Oldsmobile Intrigue | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | General Motors |
Production | May 5, 1997–June 14, 2002 |
Model years | 1998–2002 |
Assembly | Kansas City, Kansas, United States |
Designer | Brigid O'Kane (1993)[1] Pete Lawlis, interior[2] |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Mid-size car |
Body style | 4-door sedan |
Layout | Transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive |
Platform | W-body 2nd Gen/GMX170 |
Related | |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 3.8 L L36 OHV V6 3.5 L LX5 DOHC V6 |
Transmission | 4-speed 4T65-E automatic |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 109.0 in (2,769 mm) |
Length | 195.9 in (4,976 mm) |
Width | 73.6 in (1,869 mm) |
Height | 56.6 in (1,438 mm) |
Curb weight | 3,455 lb (1,567 kg) |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme |
The Oldsmobile Intrigue is a mid-size sedan that was manufactured from 1997 through 2002 by Oldsmobile. The Intrigue's design cues were first seen in 1995 with the Oldsmobile Antares concept car, being unveiled in production form in January 1996 at the North American International Auto Show. The Intrigue was the first casualty in the three-year phase-out process of Oldsmobile; Olds' remaining models would last an additional year or two.
The Oldsmobile Intrigue was introduced on May 5, 1997 as a 1998 model, and replaced the aging Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme. It rode on the second-generation of the W-body, which it shared with the Buick Regal. The Oldsmobile Intrigue was supposed to compete with upscale Japanese and European imports such as Acura and BMW.[3] The Oldsmobile Intrigue was heavily inspired by the Oldsmobile Aurora and the 1995 Oldsmobile Antares concept.