Work and play, that’s the promise of today’s four-door utes. But the truth is we are increasingly using them as family cars.

Showroom displays tell the story: the latest utes are surrounded by camping and beach gear. There’s not a fluro vest or a hard hat in sight.

Those who sell them say a significant number of trade-ins come from owners of Ford Falcons andHolden Commodores — and family SUVs of all shapes and sizes.

With that in mind we picked the models most suited to the daily grind: the new Toyota HiLux SR5, the Ford Ranger XLT and the Mazda BT-50 XTR.
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