If you're one of those Americans who super-sizes her meals at the Micky D's drive-thru, the mucho grande Dodge Durango is right up your alley.

Two inches longer than the Chevrolet Trailblazer, four inches longer than the Ford Explorer, a huge 12 inches longer than the Jeep Grand Cherokee and weighing in at nearly 5,000 pounds with a passenger or two, the Durango definitely counts as a plus-size model. But as the saying goes, size matters, and accordingly, everything on the Dodge is big.

Its big, wide interior holds up to eight big passengers (with the optional third-row seat) or up to 88.0 cubic feet of cargo, and its big schnoz is occupied by-what else-big V-8s.
Admittedly, as other SUVs have grown in size, particularly the Explorer and Trailblazer (both of which are actually wider than this broad-shouldered Dodge), the Durango doesn't seem as huge as it once did. But it still feels big, especially if you're the one behind the wheel-which is a good thing if you're the type who likes the invincible feeling of driving something big, sturdy and intimidating (and if you like the Durango's big rig styling, you probably are).

The base Durango comes reasonably well equipped with keyless entry, power accessories and a 235-hp V-8 engine, all for way less than $30K. Move up to SLT trim and you'll get more interior niceties, as well as the option of ordering a throatier 245-hp V-8 that can tow pretty much anything with a hitch (as long as it weighs 7550 pounds or less). The SLT Plus trim level gives you leather and wood, giving you near-Cadillac levels of equipment (okay, more like Buick), but still nowhere near Cadillac levels of ride quality. Rear-wheel drive is standard, with part-time four-wheel optional at all trim levels drive, and a full-time system optional on SLT and above.