Oldsmobile Intrigue

Oldsmobile Intrigue
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	Buick Century Buick Regal Chevrolet Impala Chevrolet Monte Carlo Pontiac Grand Prix
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.