
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 Mitsubishi Triton GLS long-term review
Our resident snapper has the keys to a Mitsubishi Triton GLS for the next few months
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2025 Toyota LandCruiser 76 Series manual review
You can now have your four-cylinder 70 Series with a manual gearbox, and we jumped at the chance to test this 76 wagon
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2025 GWM Cannon review: Significant update fires new life into budget-friendly ute
Interior updates and a new driveline head up the changes to the 2025 GWM Cannon, to good effect
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2024 Ford F-150 XLT SWB long-term review
We put a Ford F-150 on the fleet, to sample life with a full-size US pick-up
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2025 Mazda BT-50 first drive
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2025 Mazda BT-50: Midlife makeover put to the test
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Ford F-150: Your need to know about the best-selling beast
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Big American brawl: 2025 Toyota Tundra Limited vs Ford F-150 Lariat