Will the Apple MacBook Pro MA092LL/A be able to run Lion smoothly? Or will it weigh it down and make it run slow?

I am looking into upgrading my Macbook and I need to know if it will cause it to be extremely slow or if I should purchase a newer model. I would like to stick with the one I have for money purposes.
Its a 17"
Apple MacBook Pro MA092LL/A
Intel Core Duo
2.16 GHZ
2GB of Memory
667 MHz Bus Speed
500 GB, 7200 RPM Hard Drive
With these specs.

Thank you for helping me out on this.
I think I will end up buying a new machine.
Though, I will look in the refurb section.
Thanks for all the advice.
~ Joseph

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