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View Photos of the 2003 Mercury Marauder

2003 mercury marauder
View Photos of the 2003 Mercury MarauderAaron Kiley - Car and Driver

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Conceived as a hot-rod version of a grandpa car, the 2003 Marauder looks the part but could use another 50 horsepower. Or maybe more.

Lest there be any confusion, the 2003 Mercury Marauder only smokes the tires if the driver is demonstrating brakestand prowess.

2003 mercury marauder
Aaron Kiley - Car and Driver

Those Alcoa wheels aren't chrome. They're just shiny.

2003 mercury marauder
Aaron Kiley - Car and Driver

The dark trim extends to the cop-issue taillights borrowed from the Crown Vic.

2003 mercury marauder
Aaron Kiley - Car and Driver

A console shifter shows the Marauder means business, but it would've been fun to offer a front bench seat.

2003 mercury marauder
Aaron Kiley - Car and Driver

The DOHC 4.6-liter V-8 makes 302 horsepower. Which is... okay.

2003 mercury marauder
Aaron Kiley - Car and Driver

With the name molded into the bumper, you don't have to worry about letters falling off and onlookers asking about your Ruder.

2003 mercury marauder
Aaron Kiley - Car and Driver

The car that we assume is the Marauder's inspiration: our 1998 Ford Crown Victoria Lounge Lizard.

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Aaron Kiley - Car and Driver

The Marauder name originally meant a fastback roofline on Montereys, Montclairs, and Park Lanes.

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Aaron Kiley - Car and Driver

This 1964 Mercury Park Lane Marauder sports a 7.0-liter V-8 rated at a possibly optimistic 425 horsepower.

1964 mercury marauder
Aaron Kiley - Car and Driver

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