The GWM Cannon Alpha is one of the most promising in a flurry of strong-value dual-cab utes in Australia with plug-in and hybrid powertrains. If you’re considering one, there’s more to it than just price and good looks.

Just because a ute is cheap, that doesn’t mean it’s worth the money. Is the GWM Cannon more than just a cut-price Ranger wannabe? Can it offer towing, off-roading capability and robust design to compete with the big brand dual-cab utes like Hilux and Triton?

The GWM Cannon Alpha plug-in hybrid is the ute catching every other ute brand napping in the Australian market. It’s innovative, full of clever design and has bucketloads of grunt for towing, load-carrying, touring and off-roading. It’ll leave a turbo-diesel Hilux for dead, and leave you with change, unlike Ford Ranger.