Overview & Reviews

In an effort to generate interest in what seems to be a dying brand, Mercury takes a page out of a decade-old Chevrolet playbook and paints a Grand Marquis Amish-black, bolts on 18-inch wheels and stuffs a 300-horse V8 under the hood. The result is surprisingly appealing.

• Beefy horsepower figures, all-American attitude.

• Needs more low-end punch, no independent rear suspension.

User Reviews:

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  Too much fun! - 2003 Mercury Marauder
  By Fitz - November 7 - 10:00 am

  I went from a Grand Marquise to a Marauder. Best change I could have made. This car drives like a sports car, but is a full size sedan. Its comfortable, reliable, fast, and just Too much fun!

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  awesome bluesmobile - 2003 Mercury Marauder
  By dave johnson - October 22 - 4:50 pm

  awesome ride! excellent acceleration, braking, people stay back, this car rocks. the heck with puny gas miser imports that suck all the fun out of driving.

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  POLICE SLEEPER - 2003 Mercury Marauder
  By ROBERT ROSA - August 30 - 10:00 am

  THE 03 MARAUDER IS A HARD CORE RIDE WITH A VERY RESPONSIVE THROTTLE THE CAR LAUNCHES BUT AT THE SAME TIME IT STICKS TO THE ASPHAULT THANKS TO THE MEAT ON ITS 18 INCH WHEELS. BRAKEING IS GREAT THANKS TO THE FOUR WHEEL DISC WITH DAUL PISTON DISC UP FRONT. 302 HP THERE NOT KIDDING IT BUILDS POWER THREW OUT ITS POWER BAN. OUTSTANDING RIDE THE BIG POWERFUL AMERICAN CRIUSER IS BACK!!!

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  Big Merc - 2003 Mercury Marauder
  By BigMerc - August 23 - 2:00 am

  Overall a great car to drive, will tinker with it a bit just for some more low end horses, but a satisfying car overall, those who dont like it are chevy guys just crying in their beer (because they are unemployed too)

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  Five Years - 2003 Mercury Marauder
  By chapel1 - May 10 - 1:20 am

  Still as much fun as when I bought it 4 years ago. Best Advice, get a power tune or a chip, Your transmission will shift smoother and your engine will awaken from its factory EPA settings. Big Black and Fast! And still nice enough to take on vacation or out to dinner. You can achieve 23 mpg fully loaded at highway speeds.

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  Love my Marauder - 2003 Mercury Marauder
  By jeffn - April 6 - 10:00 am

  Handles well, no slop in the steering and no "floating" in curves or on bumpy roads. It is slow off the mark but quickly picks up once the tach reaches 3000. It has the quiet ride that youd expect from Ford and the leather seats are quite luxurious.

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  Coping... - 2003 Mercury Marauder
  By jameslowell - January 29 - 10:00 am

  The combination of looks, sound, and performance are only surpassed by the frequent looks and comments my Marauder has received. Originally I felt the car could use additional starting-out-ooomph but as it (and you) get some miles you realize the unnecessar-iness of that. I have had a 96GSvette, 2-Z28s, and a 2000CamaroSS and, yes, during all that time my 96TownCar (a teen once commented "my GranDaddy has a towncar like that !"). This Marauder exceeds my appreciation for them all when considering good looks, awesome variable sound, superb handling - with the Marauder though, I get in it each time and do not ponder my "next car".

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  Super Street Cruizer - 2003 Mercury Marauder
  By SuperSleeper - January 16 - 2:00 am

  i own 1 of 2 blue marauders in cali, its the perfect sleeper! cant wait to drop in a new cat-back exhaust system, headers, intake, tb, and kenne bell s/c!

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  Under the Radar - 2003 Mercury Marauder
  By cred - January 4 - 9:53 pm

  The subdued styling, borrowed from the Grand Marquis and Crown Victoria allows the Marauder to be a true sleeper. Considering the weight of the Marauder performance is excellent. Handling is predictable, and can be pushed. Tail slide in hard cornering is likely in hard cornering or slick conditions, but the long wheel base and responsive steering allows a driver to push through it. On the entertaining side, when cruising on or slightly above the legally posted speed limit on the interstate, lines of brake lights will pop up and hearts will skip a beat as police cruiser clone pops out of traffic. Very reliable. I replaced a set of shocks, 18 oil changes, k&n air filter & drove it over 95k.

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  nice car - 2003 Mercury Marauder
  By joe t - December 16 - 10:00 am

  this is a fun car. gets a lot of looks. needs more power at low end. i plan to add a supercharger when available.