Marauder still made the list of sleeper cars

I have to say the marauder looks like the best sleep on the list. minus the minivan. Lol and people say the Marauders is nothing special.
 
I agree that Ford dropped the ball by not using the 5.4 liter DOHC and the supercharger.
But then... what would we have to modify if they had done it at the factory?

Your'e right.. the factory brakes were decoration, as were the suspension parts.
 
Sleepers are plain Jane exteriors but FAST...
Marauder is, unfortunately, the opposite.

Also Fiesta ST is a 3 cylinder only in 2018, since 2014 it's been a 4 cylinder.
0-60 in 6.1 is stretching it.....more like 6.7 secs.
But still quicker than our Marauders.
 
Themarauderguy said:
I have to say the marauder looks like the best sleep on the list. minus the minivan. Lol and people say the Marauders is nothing special.
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Those are mostly the wackers with their copped out P71s that say the Marauder is nothing special. Recently on FB one said he didn't understand the appeal of the Marauder,.. said it was a glorified P71 and it's the same car.

I know the world is full of idiots, seems like I found the honey hole on Facebook lol.

LOVE MY MARAUDERS!!!
 
Turbov6Bryan said:
Those are mostly the wackers with their copped out P71s that say the Marauder is nothing special. Recently on FB one said he didn't understand the appeal of the Marauder,.. said it was a glorified P71 and it's the same car.....and that he would buy a Marauder in a heartbeat... IF he could afford one!

I know the world is full of idiots, seems like I found the honey hole on Facebook lol.

They spent too much money modding their beat to piss used up taxi.

LOVE MY MARAUDERS!!!
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There....fixed it for ya!
 
Never thought of the Marauder as overly fast from a dead stop, but from a roll once in the 3K rpm band it's much stouter than one might think a non-boosted 4200lb brick might be.

Never thought of the Grand National let alone a GN GNX as a sleeper in any sense. Perhaps a Turbo-T.
 
The Marauder is not quick by today's standards, I mean a Toyota Camry can beat a stock one off the line and my '15 Ecoboost Crew Cab F150 with off-road tires is quicker off the line than a stock one. But with minor mods, the Marauder is still a quick car. Mine easily breaks traction in second and sometimes even chirps third. It is a sleeper, cause if you are not paying attention, it looks like a boat on wheels.

These are 14-15 year old cars. Comparing them to a 2018 model year, just not the same.

My '94 Taurus SHO was a sleeper .. who would have thought a SHO could trap 105+ in a 1/4 mile.
 
Most cars are sleepers until the owners get their check books and tool boxes out.
My '93 Mustang GT came from the factory with 215 HP. Today, she has 750 HP and does the quarter in 10.3 seconds.
Just saying.. many cars are a blank canvas just waiting for the artist to paint a masterpiece.
 
Mr. Man said:
Never thought of the Marauder as overly fast from a dead stop, but from a roll once in the 3K rpm band it's much stouter than one might think a non-boosted 4200lb brick might be.

Never thought of the Grand National let alone a GN GNX as a sleeper in any sense. Perhaps a Turbo-T.
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The GN and GNXs are bringing in some big money now. I very nearly bought a new Chevrolet SS as there are still plenty of new ones out there. I didn’t need or want the debt and I could easily pay cash for a Marauder in above average condition - Marauder it was!

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Mr. Man said:
Never thought of the Grand National let alone a GN GNX as a sleeper in any sense. Perhaps a Turbo-T.
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Exactly....T-Type was a sleeper.
GNX....NOT!
Heck they even called the GNX 'Darth Vader's ride'.

'86 GN was a sleeper in '86 .... before anyone knew that the black Buick sedan was nasty fast.
By '87 the word was out...."Don't mess with a GN!!"
 
gdsqdcr said:
The Marauder is not quick by today's standards, I mean a Toyota Camry can beat a stock one off the line and my '15 Ecoboost Crew Cab F150 with off-road tires is quicker off the line than a stock one. But with minor mods, the Marauder is still a quick car. Mine easily breaks traction in second and sometimes even chirps third. It is a sleeper, cause if you are not paying attention, it looks like a boat on wheels.

These are 14-15 year old cars. Comparing them to a 2018 model year, just not the same.

My '94 Taurus SHO was a sleeper .. who would have thought a SHO could trap 105+ in a 1/4 mile.
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jsignorelli said:
Most cars are sleepers until the owners get their check books and tool boxes out.
My '93 Mustang GT came from the factory with 215 HP. Today, she has 750 HP and does the quarter in 10.3 seconds.
Just saying.. many cars are a blank canvas just waiting for the artist to paint a masterpiece.
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Both of the post above are right on point--some points being -at that time -the 2003-04 era - there was no , no 300HP+ factory sedans that size anywhere--they were the first...that being said , its the era as mentioned it was the biggest sleeper then....and as mentioned ...a lot of Marauder owners have booster their power considerable....cough....cough...LOL
 
Same old Mercury story. Build a good performance car (I'd love to call them great, but let's stay honest) for a couple of years and then move on to something else. There are numerous examples, Eliminator, GTE, various Comets, Marauders (old).

What sets the gen. 4 Marauder apart is that there was a long break between it and any before, that it wasn't shared with another Ford platform, and it was the last one before Mercury died. I think the last two in particular will make it historical in the end. But remember, history takes time.

So what were the last short lived Mercury performance cars before the Marauder?

I say the 1989-90 Cougar XR7 (think Thunderbird Super Coupe)
or the mid 80s vintage Capri RS
 
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