2016's most popular 4x4s: Top 10

Utes are becoming even more popular in Australia, and now make up eight out of the top 10 best-selling 4x4s.

2017 4X4OTY Finalist: Volkswagen Amarok V6

Can the addition of a V6 diesel donk give the Amarok its first 4X4OTY gong?

Readers’ 4X4s: D-Max, Rubicon, Amarok

Readers Rigs’, Part 14: User-submitted 4x4s.

Volkswagen Amarok V6 Ultimate Quick Review

More power and extra gear are the highlights of an update to the impressive 2017 Volkswagen Amarok ute.

2017 Volkswagen Amarok V6: 18 things you didn’t know

The Volkswagen Amarok V6 TDI brings a revised interior and fresh face, but no updates to the sheetmetal. Here’s 18 things about the popular ute you didn’t know.

2017 Volkswagen Amarok V6: First Drive

Volkswagen’s V6TDi550 Amarok: Iron fist; velvet glove.

Ford Ranger vs Volkswagen Amarok comparison review

We compare two of the most expensive and best-equipped dual-cab 4x4 utilities on the market.

Dual-cab 4x4 ute comparison review: Volkswagen Amarok

There’s never been a better time to review the dual-cab 4x4 class of 2016 than right now. Wheels pitches eight of the biggest sellers in the segment for the title of King of the Heap. Here's number one, the Volkswagen Amarok.

Volkswagen Amarok Aventura V6TDi review

With a 550Nm V6TDI on board, the Amarok gains the engine it should have had from the start.

Top 12 4x4 best buys from 2016

You want a new 4x4? Here are 12 of the best buys on the market. Whether you’ve got $20K or $150K to splurge, there’s something for you.

Volkswagen Amarok Aventura: 10 things you didn’t know

Lift the bonnet on the new Volkswagen Amarok Aventura, and you might be mistaken that you’re buying a luxury Audi. Here’s 10 things you probably didn’t know about what will soon become Australia’s most expensive trade ute.

2016 Volkswagen Amarok Aventura Quick Review

Barry Park takes a look at what’s likely to be the most expensive tradie’s ute to hit Australian markets: Volkswagen’s new limited edition 3.0-litre turbo diesel V6 – the Amarok Aventura

2016 Volkswagen Amarok Aventura review

Volkswagen celebrates the roll-out of a versatile diesel V6 for the Amarok with a rather expensive special edition called the Aventura

Naked Volkswagen Amarok review

Dave Morley took The Naked Ute for a nudie run around the Melbourne 4x4 Training and Proving Ground. Turns out it doesn’t like to get wet.

Dual-cab 4x4 ute comparison review: The testing process

At work or play, these are the utes Australians are buying in increasing numbers. We put ’em to the test, on the road and off it, to find the best

Top 10: 2015's most popular 4x4s

In Australia’s buoyant 4x4 market, utes continue to outdo wagons in popularity. Here’s the low-down on Australia’s best-selling 4x4s from 2015.

Amaroks to The Cape

Can a convoy of standard Amaroks get to The Tip unscathed?

Nissan Navara NP300 vs Mitsubishi Triton MQ vs Mazda BT-50 vs Volkswagen Amarok

New utes from Nissan and Mitsubishi are here to shake up the ute market, but how do they stack up against the established class benchmarks?

Modified Amaroks charge Land Cruiser Mountain Park

For the 2015 October edition, 4X4 Australia sent a pack of modified Amaroks to battle it out at Queensland’s Land Cruiser Mountain Park. Check out the video.

Snackable Review: Volkswagen Amarok

When it comes to 4x4 utes, the Amarok is in a class of its own. It offers passenger-car refinement and is still tough and off-road capable. But most of all it feels ‘right’ – that rare feeling you get when you know you’re in a serious machine and not a toy.