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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GIVE ME MORE POWER...PLEASE - 2003 Mercury Marauder
By Mike Meidroth - January 4 - 2:00 amWeve had the car for 4 months and thus far it has been problem free, no visits to the dealership or unusual gremlins! They notified me in July 02 that vehicles were in transit but I had decided to wait for the X100 limited production version. After seeing and driving the Marauder, we decided to go ahead and buy it and replace the daily driver. The admiring glances and thumbs up from other drivers has been a kick. My wife drives it most of the time and loves to tell people its her car not mine (she tells me she smoked a guy and his 4-speed El Camino from a rolling start the other day!).
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Big Merc - 2003 Mercury Marauder
By BigMerc - August 23 - 2:00 amOverall 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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Coping... - 2003 Mercury Marauder
By jameslowell - January 29 - 10:00 amThe 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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Under the Radar - 2003 Mercury Marauder
By cred - January 4 - 9:53 pmThe 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 amthis is a fun car. gets a lot of looks. needs more power at low end. i plan to add a supercharger when available.
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American Ride! - 2003 Mercury Marauder
By Wiking - November 18 - 10:00 amI recently moved to US from Sweden were Volvos is born, but NEVER owned one. Volvos are BORING even in Sweden. So I´ve driven many car brands such as Audi, BMW and SAAB. In USA i bought the most american car of them all, beacause: POWER! 300hp V8 is more than enough. COMFORT! A Benz S-Class might beat it. LOOKS! fast even parked. SOUND. Hey It´s a V8. I like V8´s. I love V8´s. HANDLING. When the road is straight it´s perfect. But you can´t cut street corners like a BMW 325. CONCLUSION: This might not be the best car I´ve ever owned. But it will be the most loved and rememberd.
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Have fun with this one - 2003 Mercury Marauder
By Troll - October 22 - 2:00 amOK, so I dont have $35K but I got to test drive one for about an hour yesterday. VERY fun car to drive. Looks like a sedan a businessman would own, but handles and performs like a much smaller, faster car. Very tight handling due to the 50/50 weight distribution. One thing I heard is driving this car will attract attention from Officer Friendly - and it makes sense given how powerful this car is.
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Almighty Powerful Marauder! - 2003 Mercury Marauder
By PMS - August 12 - 2:00 amThe Marauder is NOT your average family car. Its HOT! From the initial engine throaty rumble eminating from the dual chrome exahaust pipes - you know it! I drive locally and on the Turnpike and have nothing but good things to say. Cornering is a breeze - no body roll - I can take most corners at 40 mph which is accompanied by the adrenaline-rush one gets on a roller coaster. Breaking is smooth and solid. Steering is very responsive -- the Marauder has serpentined many a pot hole here in PA this winter! This is truely a bad ass wolf in sportly styled sheeps clothing. I bought this as an early 40th bday present and love to drive it whenever I can.
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Handles well at speed - 2003 Mercury Marauder
By eng1neer - May 17 - 10:00 amI have about 200 Miles on my Maurader. I have had it up to 110 and it handles pretty well at that speed. I have been babying it a bit since its so new. Car pulls pretty well at upper RPMs and has smooth continuing power but will not burn the tires off the line very well. Ford Tech services claims fuel cut off at 123 but have yet to test this. Seems to handle much better at speed than the Crown Vic Sport pkg Car. Overall the car does very well but wont pass a gas station and it claims that Premium fuel is required. Milage statement on sticker seems to be very pie in the sky optimum operating condition numbers.
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Nice but... - 2003 Mercury Marauder
By Fletch2112 - December 17 - 10:00 amA very nice car. Not worth the MSRP by any means but the market seems kind to serious purchasers. Mercury had better offer up some more power plant options! Hmmm, I would compare with a like model but I cant think of any. Not for the same money. And dont even think of comparing it to something that is front- wheel drive!!!!!
