2025 Chevy Silverado 2500 Towing Capacity

Are you on the hunt in Schaumburg for a truck that can dominate your job site? The 2025 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD towing capacity is an impressive 20,000 pounds when properly equipped for conventional towing, and it maxes out at an astounding 22,420 pounds when outfitted with a 5th-wheel/Gooseneck trailer hitch.
The Silverado 2500 offers our Streamwood shoppers Trailer Side Blind Zone Alert, an Auxiliary Trailer Camera, and various cutting-edge towing features as well. Explore the 2025 Chevy Silverado HD towing capacity across all of its configurations with the team at Biggers Chevrolet below. After that, secure financing and test-drive the latest Chevrolet Silverado 2500 at our Elgin dealership.
2025 Chevy Silverado 2500 Towing Capacity By Configuration
This year’s Chevy Silverado HD towing capacity is determined by numerous factors. Your choice of Silverado 2500 cabin style, truck bed length, hitch type, engine choice, drivetrain, and trailering package can all influence your driving experience on Bartlett roads. Here is how the Chevy Silverado HD hauling capabilities vary:
Ball Hitch
6.6L V8 Gas Engine:
- Crew Cab Standard 2WD/4WD: Up to 16,000 Pounds
- Double Cab Standard Bed 2WD/4WD: Up to 14,500 Pounds
- Double Cab Long Bed 2WD/4WD: Up to16,000 Pounds
- Regular Cab Long Bed 2WD/4WD: Up to 14,500 Pounds
6.6L V8 Turbo-Diesel Engine:
- Crew Cab Standard 2WD: Up to 18,500 Pounds (Add Max Trailering Package for 20,000 Pounds of Towing)
- Double Cab Standard Bed 2WD/4WD: Up to 14,500 Pounds
- Double Cab Long Bed 2WD/4WD: Up to 17,900 Pounds/Up to 17,600 Pounds
- Regular Cab Long Bed 2WD/4WD: Up to 14,500 Pounds (Add Max Trailering Package for 14,500 Pounds of Towing)
5th Wheel or Gooseneck Hitch
6.6L V8 Gas Engine:
- Crew Cab Standard 2WD/4WD: Up to 18,500 Pounds/Up to 18,380 Pounds (18,000 for High Country Trim w/ 4WD)
- Crew Cab Long Bed 2WD/4WD: Up to 18,500 Pounds/Up to 18,280 Pounds (17,900 Pounds for High Country Trim w/ 4WD)
- Double Cab Standard Bed 2WD/4WD: Up to 18,600 Pounds/Up to 18,200 Pounds
- Double Cab Long Bed 2WD/4WD: Up to18,400 Pounds/ Up to 18,000 Pounds
- Regular Cab Long Bed 2WD/4WD: Up to 18,700 Pounds/Up to 18,300 Pounds
6.6L V8 Turbo-Diesel Engine:
- Crew Cab Standard 2WD/4WD: Up to 19,200 Pounds/Up to 19,100 Pounds (Add Max Trailering Package for 21,600/21,510 Pounds of Towing (2WD/4WD); 18,100 Pounds for ZR2 Trim w/ 4WD; 18,100 for High Country Trim w/ 4WD)
- Crew Cab Long Bed 2WD/4WD: Up to 19,200 Pounds/Up to 19,000 Pounds (Add Max Trailering Package for 22,070 Pounds/21,490 Pounds of Towing (2WD/4WD); 18,700 Pounds for High Country Trim w/ 4WD)
- Double Cab Standard Bed 2WD/4WD: Up to 18,100 Pounds/Up to 17,700 Pounds
- Double Cab Long Bed 2WD/4WD: Up to 17,900 Pounds/Up to 17,600 Pounds
- Regular Cab Long Bed 2WD/4WD: Up to 18,500 Pounds/Up to 18,090 Pounds (Add Max Trailering Package for 22,420/22,050 Pounds of Towing (2WD/4WD))
Test-Drive the 2025 Chevy Silverado 2500 at Biggers Chevrolet
Get ready for an exciting adventure with the 2025 Chevy Silverado HD. Contact us online or give us a ring at (847) 857-6103 if you have any questions about how to set up your test drive. Our finance specialists are available to jump-start the purchasing process when you’re ready. We look forward to getting you behind the wheel of a new Silverado.
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