2005 towing capacity by make and model
Browse every 2005 model year vehicle in the towing capacity dataset — 2,435 models from 38 manufacturers. The highest tow rating across the 2005 lineup is the Dodge RAM 3500 Quad CAB at 16,350 lb — serious heavy-duty pickup territory.
Pick a manufacturer to see every 2005 model it offered, with the maximum tow rating across all trims. Click through to a model for the full per-trim breakdown including engine, drivetrain, GVWR, curb weight, and payload.
Top tow ratings of 2005
The 8 vehicles with the highest published tow rating across the 2005 model year. Click through for the full per-trim breakdown.
All 2005 makes
Every manufacturer with at least one 2005 vehicle in the database, sorted alphabetically. The number after each make is the count of distinct models the dataset carries for that year.
- Acura 4 models
- Audi 3 models
- BMW 5 models
- Buick 6 models
- Cadillac 9 models
- Chevrolet 48 models
- Chevrolet-GMC 69 models
- Chrysler 5 models
- Dodge 55 models
- Ford 90 models
- GMC 36 models
- Honda 5 models
- Hummer 4 models
- Hyundai 7 models
- Infiniti 7 models
- Isuzu 5 models
- Jaguar 3 models
- Jeep 7 models
- Kia 6 models
- Land Rover 4 models
- Lexus 6 models
- Lincoln 3 models
- Lincoln-Mercury 4 models
- Mazda 12 models
- Mercedes-Benz 6 models
- Mercury 8 models
- Mitsubishi 4 models
- Nissan 23 models
- Pontiac 7 models
- Porsche 1 model
- Saab 10 models
- Saturn 3 models
- Scion 1 model
- Subaru 5 models
- Suzuki 3 models
- Toyota 29 models
- Volkswagen 3 models
- Volvo 10 models
How to read 2005 tow ratings
The headline tow rating shown for each vehicle is the manufacturer's published maximum across every trim and hitch class — typically the gooseneck or fifth-wheel rating on heavy-duty pickups and the bumper-pull rating on light-duty trucks and SUVs. The number you can actually tow on the road is constrained by your specific trim, hitch class, rear-axle ratio, and any tow-package option. Always confirm against your vehicle's door-jamb sticker before towing.
2005 ratings predate SAE J2807, the standardised towing-capacity procedure adopted industry-wide from 2015 onward. Pre-2015 figures from different manufacturers may have used different test conditions, so direct cross-make comparisons should be made with that caveat in mind.
All figures sourced from manufacturer documentation. See our methodology for how the dataset is compiled.