Jeep Wrangler: payload, towing and specs

2 variants in our database, from $81,990 to $84,990 list.

The Jeep Wrangler is a four- and five-seat wagon, from $81,990 to $84,990 list, rated to tow up to 2,495kg. Readers weighing it up usually also look at the Toyota LandCruiser 70, Land Rover Discovery Sport and Denza B5.

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What each variant can actually carry

Worked out for a typical touring load: two people, 150kg of gear and 150kg of accessories. “Spare payload” is what is left after that. “Max trailer” is the heaviest trailer that load still allows, which is usually well under the headline towing rating because GCM and towball weight both take their cut.

Variant	Price	Payload	GCM	Rated towing	Spare payload	Max trailer
Rubicon 2-Door	$81,990	396kg	3,751kg	1,497kg	-64kg	0kg (GVM)
Rubicon 4-Door	$84,990	420kg	4,819kg	2,495kg	-40kg	0kg (GVM)

What’s left to carry as the trailer gets heavier

For the Rubicon 2-Door. Payload left for people, gear and accessories once the towball has taken its 10 per cent of the trailer’s ATM.

Up to 1,497kg of trailer, GVM is the limit and payload falls only by the towball weight. Past it, every extra kilo on the trailer takes more than a kilo off what you can carry, because GCM is now the binding figure.

Compare the Jeep Wrangler

Pick a rival. Bars are scaled to the highest figure among this vehicle and the 10 rivals listed above, so the longest bar on each row is the best of that group rather than simply the better of two.

Jeep Wrangler Toyota LandCruiser 70

Payload 396kg 1,150kg

Braked towing 1,497kg 3,500kg

GCM 3,751kg 7,010kg

Ground clearance 257mm 317mm

Touring range 427km 930km

Torque 400Nm 500Nm

Comparing the Rubicon 2-Door with the WorkMate. Each model is represented by the variant nearest its own median price, so every figure in a column comes from the same vehicle rather than the best one of each. See the full line-up.

Engine and driveline

Variant	Engine	Transmission	4WD system	Power	Torque	Kerb weight
Rubicon 2-Door	2.0L turbo-petrol	8sp auto	Selectable full-time dual-range 4WD, front and rear diff locks	200kW	400Nm	2,008kg
Rubicon 4-Door	2.0L turbo-petrol	8sp auto	Selectable full-time dual-range 4WD, front and rear diff locks	200kW	400Nm	2,154kg

Fuel and touring range

The official ADR 81/02 figure is measured unladen, at low speed, on smooth tarmac. We lift consumption by 40 per cent to allow for the weight, the all-terrains, the bar and the dirt, then divide what is usable in the tank by that — leaving 5 litres in it, because planning to run a tank dry is how you end up walking. Where we have measured a vehicle ourselves we use our own figure instead. A plug-in hybrid’s claim assumes a full battery, which is gone within the first hour of a long drive, so it gets multiplied by five rather than 1.4.

Variant	Claimed	Tank	Touring use	Touring range
Rubicon 2-Door	10.2L/100km	66L	14.3L/100km	427km
Rubicon 4-Door	10.2L/100km	81L	14.3L/100km	532km

Can it clear the gaps?

Against the longest stretch between fuel on each leg, using the Rubicon 2-Door’s touring range of 427km — which already allows for a loaded 4WD and leaves 5 litres in the tank. Carrying fuel changes everything below; so does a headwind, soft sand and a heavy right foot.

distance between fuel how far this one gets

Great Central Road Laverton to Yulara Carry fuel 1,107km gap, short by 680km
Canning Stock Route Wiluna to Kunawarritji Carry fuel 1,100km gap, short by 673km
Tanami Road Alice Springs to Halls Creek Carry fuel 1,050km gap, short by 623km
Plenty Highway Alice Springs to Boulia Carry fuel 812km gap, short by 385km
Anne Beadell Highway Coober Pedy to Ilkurlka Roadhouse Carry fuel 780km gap, short by 353km
Gibb River Road Derby to Kununurra Carry fuel 706km gap, short by 279km
Oodnadatta Track Marree to Marla Carry fuel 614km gap, short by 187km
Birdsville Track Marree to Birdsville Carry fuel 532km gap, short by 105km

Distances are OTA’s own, last checked October 2026. Roadhouses close without notice. Never plan a remote crossing on one tank alone.

Against the longest stretch between fuel on each leg, using the Rubicon 4-Door’s touring range of 532km — which already allows for a loaded 4WD and leaves 5 litres in the tank. Carrying fuel changes everything below; so does a headwind, soft sand and a heavy right foot.

distance between fuel how far this one gets

Great Central Road Laverton to Yulara Carry fuel 1,107km gap, short by 575km
Canning Stock Route Wiluna to Kunawarritji Carry fuel 1,100km gap, short by 568km
Tanami Road Alice Springs to Halls Creek Carry fuel 1,050km gap, short by 518km
Plenty Highway Alice Springs to Boulia Carry fuel 812km gap, short by 280km
Anne Beadell Highway Coober Pedy to Ilkurlka Roadhouse Carry fuel 780km gap, short by 248km
Gibb River Road Derby to Kununurra Carry fuel 706km gap, short by 174km
Oodnadatta Track Marree to Marla Carry fuel 614km gap, short by 82km
Birdsville Track Marree to Birdsville Clears it 532km gap, 0km spare

Distances are OTA’s own, last checked October 2026. Roadhouses close without notice. Never plan a remote crossing on one tank alone.

Off-road geometry and dimensions

Angles and clearance are the manufacturer’s, measured at kerb weight on standard tyres. Load the back of a ute and the departure angle goes with it.

Angles are drawn to this vehicle’s published figures. The outline is generic, not a drawing of the vehicle itself, and the clearance is labelled rather than drawn to scale.

Drawn from the Rubicon 2-Door. Every variant’s figures are in the table.

Variant	Clearance	Approach	Rampover	Departure	Length	Width	Wheelbase
Rubicon 2-Door	257mm	44.0°	27.8°	37.0°	4,334mm	1,894mm	2,459mm
Rubicon 4-Door	255mm	43.9°	22.6°	37.0°	4,882mm	1,894mm	3,008mm

Servicing a Jeep away from the city

Remote support rated 2.5 out of 5.

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Figures are the manufacturer’s. People are counted at 80kg each and towball weight at 10% of a trailer’s ATM. Only a weighbridge settles what your own vehicle weighs.