A rear wheel drive, 302 hp 4.6 liter with true duals and
hitched to a 4-speed automatic. It's being billed as the
return of the "Authentic American Muscle Sedan". So
what do you think?

 

What do I think? I think they could of fit the 5.4 under the hood.... I like it...This is not your fathers Grand Marquis

 

I think I like the convertible better...

 

I think I read that they were going to put the 5.4 in there but it wouldn't fit.
I saw this car a while ago. I think it's cool. I would prefer the Crown Vic, but either would be nice to drive. They are supposed to be comming out with a tricked out Crown Vic too. I guess production was delayed.
How about supercharging one of these. Boy, you sure could get grandma to church in a hurry!

 

I wonder if this will bring back the mid '90s Impala SS. It would even be more impressive if they put on a SC with a cowel hood.

 

Mercury Marauder

I like it ... but agree wittom, would love to see it in Crown Vic clothing instead of Marquis. The suspension is fairly decent too and seems a little better than the SS:

 

If I had the extra dough, then one would be in my driveway. Its a total sleeper. Is that the same engine as a GT? Is it going to be blown? If it is, it will be one tight ride.

 

I agree it is a total sleeper.......... when is this bad boy supposed to be relased for sale? The only reason I ask is that I heard (from a salesman) at the local dodge dealer that Dodge is going to stuff one of their "new and improved 5.7L Hemis" into a chrsyler 300M and have it into full production by the fall.......Maybe this is the return of of the "american muscle Sedan" I just love it when the big 3 compete for a market share, we all come out winners.

 

Its a sweet looking ride but I would have liked to see more power. ~7sec to sixty and upper 14's in the quarter isn't that fast. And Autoweek says you can't even break the rear tires without power-braking first. If they really are constrained to the 4.6L, they should put the new supercharged DOHC in there. Then it would be a REAL street sleeper.

 

This is a concept that has been making the show car circuit.
The Marauder Convertible's SOHC 4.6-liter V8 produces 335 hp and 355 lb-ft of torque. This is more than the production Marauder sedan, which puts out an even 300 hp and 310 lb-ft of torque.


This V8 features a belt-driven Eaton supercharger that generates 6 psi of boost.


This would be my next car if they actually make it.
Jeff

 

I say good competition with the supercharged grand prix from gm.

~Toast

 

7sec. 0-60, upper 14's, not that good? Look at the size of that car. It's got to weigh about as much as my truck. I think thoes are pretty respectible times.
I thought the Grand Prix GTP was only somewhere in the low 200's for hp. Anyone know what they have for hp?
I don't remember where or when (and I could just be wrond) but I seem to remember reading that the tricked out Crown Vic is supposed to have the DOHC 4.6.

 

The Pontiac Grand Prix GTP has 240 HP. When we drove one (used with 17,000 miles) it felt like they were pretty small horses.

 

I like it. I am still trying to get the wife to like it too. I won't go trading my Lightning in on one, but, hmmmm, her Nissan is a different story.

 

It'd suck to pay $35k for an American Muscle Sedan and have many a $20k Japanese sedan smoke you from the stoplight.

Don't get me wrong, I like the car, and the concept even more. Its just that when I think of classic Muscle Sedan's I think of tire-shredding torque monsters. With the mid 90's Impala SS exemplifying that most recently. I think the supercharged SOHC 4.6 would be a better fit than the tweaked DOHC 4.6 that's in it now.