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The Grand Marquis was the second-best-selling Mercury line (after the Cougar) with 2.7 million units produced; [1] at 36 years of continuous production, the Grand Marquis was the longest-running Mercury nameplate (the Cougar, 34 years). Ford manufactured the Grand Marquis, alongside the Mercury Marquis, Mercury Marauder, Ford (LTD) Crown ...
Marquis: 1967 1986 4 Entry-level full-size luxury car Montego: 1968 2007 3 Intermediate (1968–1976), full-size (2004–2007) Capri: 1970 1994 3 Sports car (1970–1977), pony car (1979–1986), roadster (1991–1994) Bobcat: 1974 1980 1 Subcompact car, rebadged Ford Pinto. Sold in Canada since 1974, and in the United States since 1975 Grand ...
For 2000, the Mountaineer was the third-best-selling Mercury (behind the Sable and Grand Marquis); ten years later, the model line had become the slowest-selling vehicle of the brand. Following the June 2010 announcement by Ford Motor Company to shelve the Mercury brand, 2010 would be the end of Mountaineer production; the final vehicle was ...
For 1981, the engine line underwent a revision, with a 4.2 L V8 becoming the standard engine on the base-trim Marquis outside of California; [32] the now-optional 5.0 L V8 was offered on Brougham-trim Marquis and Grand Marquis four-door sedans. [33] For 1982, the 5.8 L V8 was dropped from the US-market Marquis, with sales continuing in Canada.
In order to reduce ethanol evaporative emissions and to avoid problems starting the engine during cold weather, the maximum blend of ethanol was set to 85%. [4] There is also a seasonal reduction of the ethanol content to E70 (called winter E85 blend) in very cold regions, [5] where temperatures fall below 0 °C (32 °F) during the winter.
Ford benefitted from a unique loophole in CAFE standards when the 1992 Crown Victoria and its Grand Marquis twin were launched. To avoid paying gas-guzzler taxes, Ford modified its supplier network so that the two vehicles could be classified as imports from Canada, effectively removing the full-size sedans from the Ford domestic CAFE fleet ...
A number of car models won't ring in the new year.. The Ford Edge, Toyota Venza and Mini Clubman are just some of the vehicles that won't make it past model year 2024 in U.S. markets.
Only generation of the Panther-platform Grand Marquis sold as a station wagon; the final full-size Mercury station wagon. Sold as part of the Grand Marquis model range; the non-woodgrain Grand Marquis wagon was discontinued after 1983. Sold with both fuel-injected 5.0L and carbureted 5.8L V8 engines after 1986.