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Article: Marauder a fun, modern muscle car.
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- San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA)
- Article date:
- July 24, 2002
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Byline: Matt Nauman
So delightfully out of the step with the times, Mercury's 2003 Marauder sedan deserves applause for just being.
But after a week behind the wheel, including a three-day trip with my two young boys, I think the Marauder also gets an ovation for being a cool, fun car.
The Marauder comes to market with a sizable history volume attached.
From 1963 to 1965, Mercury took part in Detroit's lovefest with muscle cars. That first Marauder was a high-performance version of Mercury's Montclair and Monterey sedans. It also was a racing car. Parnelli Jones won the 1963 Pikes Peak Hill Climb in a Marauder.
The Marauder ...