When did they stop making Mercury Marauder?
2004
After lower than expected sales, the Marauder was discontinued at the end of the 2004 model year. As it was the final nameplate introduced on the Panther platform architecture, the Mercury Marauder remains the final rear-wheel drive sedan introduced by Ford Motor Company in North America (as of the 2020 model year).
When was the last year the Mercury Marauder was made?
For the 2003 model year, the Mercury Marauder nameplate was revived as a high-performance variant of the full-size Grand Marquis. After lower than expected sales, the Marauder was discontinued at the end of the 2004 model year. As it was the final nameplate introduced on the Panther platform architecture,…
Who is the driver of the 2003 Mercury Marauder?
One thing’s for sure. The Marauder needs to be quicker if it’s to hitch its star to the fleeting whims of aging SS cultists. In a sense, Mercury is lucky that those buyers are quick to ferret out aftermarket bolt-ons. Kenny Brown, Ford Racing, Roush Racing, and McLaren are all expected to offer supercharging kits for this car.
What are the features of a Mercury Marauder?
To offer a higher-performance version of the Marauder, Mercury introduced the Marauder X-100. While nearly all features of the X-100 were cosmetic, the Marauder X-100 offered a choice of twin comfort lounge seats, bench seat or bucket seats with a floor console housing a U-shaped automatic transmission shift handle.
Is the Ford Marauder still on the market?
In the car biz, that’s two lifetimes, four epochs, and one Ice Age ago. Not even Ford knows whether there remains a market for big, brooding, brutish boulevardiers. But if so, 18,000 Marauders can be produced annually. For now, coal is the only hue, though dark blue arrives in six months and silver for 2004.
For the 2003 model year, the Mercury Marauder nameplate was revived as a high-performance variant of the full-size Grand Marquis. After lower than expected sales, the Marauder was discontinued at the end of the 2004 model year. As it was the final nameplate introduced on the Panther platform architecture,…
One thing’s for sure. The Marauder needs to be quicker if it’s to hitch its star to the fleeting whims of aging SS cultists. In a sense, Mercury is lucky that those buyers are quick to ferret out aftermarket bolt-ons. Kenny Brown, Ford Racing, Roush Racing, and McLaren are all expected to offer supercharging kits for this car.
To offer a higher-performance version of the Marauder, Mercury introduced the Marauder X-100. While nearly all features of the X-100 were cosmetic, the Marauder X-100 offered a choice of twin comfort lounge seats, bench seat or bucket seats with a floor console housing a U-shaped automatic transmission shift handle.
In the car biz, that’s two lifetimes, four epochs, and one Ice Age ago. Not even Ford knows whether there remains a market for big, brooding, brutish boulevardiers. But if so, 18,000 Marauders can be produced annually. For now, coal is the only hue, though dark blue arrives in six months and silver for 2004.