Breaking Down the 2026 Ford Bronco’s Towing Capacity
What Car Shoppers Need to Know
- Nearly all Ford Broncos can tow 3,500 pounds.
- Door count, engine, transmission and suspension choice usually have no impact on towing capacity.
- Raptor off-road specialist can tow up to 4,500 pounds
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Ford builds the 2026 Bronco SUV in a dizzying array of configurations: two or four doors with a choice of three engines, two transmissions and four different suspensions. In a full-size pickup, that degree of diversity would make for a tremendously complicated towing chart. The F-150’s towing capacity, for example, varies by more than 5,000 pounds, depending on engine, cab and bed configuration, and final-drive gearing. But towing with the 2026 Ford Bronco is far more straightforward.
What’s the Bronco’s Maximum Towing Capacity?
Nearly every Bronco has the same tow rating: 3,500 pounds. That applies regardless of door count, drivetrain and suspension. Ford offers four different suspension setups on the Bronco, not counting the Sasquatch Package. The standard arrangement is dubbed Hoss 1.0. Hoss 2.0 is standard on the Badlands trim; Hoss 3.0 is optional on the Badlands and standard on the Stroppe Edition; and Hoss 4.0 is exclusive to the Bronco Raptor. The Sasquatch Package lifts the Bronco’s suspension and adds 35-inch all-terrain tires; it is optional with Hoss 1.0 and 2.0, and it’s included with 3.0.
Towing capacity for the Bronco only deviates for the four-door Badlands and the Raptor — and, in the former case, only for the four-door V-6 with the Sasquatch Package. So specified, the Bronco Badlands towing capacity drops a measly 40 pounds, to 3,460 pounds. With its 418-horsepower, twin-turbocharged V-6, the Raptor can tow a half-ton more than other Broncos, up to 4,500 pounds.
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Max Towing Capacity by Engine
- 2.3-liter four-cylinder: 3,500 pounds (all configurations)
- 2.7-liter V-6: 3,500 pounds (all configurations except for the four-door Badlands with the optional V-6 and Sasquatch Package, which tows 3,460 pounds)
- 3.0-liter V-6: 4,500 pounds (exclusive to the Raptor)
| Trim | Engine | Transmission | Maximum Trailer Weight (Pounds) |
| All trims except Raptor | 2.3-liter EcoBoost I4 | 10-speed automatic/seven-speed manual | 3,500 |
| Most trims | 2.7-liter EcoBoost V-6 | 10-speed auto | 3,500 |
| Badlands (four-door) | 2.7-liter EcoBoost V-6 | 10-speed auto | 3,460 |
| Raptor | 3.0-liter EcoBoost V-6 | 10-speed auto | 4,500 |
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