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Mercury Marauder

A Grand Marquis with the Mustang Mach 1's 4.6 DOHC V8, a limited-slip differential, the Police Interceptor's suspension and rear disc brakes — which is the point: mechanically it is a Panther-platform car and every Crown Victoria and Grand Marquis procedure applies to the chassis, but the engine is not the SOHC Triton those cars use and its documentation is the Mustang's. About 11,000 were built in two years, so the aluminium DOHC engine's specific parts — coil packs, intake, accessory drive — are the ones that are hard to find.

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Mercury Marauder, front view
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Generations

  • Panther 2002–2004

    Sold as 2003 and 2004 models. Every car is black or one of three other colours, all with the same powertrain.

    Body styles
    Sedan
    Platform
    Ford Panther
    Engines
    • 4.6 DOHC V8 — INTECH · petrol · 225 kW (302 hp) · 431 Nm (318 lb-ft) · InTech, aluminium block
    Transmissions
    4-speed 4R70W automatic · 4-speed 4R75W automatic
    Drivetrain
    Rear-wheel drive

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