ratings vary by configuration.
Does tongue weight count against 2024 GMC Canyon payload?⌄
Yes. Trailer tongue weight or fifth-wheel pin weight counts against payload along with passengers, cargo, accessories, and hitch equipment.
Where should I verify 2024 GMC Canyon towing specs?⌄
Use the manufacturer towing guide, owner’s manual, driver-door payload sticker, certification label, hitch label, axle ratings, tire ratings, and trailer data plate.