Every 2027 GMC Acadia tows up to 5,000 lbs with the standard Trailering Package. Not an available package, not a trim you have to climb to, and not a figure that belongs to one configuration and not another: all four trims carry the same rating and the same hardware.

In a county with three lakes inside a half-hour drive, that is the specification that decides whether a family SUV also does the summer. It is also the one most often written down wrong, because a great many rivals quote a similar number and then charge for the wiring.

2027 GMC Acadia Towing Capacity

Trim	Maximum trailering	Trailering Package	Drivetrain
Elevation	5,000 lbs	Standard	FWD standard, AWD available
AT4	5,000 lbs	Standard	AWD standard
Denali	5,000 lbs	Standard	FWD standard, AWD available
Denali Ultimate	5,000 lbs	Standard	FWD standard, AWD available

The 2.5L Turbo four-cylinder makes 328 horsepower and 326 lb-ft through an 8-speed automatic on every one of them, so there is no engine upgrade to buy and no trim that pulls harder than another. Choose your Acadia on seats, drive hardware and cabin, and the trailer comes along either way.

Payload and Weight Ratings

Gross vehicle weight rating is 6,173 lbs. That figure is the ceiling on everything the vehicle carries at once — passengers, cargo, fuel and the tongue weight pressing down on the hitch — and it is the number that runs out first when a full third row travels with a loaded cargo bay and a trailer behind.

The practical rule is to load people first, then cargo, then hitch the trailer, and to remember that seven or eight people plus their weekend luggage is already a meaningful share of what the car is rated to carry. A tongue that is too heavy is felt as light steering and a nose-up stance long before anything else tells you about it. Your owner's manual carries the loading tables for your exact configuration, and our service team will walk you through them on delivery.

The Standard Trailering Package

The Trailering Package is standard equipment on the 2027 Acadia, which is the difference between a rating on paper and a car you can hitch to something the week you buy it. Nothing to option, nothing to retrofit, no aftermarket wiring harness spliced in by someone else.

It pairs with the Traction Select system's Tow/Haul mode, one of up to six available drive modes alongside Normal, Sport, Snow/Ice, Off-Road and AWD. Tow/Haul changes shift behaviour so the transmission holds a gear on a grade instead of hunting between two, which is what you want climbing away from a ramp at Lake Ouachita with a boat behind you.

Trailering Hardware and Visibility

Up to 10 camera views are available across the lineup, with nine on the Elevation, and HD Surround Vision is part of the standard driver assistance suite. Backing a trailer down a launch ramp is a visibility problem before it is a driving problem, and this is the equipment that solves it — particularly at a busy ramp on a Saturday morning at Lake Hamilton, where the queue behind you is not patient.

Rear Cross Traffic Braking, Reverse Automatic Braking and Rear Park Assist are standard on all four trims and stay useful with a trailer attached in a parking lot. An AutoSense power liftgate is available, which is worth having when both hands are on a cooler and the tailgate of the trailer is already down.

What a 2027 Acadia Will Actually Tow

Trailer	Typical loaded weight	Inside the 5,000-lb rating?
Single-axle utility trailer with mower and yard equipment	Well under	Yes
Two personal watercraft on a double trailer	Well under	Yes
18 to 20-foot bass boat, rigged, on a single-axle trailer	Under	Yes
Pontoon on a single-axle trailer	Usually under	Usually, weigh it
Teardrop or small hybrid camper	Under	Yes
Two-horse bumper-pull	At the edge	Depends on the trailer, weigh it
Travel trailer with a bathroom and full-height body	Over	No, step up to a Yukon
Car on an open hauler or a loaded dual-axle equipment trailer	Over	No, step up to a Sierra

Comfortably inside 5,000 lbs: a single-axle utility trailer with a mower and yard equipment; a pair of personal watercraft on a double trailer; most bass boats on a single-axle trailer; a small aluminum fishing boat and motor; a teardrop or small hybrid camper; a two-horse bumper-pull is at the edge and depends entirely on the trailer.

Popular around here specifically: an 18 to 20-foot bass boat rigged and trailered runs well under the rating, which covers the majority of what launches at Lake Catherine and Lake Ouachita. A pontoon on a single-axle trailer is usually fine; a tri-toon on a tandem axle needs weighing first.

Above what this vehicle is rated for: a travel trailer with a bathroom and a full-height body; a car on an open hauler; a loaded dual-axle equipment trailer. Those are Yukon and Sierra loads, and Allen Tillery sells both — talk to us about a Yukon if that is the trailer sitting in your driveway.

The honest way to settle any of this is to weigh the trailer loaded the way you actually use it, rather than trusting the dry weight on the brochure. Bring the numbers to 4573 Central Ave and we will match them against the ratings for the exact configuration you are looking at. Drivers come from Arkadelphia, Hope and Bryant, and from Benton, Malvern and El Dorado, to do exactly that before boating season. See the Acadias in stock or schedule a test drive and bring the trailer if you want to.

One local note worth knowing: the grades running past Blakely Mountain Dam are short but steep, and a mid-size SUV pulling near its rating will hold a downshift longer there than a full-size will. That is normal, that is what Tow/Haul is for, and it is worth experiencing on a test drive with a trailer rather than discovering it in July.

2027 GMC Acadia Towing FAQ

How much can a 2027 GMC Acadia tow?

Up to 5,000 lbs with the standard Trailering Package, on all four trims.

Do I need a package to tow with a 2027 GMC Acadia?

No. The Trailering Package is standard equipment on every 2027 Acadia trim.

Does the Acadia AT4 tow more than the Elevation?

No. Every trim is rated to tow up to 5,000 lbs, and all four share the same 2.5L Turbo engine, 8-speed automatic and Trailering Package.

Can a 2027 GMC Acadia tow a boat?

Within the 5,000-lb rating, yes: most bass boats, a small aluminum fishing boat, personal watercraft on a double trailer and many single-axle pontoons fall inside it. Weigh your trailer loaded before you commit to anything close to the limit.

Does the 2027 GMC Acadia have a Tow/Haul mode?

Yes. Tow/Haul is one of up to six available Traction Select drive modes, alongside Normal, Sport, Snow/Ice, Off-Road and AWD.

Does towing use up the Acadia's passenger and cargo capacity?

Partly, yes. The trailer's tongue weight presses down on the hitch and counts against the same gross vehicle weight rating as your passengers, cargo and fuel. Load people first, then cargo, then hitch the trailer, and remember that a full third row plus weekend luggage is already a meaningful share of what the vehicle is rated to carry.

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