The best premium dual-cab trade utes available

Ford Ranger, Toyota Hilux, Volkswagen Amarok, and Mercedes-Benz X-Class compare for dual-cab ute supremacy

How the Mercedes-Benz X-Class compares to the top dual-cab utes

Make no mistake, people will pay more for a Mercedes ute, but how does the X-Class actually stack up against top-spec workhorses like the Ford Ranger, Toyota Hilux and Volkswagen Amarok?

Mercedes-Benz X-Class to VW Amarok: the rise of the luxury ute

Benz is breaking new ground to lead the charge for the cashed-up tradie dollar

Ford Ranger to Volkswagen Amarok: WhichCar’s six favourite dual cab utes

Our shortlist of the best dual cab utes to help you work, rest and play. Save yourself some legwork with our pick of the pack

Volkswagen Amarok V6 is new flagship vehicle of 4WD Victoria

4WD Victoria adds Amarok V6 to its stable.

Volkswagen upgrades four-cylinder Amarok range

Sweeping changes for Volkswagen’s four-cylinder Amarok range.

2017 Volkswagen Amarok price and features

Volkswagen announces new pricetags and technology upgrades for its four-cylinder ute range.

2017 4X4 Of The Year announced tonight

2017’s best four-wheel drive will be revealed.

4x4 ute platform sharing gone crazy

Badge engineering gone wild as car companies team up

2017 Volkswagen Amarok to use local accessories

VW looking at factory bulbar for Amarok in key Australian market

2017 Volkswagen Amarok could finally get rear airbags

Safety oversight on the agenda as Volkswagen looks to improve the appeal of its ute.

2017 Volkswagen Amarok designed, engineered for Australia, just not in Australia

Australia is a key market for the Amarok ute, but Volkswagen has no plans for local testing and development of the next one.

2017 Volkswagen Amarok 230kW ute a real possibility

A V6 version of Volkswagen’s popular dual-cab ute - the Volkswagen Amarok - opens the door to high-performance options.

2017 Volkswagen Amarok gets big boost V6

Already the most powerful in its class, VW’s new V6-powered Amarok will get a turbo over-boost function for even more power and torque.

Volkswagen Amarok V6 engine boosted

VW Amarok’s V6 engine gets an over-boost function.

2018 Mercedes-Benz X Class concept utes revealed

Here’s our first close-up look at how seriously cashed-up tradies will one day travel to the worksite

SuperUtes racing announced for 2017

Holden and Ford utes out, diesel pickups in to race next year

EZDown Australia ups the ante

EZDown Australia goes from strength to strength.

Top 8 best 4x4 dual-cab utes

We put the eight most popular dual-cab utes head to head to see which is king of the heap.

Haval adds a trade ute to its wish list

Chinese upstart Haval says it wants to add a premium trade ute to its growing list of SUV offerings.

Volkswagen to fight ‘unnecessary’ ACCC proceedings

Volkswagen Australia boss Michael Bartsch insists the company has not breached Australian emission standards

Renault Alaskan ute local launch pushes out to 2018

Renault’s first attempt at breaking into the lucrative utility market won’t make it to Australia until 2018.

Revealed: Where your new car comes from

Your shiny new ride probably won’t come from the country the badge represents.

Volkswagen confirms Amarok wagon

Plans for the VW Amarok wagon are back on the table.