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1 of 328!

This is 1 of only 328 Dark Blue Pearl Marauders.

The short-lived Marauder (2003-2004) just might be Mercury's best engineering effort and their inept marketing department's best kept secret!

With a 302 horsepower, 32-valve V8 (basically, the old naturally-aspirated Mustang Cobra engine retuned by Roush), factory 3.55 gears and steamroller 18 inch tires this 4200 pound luxury sedan will grab 60 miles per hour in just over 6 seconds.

Floormat the Go-Pedal in 'Drive' and it will chirp the tires into 2nd gear and - with a 6100 rpm redline - it won't even reach for 3rd until the car has cleared 90 miles per hour. Ungoverned, it would top out at just over 140 miles per hour.

Definitely not your father's Mercury! Outside of an intimidating silhouette it actually shares very little with cost-conscious Police Interceptors. In addition to the extra 60 horsepower and 16 valves the Mercury offers over the pursuit models, Tokico shocks, coil-over front suspension, load-leveling rear suspension, lots of French-stitched leather, Cibie fog lamps, and 3.5' polished stainless exhaust round out the package.

This example includes the optional heated seats and 6-disc Alpine CD changer as well as a custom moon roof and mildly tinted windows.

With a cavernous trunk and plenty of room for car seats, it just might be the ultimate family Mustang!

The name 'Marauder' adorned Mercury vehicles for the first time in 1963, used to represent their two-door fastback hardtop. The name continued for a few years, ending in 1965, before being re-introduced in 1969 as a distinct model. The Marauder was a luxury car powered by a 390 cubic-inch V8 engine; the X-100 version had an even larger, 429 cubic-inch engine that produced an impressive 360 horsepower.

In 1969, around 15,000 examples were created. A year later, sales plummeted and Mercury felt the need to cease production of the Marauder.

In 2003 Mercury made the decision to re-introduce the name, serving as a high-performance option of the Mercury Grand Marquis sedan. The car had a revised suspension in both the front and rear with monotube shock absorbers. Steering was by rack-and-pinon and power was from the 4.6-liter DOHC V8. The car had over 300 horsepower and nearly 320 foot-pounds of torque.

Originally, only black was available. As customers began making requests for other colors, silver, blue, and red were offered, though in limited colors. Blue was the most rare, with only 328 examples produced.

A convertible option on the Marauder was created as a concept, but was never entered into production. One of the concepts was sold by Ford with proceeds benefiting a children's charity.

The name persisted in 2004, with 7839 examples being produced in 2003 and 3213 in 2004.

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