The Plymouth Duster 340 proved that raw acceleration was not the only way to make a car feel fast. By wrapping a lively small ...

If only, you might be thinking, there was a car that combined the best of those family SUV qualities – practicality, flexibility and rugged looks – with the lower purchase price of a small family car.

Building something a little sportier on an economy car platform was a tried-and-true strategy in 1960s Detroit, with the most famous example being the transformation of the modest Ford Falcon’s bones ...