CarExpert Choice winner: Best Ute

The Ford Ranger has been named Australia’s best ute in the inaugural 2025 CarExpert Choice awards.

It beat out the GWM Cannon and Volkswagen Amarok.

Australia’s top-selling ute deserves its immense popularity, because it’s a good thing.

There’s the wide range as expected of a ute in Australia, with cab/chassis and pickup configurations, plus single-, super- and dual-cab body styles, and multiple engines.

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But Ford has gone above and beyond most of its rivals, additionally offering a smooth and powerful turbo-diesel V6 engine, as well as a highly capable, high-performance Raptor flagship packing a twin-turbo petrol V6. Ford has also recently introduced a plug-in hybrid powertrain.

The Ranger was engineered in Australia, and it shows in its class-leading driving dynamics that make it pleasant to live with. Also aiding this are its thoroughly modern in-car tech and a comfortable interior.

But with competitive payload and towing capacity figures, it’s also a capable workhorse – exactly what you need from a ute.

The Ranger launched back in 2022, but it remains a class-leader, and Ford has subsequently broadened its appeal with more variants like the luxurious Platinum and rugged Tremor.

2025 CarExpert Choice: Best Ute

• Winner – Ford Ranger
• Finalist – GWM Cannon
• Finalist – Volkswagen Amarok

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