
Best Utes
With so many choices and so many price points, Wheels Best Utes is your ultimate guide to the top picks in this vast and varied segment.
Whether your buying priority is safe and convenient family transportation, towing capability, performance, value, or you simply have a specific budget ceiling, our nine Wheels Best Ute categories deliver the definitive independent expert insights.
Winner | Under $50K | Over $50K | Towing | Off-road | Trucks | Best Value | Luxury

Wheels Best Dual-Cab Ute 2025 Overall Winner: Ford Ranger
As the old saying goes, ‘if you come at the king’… and while there were plenty of strong contenders, one still stands above the rest when it comes to dual-cab utes on the Australian market…

Best Dual-Cab Utes under $50K
Wheels names its best dual-cab utes on the Australian market for 2025, starting with models priced under $50K.

Best Dual-Cab Utes over $50K
This is the category where you’ll find the cream of the crop of utes on the Australian market – but there was one clear stand-out in Wheels Best Dual-Cab Utes: Over $50K.

Best Dual-Cab Utes for Towing
When considering a ute purchase, the clincher is towing capacity for many buyers. Here’s our pick of the best on the market including the winner of Best Dual-Cab Ute 2025: Towing.

Best Dual-Cab Utes for Off-road
For when you need to take the work truck further afield, the winner in Wheels Best Dual-Cab Utes 2025: Off-road…

Best Dual-Cab Truck Utes
They may be polarising but for some the sheer size and grunt of the truck-sized ute is not only desired, but essential.

Best Value Dual-Cab Utes
Standard features, interior, infotainment, fuel economy, towing capacity, tray size, warranty and servicing – just some of the factors that go into Wheels’ assessment of the Best Value Dual-Cab Ute of 2025.

Best Luxury Dual-Cab Utes
When ute is life, you’re prepared to fork out for the specced-up top-end models… here are four to consider including our Best Dual-Cab Utes 2025: Luxury winner.
Ute Reviews
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Reviews2026 Toyota HiLux in-depth review: New, or just improved?
Toyota’s ninth-gen HiLux sticks closely to a proven formula, mixing modest structural tweaks, mild-hybrid tech and cabin updates with familiar underpinnings to keep Australia’s top-selling ute on track.
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In Partnership with FordLeigh Whitney’s Next-Gen Ranger Wildtrak
Balancing an active family lifestyle, Leigh Whitney chose the Ranger Wildtrak for its capability, value and proven comfort.
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In Partnership with FordConnor McNally’s 2016 Ford Ranger
Always on the move, Connor McNally needed a dependable ute – and his Ford Ranger delivers power, value and real-world capability.
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In Partnership with FordStuart’s Ford Ranger PX3 XLT
Stuart chose the Ford Ranger PX3 XLT for its mix of family safety, work capability and weekend adventure freedom.
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Comparisons2026 Ford Ranger XLT vs Toyota HiLux SR5: Spec Battle
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Reviews2026 Nissan Navara review: Triton DNA combined with local tuning – will it still appeal to ute buyers?
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Reviews2026 Toyota HiLux Wheels review: First drive of the updated version of Australia’s favourite workhorse
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Reviews2025 GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV review: New contender arrives in the best value-for-money dual-cab showdown








