Just when it seemed all cars would be front-drive, four-cylinder boxes, Dodge introduced the outrageous 400-hp 8.0-liter V10-powered Viper RT/10 roadster. And the world was saved.
Even before the Mini, Fiat's diminutive rear-engine 500 was winning races and proving a small car could be a performance car. The Abarth tuning firm made it a legend.
