# The Dodge Intrepid was once a Lambo. **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [December 16, 2010, 11:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-dodge-intrepid-was-once-a-lambo/256042 "2010-12-16T11:50:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bennyfizzle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bennyfizzle/32/6291_2.png) [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 11:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-dodge-intrepid-was-once-a-lambo/256042/1 "2010-12-16T11:50:37Z")
> **[Lamborghini Portofino](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamborghini_Portofino)** > > The Lamborghini Portofino was a concept car developed for Lamborghini by Kevin Verduyn, one of Chrysler's chief designers. Introduced at the 1987 Frankfurt Auto Show, it was a fully functional, four-door, four-seat sport sedan. In 1986, Kevin Verduyn designed a concept car model for Chrysler called the Navajo. The concept never went beyond the clay model stage, but when Chrysler acquired Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. in 1987, the design was resurrected and with some fairly minor tweaks, turned ... I’ve told a few people about this, nobody believed me. Discuss. ---
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 12:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-dodge-intrepid-was-once-a-lambo/256042/2 "2010-12-16T12:03:42Z")
![http://www.timpelen.com/images/cars/portofino_img09.jpg](http://www.timpelen.com/images/cars/portofino_img09.jpg) What was seen, cannot be unseen. Just cause the car caries the badge, doesn’t mean it caries the character as well. ---
**Author:** ![deadbeatrec](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deadbeatrec/32/6401_2.png) [@deadbeatrec](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deadbeatrec)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 12:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-dodge-intrepid-was-once-a-lambo/256042/3 "2010-12-16T12:04:41Z")
what happened to the only car? they crash it into a guardrail or something? ---
**Author:** ![ReDevil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redevil/32/6385_2.png) [@ReDevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ReDevil)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 1:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-dodge-intrepid-was-once-a-lambo/256042/4 "2010-12-16T13:35:41Z")
Front winged doors, rear suicide doors. Yeah, that’ll do pig, that’ll do. ---
**Author:** ![McLen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mclen/32/6354_2.png) [@McLen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/McLen)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 1:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-dodge-intrepid-was-once-a-lambo/256042/5 "2010-12-16T13:42:55Z")
Cannot… unsee… ---
**Author:** ![Mafdark](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mafdark/32/6322_2.png) [@Mafdark](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mafdark)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 2:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-dodge-intrepid-was-once-a-lambo/256042/6 "2010-12-16T14:13:28Z")
> a lengthened Jalpa chassis, giving the car a mid-engine rear-wheel drive layout. It also made use of the Jalpa’s 3.5 L V8 engine and 5 speed transmission. stratus not found ---
**Author:** ![Mafdark](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mafdark/32/6322_2.png) [@Mafdark](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mafdark)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 2:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-dodge-intrepid-was-once-a-lambo/256042/7 "2010-12-16T14:17:17Z")
PS: having chrysler’s designer make a concept car for lambo doesn’t make it much of a lambo. Especially if it was the guy responsible for shit like the prowler and pacifica. ---
**Author:** ![car\_ramrod](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/car_ramrod/32/6441_2.png) [@car\_ramrod](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/car_ramrod)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 2:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-dodge-intrepid-was-once-a-lambo/256042/8 "2010-12-16T14:21:24Z")
So being that I’ve owned an intrepid I can now say I’ve owned Lamborghini. ---
**Author:** ![slwrthnu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slwrthnu/32/6296_2.png) [@slwrthnu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slwrthnu)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 9:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-dodge-intrepid-was-once-a-lambo/256042/9 "2010-12-16T21:20:18Z")
don’t see it say anything about an intrepid. ---
**Author:** ![HANSTECH](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hanstech/32/6445_2.png) [@HANSTECH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HANSTECH)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 7:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-dodge-intrepid-was-once-a-lambo/256042/10 "2010-12-17T07:58:22Z")
where is the UR TT version? ---
**Author:** ![bennyfizzle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bennyfizzle/32/6291_2.png) [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 1:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-dodge-intrepid-was-once-a-lambo/256042/11 "2010-12-17T13:14:02Z")
> [@slwrthnu"](#): > > don’t see it say anything about an intrepid. > The Portofino was notable for being an early example of [cab forward](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cab_forward) styling, and many aspects of its design made it into the [Chrysler LH platform](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_LH_platform) which initially included the [Chrysler Concorde](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Concorde), [Dodge Intrepid](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_Intrepid) and [Eagle Vision](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Vision). . ---
**Author:** ![JiM\_P\_2001](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jim_p_2001/32/6364_2.png) [@JiM\_P\_2001](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JiM_P_2001)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 8:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-dodge-intrepid-was-once-a-lambo/256042/12 "2010-12-17T20:48:31Z")
That’s why I rolled hard in the Concorde. I can’t believe I went from a Lambo to a NASCAR for a daily… What was I thinking? ---
**Author:** ![slwrthnu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slwrthnu/32/6296_2.png) [@slwrthnu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slwrthnu)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2010, 6:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-dodge-intrepid-was-once-a-lambo/256042/13 "2010-12-18T18:11:14Z")
> [@FS: Tires 185/70R14](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-tires-185-70r14/35077/9): > > . aspects of design != lambo. ---
**Author:** ![b-ri](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/b-ri/32/6376_2.png) [@b-ri](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/b-ri)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2010, 7:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-dodge-intrepid-was-once-a-lambo/256042/14 "2010-12-18T19:52:57Z")
my teachers told me wikipedia cannot be used as a source ---
**Author:** ![car\_ramrod](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/car_ramrod/32/6441_2.png) [@car\_ramrod](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/car_ramrod)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2010, 7:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-dodge-intrepid-was-once-a-lambo/256042/15 "2010-12-19T07:47:19Z")
> [@WTB hydro tranny](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-hydro-tranny/38099/14): > > my teachers told me wikipedia cannot be used as a source well your teachers are obviously full of shit ---
**Author:** ![bennyfizzle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bennyfizzle/32/6291_2.png) [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2010, 8:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-dodge-intrepid-was-once-a-lambo/256042/16 "2010-12-19T08:03:25Z")
> [@first try at HDR, what ya think? UPDATED 11-11](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/first-try-at-hdr-what-ya-think-updated-11-11/38151/10): > > aspects of design != lambo. ![http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ5kwDmT_9RaPIPGIx4uku2BySnCDwloLPX0ur0rIHXoadWrXWM](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/3/f/3f79805cb004ab50ca61c15a396bed861e7254b1.jpeg) yup ---
**Author:** ![99FRC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/99frc/32/6335_2.png) [@99FRC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/99FRC)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2010, 9:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-dodge-intrepid-was-once-a-lambo/256042/17 "2010-12-19T09:12:24Z")
It looks like a Stealth and an Intrepid mated and had a deformed child. ---
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2010, 10:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-dodge-intrepid-was-once-a-lambo/256042/18 "2010-12-19T10:13:09Z")
Benny does have a point on a technicality. ---
**Author:** ![slwrthnu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slwrthnu/32/6296_2.png) [@slwrthnu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slwrthnu)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2010, 11:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-dodge-intrepid-was-once-a-lambo/256042/19 "2010-12-19T11:30:32Z")
> [@On another topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/38098/44): > > ![http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ5kwDmT_9RaPIPGIx4uku2BySnCDwloLPX0ur0rIHXoadWrXWM](http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ5kwDmT_9RaPIPGIx4uku2BySnCDwloLPX0ur0rIHXoadWrXWM) > > yup hi i’m giving you shit for the sake of giving you shit. cars are not the same. thats like saying my car is a viper cause they have similar design aspects.