1998-2004 Dodge Intrepid: Overview

Vehicle Highlights

Sharing mechanical and interior design with Chrysler's Concorde, the restyled Intrepid shared no body panels with its more costly cousin. Like the Concorde, Dodge's front-drive full-size model was dramatically redesigned for 1998, with an especially striking front end and a substantially revised chassis. No Eagle counterpart appeared, because Chrysler discontinued that make after the 1998 model year. Base engine was a 2.7-liter V6, making 200 horsepower. A stronger and larger 3.2-liter V6, producing 225 horsepower, went into the sportier ES edition. That model also gained Chrysler's Autostick transmission, which could be shifted manually. Base Intrepids used an ordinary 4-speed automatic transmission. Both engines had aluminum blocks and cylinder heads. Front bucket seats and a floor-mounted gearshift lever were standard. A front bench seat and column shift could be installed instead in the base model, increasing seating capacity to six. Antilock braking was standard on the ES, optional on base models. All Intrepids had dual front airbags. Rivals included the Buick LeSabre, Oldsmobile Eighty Eight and LSS, Pontiac Bonneville, and Toyota Avalon.