
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 | Best Value | Under $50K | Under $60K | Under $80K | Best Family Ute | Best Towing | Best Performance

Best Ute: Ford Ranger
Why Ford’s locally designed and locally developed Ranger is top of the dual-cab class.

Best Value 4×4 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 4×4 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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Reviews
Ford F-150: Your need to know about the best-selling beast
North American trucks are doing big business Down Under, and now the most popular of all time is finally on sale. Should you buy a Ford F-150?
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2024 Tesla Cybertruck review: first international drive
Absurd, exotic, polarising and… good? We finally drive the ute born to shock!
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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 Isuzu D-MAX LS-U+ review: The road trip
How does Isuzu’s top-spec ute cope with the demands of our long-serving master of photography?
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Comparisons
2025 Ford Ranger PHEV vs current 2023 Ranger Wildtrak: SPEC BATTLE!
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2023 Ford F-150 XLT Heritage review
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2023 Mitsubishi Triton GSR review
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2023 Mazda BT-50 XT 4×4 review