You can't go home again . Not exactly - though its performance numbers would blow away many of the sport sedans of yesteryear. What it is, is a balanced, well-thought out, and often rewarding family sedan. Thing is, it's so quiet and composed that you don't really realize how quickly you're getting up to speed. This vehicle, thanks no doubt to its flowing lines, generates less wind noise than anything I can recall driving in the last three or four years.
Conversation is definitely an option, even at high speeds.
The handling is sure, but something less than razor-sharp. On the other hand, this 2000 Intrepid delivered a markedly smoother ride than the last version I tested back in '98. Given the unpleasantness we're experiencing at the pumps these days, that's something to factor into your calculations. If you want heads swiveling when you drive by, that's a downer. But if you'd just as soon evade the attention of the gendarmes, it could be a big, and money-saving, plus.