2012 Dodge Durango
VERSATILITY
Price: $28,995
The promise of the modern SUV is having a vehicle that can take you—and your gear and family—anywhere. It's not every day that you pack in all the kids, hitch up a camper trailer and trundle down a gnarly trail to a secluded spot, but it's nice to know you've got the option. The Durango is a vehicle that provides nearly limitless opportunities. It seats seven in a cleanly designed interior, can tow up to 7400 pounds and has the mechanical hardware—a robust center differential rather than a light-duty clutch pack—to traverse terrain that would humble most sport utes. During a recent seven-SUV torture test on a Michigan sand dune, we used the Durango to tow out the other SUVs that got beached.
