1996 Dodge Intrepid Interceptor review from North America

Other than the usual maintenance, I've replaced the thermostat, the left tire rod end and the headlight mounting brackets and plastic... the brackets were actually severed from the body of the car, and it was never in an accident, the headlights fogged over to the point where at night even with the high beams on, they barely illuminated more than 5 feet past that of the excellent fog lamps.

Has a slight power steering leak, but not major, and no rust, which is amazing considering it has been driven in the winter everyday on hwy 41 in Wisconsin from green bay to Appleton, where they salt the road comparable to the Atlantic Ocean.

The transmission was replaced around 58000 miles. Driving down the hwy with it ripping out from underneath your feet is never fun. Was replaced with a 6 speed auto from a Stratus, never got it out of 5th gear because by then I'm already going 160mph!

I LOVE THIS CAR.

After doing some research I found out that the engine is actually a 3.5 bored over to a 4.5 stock by Dodge. It is #138 of 400 canceled police interceptors from 1996. Never saw the force.

I can take a 90 degree turn at 60 and the tires barely squeal or smoke. I've topped the car out at 185mph simply because I ran out of road and the road ride was like I was flying in my Piper Super Cub; incredibly smooth and responsive.

My car was never actually painted though. It's a primer grey, almost battleship grey, powder coat body and undercarriage perfect with 3 layers of clear coat stock.

I redesigned the entire exhaust system myself where I reused all the pipe and the original resonator tailpipe. Now it rivals most Duramax diesels and sounds like a Boeing B-17 around 80.