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.
Best Ute: Ford Ranger
Why Ford's locally designed and locally developed Ranger is top of the dual-cab class.
Best Value 4x4 Ute: Isuzu D-Max SX
What are the most affordable dual-cab utes to own and run? We’ve crunched the numbers to help you save some serious cash
Best Work Ute: Ford Ranger XLT
Are you a tradie in the market for a new ute? You’ve come to the right place, because we are rounding up what we think are the top five 4x4 tradie utes available in Australia right now.
Best Ute under $80K: Ford Ranger V6 Sport
All utes are our trusty workhorses, but which is the best when you're looking in the nicer part of the stables?
Best Ute under $60K: Volkswagen Amarok Life
Not everyone has the budget for the fancier dual-cab utes in town, but do you opt for a Ford or VW badge if you've less than $60,000 to spend?
Best Ute Under $50K: Mitsubishi Triton
At the most affordable end of the market, which dual-cab ute delivers the goods?
Best Family Ute: Toyota HiLux
The modern dual-cab is called upon to deliver very precious cargo. Here’s the inside scoop on the top five family-friendly dual-cab utes on sale today
Best Ute For Towing
When it comes to the important task of towing, it's a straight fight between the Ford Ranger and VW Amarok twins in the mid-size ute class.
Best Performance Ute: Ford Ranger Raptor
Keen on a dual-cab ute that can work hard and play even harder? These are the best options for utes with some added spice
Ute Reviews
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2024 VW Amarok with Lift Kit review
We test the Amarok ute with an Old Man Emu suspension lift kit from ARB
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Baby Seat to Driver’s Seat: 1998 Toyota HiLux SR5 retro review
Sometimes, a car is a part of the family.
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2024 VW Crafter Kampervan review
Volkswagen Australia has teamed up with RV specialists Jayco to create a local take on the big campervan theme – because we can’t get the Crafter Grand California for our market.
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2024 Mitsubishi Triton GLX+ off-road review
A no-frills dual-cab ute that has all the essentials you could want in a tourer
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Off-road in a long-wheelbase 2024 Ford F-150 XLT
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Coyote V8-powered F-150 Tremor tested off-road
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Livin' in the 70: Bush-bound with the four-cylinder 79 Series LandCruiser
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2024 LDV T60 Max Luxe: Quick Review