2003 Mercury Maruder Test Drive (Speed Channel TV 2004)

[@johnnyhawkins43]

I'd love to have one of those!!!!!

[@jasonroberts9357]

@3:00 Yeah Ford, get it together and give us another rear drive sedan!

[@OLDHEAD313]

i still want one

[@BigEightiesNewWave]

RIP Mercury

[@02DDP]

Sold!

[@ras22273]

Great highway cruiser. Cool car if you're a panther enthusiast. That's about it tho...

[@MrTruth111]

lol yes:) and a lot still are low mileage

[@mattjohnston7686]

Would this make a better Police Car than the Crown Vic?

[@SitesThatSuck]

Basically same car but the price

[@nicknorth2739]

They were speed enforcement vehicles in Florida

[@markjones2185]

@@SitesThatSuck No no no and again no it is not the same car😂 So much misinformation. Just like a V-6 Charger isn't a Hellcat Sure the shall maybe the same and that's it. Everything else is different Including the wire harness body harness engine transmission rear end. need I keep going. So no it's not the same car at all. If we're going to say it's the same car then I guess all cars that have four wheels and doors and an engine Are the same car. And to say they look similar while there's a lot of cars that look alike doesn't make them the same car. So to say they're the same hardly!!! . The only people that say it's the same are the ones who either one can afford it😉 or two just don't understand what it is point blank😏 You know the typical know-it-all keyboard Warriors of the internet what can I say.....

[@neilbrown82]

@@markjones2185 I own one myself it's a panther car with a 4 valve in it that's the main difference

[@markjones2185]

@@neilbrown82 in Simpletons mine state sure🤣😂 whatever floats your boat my friend. I'm done commenting with this bulshit. I'll remember this when you ever decide to sell yours I'm going to lowball the shit out of you and say it it's just a 4 valve Crown Vic.🤷‍♂️

[@57LHemi]

Nice

[@kosycat1]

11:18 if you get that wrong you go farming as they say .lololol I like farming

[@Mar-yk6jp]

When these came out I was eagerly looking forward to a test drive to confirm I was going to get one. Looked badass. Sounded cool. Then I drove it. It was a pig. Was very disappointed with the performance. So I find it interesting and a little odd for Mr. Jones to immediately say he liked the power first.

[@davidkruse4030]

My dad has one. I can confirm is was slow. It was heavy and big. Work today’s specs it would have been interesting

[@pedalsbeatlejuicelodermeie319]

Nothing quick or nimble about this two ton 4 door boat.

[@lawrencelampke6007]

The Marauder had good potential,but it was over-hyped and realistically a slug. The 4.6 dohc looked big and bad and the numbers suggested something badass,but it was truthfully pretty unimpressive. It was supposed to be a rival for the Impala SS,but it fell remarkably short. The SS was rated at 270 hp (underrated really),but would blow the doors off the Marauder. And with its simple suspension and smaller tires still handled better and rode betterthan the 'big,bad Merc' with it's hd struts over spring front and watts rear suspension . Most of surviving Marauders you see out for sale today have significant power upgrades because what they came with was just not satisfying. Thats why they were only made for two years. GM only made the Impala SS for three years, but only because they eliminated the b-bodies altogether to retool for more SUV's . A big let down for many law enforcement agencies and big car performance enthusiasts, who feel they could have easily kept developing better and better cars,but were for forced to turn to ford,who without competition ,kept turning out bland,so so cars.

[@w41duvernay]

I'm a GM guy. The Marauder had too low a gearing for the engine, And a restrictive exhaust manifolds on it. With a custom equal length headers on this and a custom exhaust, the torque curve would flatten out, and it Would leave the Impalla SS behind.

[@williammitchell1368]

All u need it the chip put 1 on my and blew the door off ss

[@mattjohnston7686]

How would it compare to the CVPI?

[@mattjohnston7686]

@@w41duvernay , my 07 Mustang would leave the 96 Impala as in the dust

[@alejandrob-c2277]

Lol but where else are going to get this kind of reliability

[@aj_nichols]

Pikes Peak Panther Palooza 2025

[@rfaradiofreeamerica8392]

Cool Car. Still. Just needs a blower and 4.11 gears

[@pantherplatform]

can't drive a 4R70W in traffic with over dose on. gotta turn that off.

[@scabbythecrownvic]

Over drive?

[@therealist4006]

Tremendous Accel??? Not at all. FIRST thing it needs is a set of 4.10's to wake up the LAZY auto...

[@tomwolf8721]

That and a 3000 stall converter and tune will cut that 7.5 way down. It's like a whole new car. Had one for 13 years. Would like it back again.