Chevrolet Tahoe Curb Weight: 5,355 lbs to 5,545 lbs

With a 5.3L V8 4x2 with Max Trailering Package configuration, the 2026 Tahoe is rated to pull 8,400 lbs — 1.5 times the 5,545 lbs the heaviest recorded truck weighs by itself, and 1.6 times the 5,355 lbs of the lightest.

That rating belongs to the 5.3L V8 4x2 with Max Trailering Package build, not to every truck on this page: a 4dr SUV AWD starts 190 lbs deeper into the combined rating than a 4dr SUV RWD before a trailer is coupled.

Ranked on the lightest configuration of each nameplate, the Tahoe is 53 of 81 in Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD, 317 lbs above the 5,038 lbs median and lighter than 28 of its peers.

Every body style recorded in both drive layouts gains exactly 190 lbs moving from two-wheel to four-wheel drive — about 3.5% of the two-wheel-drive figure.

The published 24-gallon tank holds about 146 lbs of gasoline at 6.1 lb per gallon, and curb weight is measured with it full. Run it to empty and the 4dr SUV AWD is effectively a 5,399 lbs vehicle — 2.6% of the figure quoted above is fuel you will burn off.

NHTSA records a 51/49 distribution, so the 5,355 lbs splits to roughly 2,731 lbs on the front axle and 2,624 lbs on the rear.

The two axles are not the same width either: 68.5 in of track at the front against 68.1 in at the rear, 0.4 in narrower behind.

The lightest 2015 record is 5,309 lbs; the lightest 2026 record is 5,355 lbs — 46 lbs heavier (0.9%).

The top of the range is identical in both years at 5,545 lbs.

EPA files 6 separate 2026 entries for the model, spanning 16–24 mpg combined, covering 6 engine and drive combinations (3.0L 6-cyl diesel RWD; 3.0L 6-cyl diesel 4WD; 5.3L 8-cyl RWD; 5.3L 8-cyl 4WD; and others) plus their transmission choices, while NHTSA weighs only 2 configurations. Engine and gearbox choice is therefore not reflected in the figure above.