2002 Mercury Marauder from North America - Comments

Nothing at all, it's brand new!!!

Newest model to come out of the Mercury line up. The car is one of the most powerful sedans on the market, next to the F 150 Lightning. The Marauder comes fully loaded including leather interior, CD changer standard, all power features.

The car comes with a 4.6 liter Overhead Valve V8 pushing 320hp, 330lbs-ft of torque. The car has the ability to lay rubber, but due to the excellent traction control it is very difficult to do so. True dual exhaust with high flow catalytic converters, and mufflers with two 3 inch chrome tailpipes finishing off the rear.

The car right now only comes in a black finish, with carbon fiber look on the dash, and it finished off with 18 inch chrome aluminum alloy rims and P245/70/R18 low profile tires. This car is one of the best things to come out of Mercury since the previous 80's Cougar.

It's only 302HP not 320HP. I like the car though.

Actually the 302 horse power rating is underrated. Mercury has an updated manuscript for 03' stating the Marauder has actually 319 h.p. So 320 is about rite. Who cares, the car scares the imports away with its appearance alone!

This review sounds like it was copied out of a brochure for the Marauder, or at least written by someone who is trying to sell them.

OK I have a 03 marauder and it is more like 320hp, and yes the imports run far far away from it. however ford, likes to try and swindle people out of warranty claims.

320hp and the imports still beat it?

That's pretty sad...

I have an '02 Mercedes E class sedan with a V-6 that generates "only" 220hp...yet it does low sevens 0-60, just at the 302hp Maruader. The turbodiesel version of this Mercedes can do it in a smokin' 6.6 seconds! Yes...a diesel. These cars are smaller on the outside, but large on the inside compared to Crown Vics/Marquis. I believe Ford could easily build a car that meets these performance characteristics, but doesn't. Why is that?

All these import car companies such as Mercedes and lets say Honda can make a mass produced "performance" (if you call a ricer a performence car) car I think cause they can afford it. American cars made here (I'm not talking about a Mexican Mustang) cost assembly premiums per worker about $85 an hour (I can prove this). Now, when this is so and on top of this the workers are unionized, try to make a mass production high performance vehicle on top of that. Plus, the American car companies can only make a certain amount of 8 and 6 cylinder vehicles per year because of emission laws. Besides that, lets face it. The "new generation car guys" are very irresponsible and have no behavior restrictions. So if Detroit put out affordable 400h.p. machinery these days, they'd crash them into a wall faster then Michigan could produce em.'

I got the privlege of being able to drive my aunt's '03 Marauder, and I honestly have to say that I disagree with your statement saying that it is difficult to lay rubber, and that high 7's for a 0-60 time is slow for a car with 302, or 320 horsepower. Lets think about this, the Marauder is a beast that can comfortably fit 5 adults, along with all of their stuff. This car also has more storage space, more headroom, and more hip-room than any other car that is similar to it. Also, it doesn't cost more than $50,000 like some of the other high performance 300+ horsepower vehicles that you are comparing this to. I think that the Marauder is the BEST combination of power, space, and cost that you can get.

I just got one. As for it being heavy and slow, after a few mods ($500 or under) traction is an issue! I felt the car should have been marketed more than it was. That's what killed the sales IMHO. Nobody to this day has a clue what it is or what makes it "So Special" to us limited production owners. Most people are like Crown Vic with after market headlights, rims and tips.

The Mercury Marauder was made with too many restrictions. With slight mods to the diff and the air flow, the car will make most imports look like potatoes on the track.

Does it have a supercharger??? Because I'm trying to get one of those beasts.