Which twin cab ute?

"Seen plenty Great Wall", thats interesting, you should have seen more Colorado's.

If you are looking at a small 5th wheeler, the Great Wall has the lowest braked towing capacity 2000kgs, might be the first to scrub off your list.
Alpero

It's personal preference. The newer rigs like the Ford Ranger have plenty of bells and whistles, big towing capacities compared to the Nissan and Toyota Hilux. The Hilux is the most popular in this category to date with massive sales. I personally don't think you can compare the Great Wall with the others. The Dmax is also a choice but popularity remains with the others above. The Amarok is winning sales with car like driving habits. Get out and do some inspections and test drives. The new Hilux is due next year.

Serioulsy if you are looking for something properly capable, have a look at the IVECO turbo daily.

YEP its a proper little truck, it will carry 2 tonnes in the tray and has a rear hitch towing capacity of 3.5 tonnes.

Available in 2wd or 4wd...its when you look at it as a 4wd that it realy starts to look competitive.

As well as making every station waggon 4wd and most utes look pretty sad, you get a heap of things that cost serious $$$ and require modifications in almost every passenger derived 4wd on the market.

Start with huge wheels and great ground clearance, front and rear diff locks, climate controll air conditioning air suspended drivers seat and all for around the price of a land cruser.

AND you can drive it on a passenger car licence.

Some of the other manufacturers also have similar competitive vehicles.

OH as a dual cab..it seats 4 adults in the back with comfort, unllike many of the dual cabs which will not seat any adults appart from dwarves and pigmies in comfort.

check it.

cheers

G'day Keith,

I'd go along with Bantam on this one, have a good look at the Iveco range.
I saw a dual cab ute the other day with a 5th wheel hitch in the tub. From memory it was a Nissan Navara but I think the fact that the hitch sat well behind the rear axle would apply to just about all the brands of dual cab. The hitch also sat up pretty high. Not sure how good that would carry the front of a 5th wheeler as I think they put a lot more of their weight on the towing vehicle which together with the rear wheels being well back probably accounts for their good stability.
If I was looking at a 5th I would go for a vehicle that allowed the tow hitch to sit over or slightly in front of the rear axle.

Cheers
Pop

Well for what it's worth, we have a 2012 Dmax and love it.

This is our first 4x4 and it had to tick a few box's. The rear seats had to comfortable for long days travelling, it had to have good towing and carrying capacities, it had to have the best warranty period, it had to have good off road capabilities and it had to have a proven motor.

The Dmax ticked all the box's for us, we bought it mainly for towing, at the time we didn't know which way we would go, van or camper trailer. In the end we bought a camper trailer.
But it can tow 3,000 kg and still carry 1000 kg. the rear seats are nice and comfy with plenty of room for our adult son who travels with us.
It has a 5 year warranty with 5 year roadside assist, it goes really well off road and by all accounts, it has one of the most reliable motors out there.