Dodge Intrepid Tires

On the market from 1993 to 2004, the Intrepid was a full-size sedan from Dodge, built on their all-new front-wheel drive LH platform, and was the stablemate of the Chrysler Concorde. The Intrepid ran for two generations and was on Car & Driver’s Ten Best list four times. This big, roomy sedan and the LH “Cab Forward” design were pretty revolutionary for the time; Intrepids were offered with a 2.7L, 3.2L, or 3.5L V6, with the option of an R/T package that upped the 3.5L engine’s output to a robust 250 hp. While a bit bigger, the second generation of the Intrepid featured a more rigid body shell and double-shear suspension mounts for handling that were fairly nimble and responsive for such a big car. The Intrepid was available in Base, ES, SE, SXT, and R/T trim levels before being discontinued.

Here at SimpleTire, our team has gone through the catalog and compiled some of the best tire options for your Dodge Intrepid, including premium all-season and winter tires. We then ranked them in Best/Great/Good order and used our SimpleScore system to determine a numerical score for each tire's traction, handling, and longevity categories. Ready? Let’s go in for a closer look:

1. Cooper Endeavor Plus - Best All-Season Tire

Founded in 1914, Cooper is one of America’s oldest tire brands. Cooper built on the success of the proven Endeavor H/T for the Endeavor Plus, incorporating a silica-enriched rubber formulation engineered for excellent wear properties and dependable traction on wet pavement. The Endeavor Plus has a modern all-season tread pattern with wide circumferential and angled lateral grooves to disperse standing water and resist hydroplaning. A WearSquare indicator lets a driver keep tabs on excessive treadwear, and an added layer of reinforced material enhances the durability and ride quality of the Endeavor Plus. The Cooper Endeavor Plus is an excellent value in an all-season tire for crossovers and SUVs and is backed by a 65,000 mile limited manufacturer tread life warranty. Our SimpleScore ratings for the Endeavor Plus are 8.4 for traction, 8.6 for handling, and 9.7 for longevity, with an overall composite score 8.8.

2. Toyo Celsius II - Best All-Weather Tire

The all-weather tire category might be unfamiliar to some drivers; it is similar to an all-season tire but designed with features that enhance winter performance. In other words, they split the difference between all-season and dedicated winter tires. The Toyo Celsius II is an excellent example of an all-weather tire, with enhanced grip and performance in wet or wintry conditions paired up with the ride comfort, handling, and low noise of a Grand Touring tire. Sure enough, the Toyo Celsius II has the Three Peak Mountain Snowflake certification for severe winter conditions, with a silica-rich tread formulation designed for extended wear and enhanced grip in wet or wintry conditions. The Celsius II is designed with an asymmetric tread, large, solid tread blocks, and a dense pattern of multi-wave sipes that multiply grip with hundreds of extra hair-thin edges to chew through snow and slush. SimpleScore for traction: 8.7. That tread pattern and a high-stiffness design that includes a polyester casing with two steel belts, a jointless nylon cap ply, and a stiff shoulder all help deliver outstanding cornering, braking, steering response, and high-speed stability for a SimpleScore of 8.6 for handling. All those features also figure into our SimpleScore of 9.6 for longevity (and a Toyo limited manufacturer tread life warranty of 60,000 miles).

3. General Altimax Arctic 12 - Best Winter Tire

The snow’s flying, the ice is piling up on the roads, and there’s no way a set of all-season tires will dependably get the job done for you. That’s when you need a reliable purpose-built winter tire for your Dodge Intrepid, and our recommendation is the General Altimax Arctic 12. This affordable winter tire gets high marks in our SimpleScore rankings, with 8.5 for traction, 8.6 for longevity, 8.3 for handling, and 8.4 for an overall composite score. The directional winter tread of the Altimax Arctic 12 features an arrow-shaped center rib that enhances stability, control, and handling and a system of high-void angled grooves, wide lateral notches, strategically angled tread blocks, and serrated sipes that all boost performance in snow, slush, and water. The Altimax Arctic 12’s winter tread formulation is also designed to stay flexible for traction in subfreezing weather. A high turn-up polyester casing, two wide steel belts, and a spiral wound polyamide cap ply layer boost durability. Unsurprisingly, the Altimax Arctic 12 is Three Peak Mountain Snowflake rated for severe winter service. The Altimax Arctic 12 is also pre-drilled to install TSMI #12 metallic studs easily in icy conditions. Remember to check your state laws for the legality of studded tires in your areas; they’re illegal in some states and restricted to certain months in others.

These are three great choices for tires for your Dodge Intrepid, but we’re not finished yet. Here’s a couple more to consider:

4. Nexen N’Priz AH8 - Great All-Season Performance Tire:

Here is a performance-oriented all-season tire that comes at an affordable price point, making it a great pick for a Dodge Intrepid: the Nexen n’Priz AH8. Nexen offers a 70,000 mile manufacturer’s treadwear warranty for the N’Priz AH8, thanks to its wear-resistant silica-enhanced rubber formulation – which is more than enough for us to give the N’Priz AH8 a SimpleScore of 9.6 for longevity. That extra tread depth, an all-season tread design, and a dense network of sipes also boost traction for a SimpleScore of 8.6 in that category. Stable internal construction, the stickier silica-rich tread formulation, and tread design add to superb cornering, braking, road manners, and steering response. For such predictable and precise handling, we noted a SimpleScore of 8.8.

5. Westlake RP18 - Good All-Season Tire

We’re going to wrap up this roundup with the Westlake RP18, a great value in an all-season tire that can punch far above its weight class when it comes to performance and overall bang for the buck. Wear properties with the Westlake RP18 are excellent; Westlake backs the RP18 with a 45,000 mile manufacturer’s treadwear warranty, and we give this tire a SimpleScore of 8.2 for longevity. We’re also compelled to talk about the dependable year-round traction of the RP18, thanks to its dense network of sipes and an all-season tread pattern of circumferential grooves angled/lateral grooves. With that all in mind, we give the RP18 a SimpleScore of 8.1 for traction. Steering response, cornering, braking, and road manners are all direct and sharp thanks to that tread design, along with a notched shoulder that boosts cornering dynamics and a contact patch optimized to keep the most rubber in contact with the road at all times. SimpleScore for handling: 8.3.

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