Apparently Ford will stop production of Marauder rather than put the supercharger in it.

Source: Autoweek March 29, 2004

 

Mercury to drop Marauder after '04 model year


By AMY WILSON | Automotive News


DETROIT - Mercury will drop the Marauder performance sedan after the 2004 model year. Production of the Marauder at the St. Thomas, Ontario, assembly plant will end in June, a Mercury spokesman said last week.

"We made a decision to concentrate our resources on the new launches," Mercury spokesman Todd Nissen said. Mercury will introduce the Montego sedan and Mariner sport wagon in September.

Mercury doesn't break out sales for the Marauder, which is part of the Grand Marquis family. The Marauder's base sticker is $34,945, including the destination charge.

 

well that was a flash in the pan wasn't it

 

i hate to hear that. The Marauder and the 05 Mustang GT are the only cars I am interested in. Last time I bought a sports car I had the same dilemma 1996 Z28 or Impala SS. I went with the Z28... kinda wish I had bought the Impala SS the resale on them seems very high compared to the Z28.

 

I don't think the maurader was marketed well enought IMO.

another thing to keep in mind is a stock 260HP '96 SS was still faster than the 302HP maurader.

 

The Marauder had a great commercial for a short time. The one where it oozes around town and then scares the other cares around it in the parking garage was brillant. I was sad when I realized I hadn't seen it in awhile.

But there were alot of problems. Too little power, Interior looked too stock (except for the Mercury-Head seats), and after the convertible concept Ford seemed to just freeze the design and stop trying. I think they acould have done great things with it, but instead it got lost in the shuffle.

 

maybe..the Cougar will come back

wishful thinking

 

Cool, maybe I can snag one for cheap off of a Mercury lot...

"Come on, man. You aren't selling these things. Lemme have it for $25k."

(wishful thinking)

 

I just posted about this car! It is a great car! :worship:

 

Ford had a lot of problems under Jacques Nasser. Need I say more? The Marauder was one of many. Blackwood as well. T-Bird as well. Marketing flops ...

 

You mentioned the Blackwood, funny how Ford has a short memory. They showed the Mark LT at the NYIAS. Who's going to pay the $50K for a pickup with a white, um excuse me, cream colored interior, with sheepskin flooring?

Mark LT

 

your key target with these luxo-pickups is the "rappers" you get enough of them to buy your truck, then you build a name for yourself. Once they start singing about their rides, the fans too will try and imitate them. Hence why the Escalde and Navigator are reeaaaally popular among the rap and ghetto pimp scenes. its what keep the sales going. So Ford needs to find a way to make this truck appeal to that key group.

 

I guess it looks too much like a police car to appeal to gangsta rappers. B)

 

really???

 

Not much faster.

1996 Chevrolet Impala SS

Type: V8
Displacement: 5760 cc
Horsepower: 260 bhp @ 5000 rpm
Torque: 330 lb-ft @ 2400 rpm

0-60 mph: 7.1 sec
Quarter Mile: 15.4 sec @ 91 mph

2003 Mercury Marauder

Type: V8
Displacement: 4606 cc
Horsepower: 302 bhp @ 5750 rpm
Torque: 318 lb-ft @ 4300 rpm

0-60 mph: 6.5 sec
Quarter Mile: 15.5 sec @ 93 mph

 

I can tell you that the SS does not have a 0-60 time that low. It's more like 7.5 seconds. The Marauder, I believe, comes stock with 3.55 gears. I can't be certain this late, though...

But, if the Marauder is to your liking, pick one up for cheap and take it to Dennis Reinhart... This Marauder now runs 10's on pump gas, with 575 rwhp:





Click here for more pics and info.

 

How much I would love to own that car!

One of the ultimate Q-cars!!