Is a Grand Marquis a luxury car?

Is a Grand Marquis a luxury car?

The Mercury Grand Marquis is a full-size rear-wheel drive luxury sedan made by Mercury and manufactured at the St. Thomas Assembly Plant in Canada. It was also built in St. Louis, Missouri until 1985.

Is a Grand Marquis the same as a Crown Vic?

While styled nearly identical to the LTD Crown Victoria, the first-generation Grand Marquis was three inches longer than its Ford counterpart; alongside the doors and front and rear windows, only the bumpers are externally shared between the two model lines.

Why did they stop making Grand Marquis?

However, like all defunct brands, Mercury kicked the bucket because of poor sales, and the popular Grand Marquis couldn’t save Mercury from that fate. By the late 2000s, Mercury wasn’t selling enough cars. So Ford announced the brand would end when the last model rolled off the production line in January 2011.

What is the best year for the Mercury Grand Marquis?

2004
The 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis was by far the best model. Mercury also marketed the performance-oriented Marauder, a 1960s-inspired moniker.

Is Crown Vic and Mercury the same?

For the 2000 model year, the Crown Victoria was replaced in retail markets by the Mercury Grand Marquis (sold at Ford dealerships); the Crown Victoria was restricted to fleet sales (consisting largely of the Police Interceptor).

What is a Mercury car?

Mercury is a defunct division of the American automobile manufacturer Ford Motor Company. Created in 1938 by Edsel Ford, Mercury was marketed as a middle priced brand for nearly its entire existence, bridging the price gap between the Ford and Lincoln model lines.

How reliable is a Crown Victoria?

The Ford Crown Victoria Reliability Rating is 3.0 out of 5.0, which ranks it 11th out of 12 for fullsize cars. The average annual repair cost is $1,081 which means it has poor ownership costs.

What is Crown Victoria?

The Ford Crown Victoria (“Crown Vic”) is a full-size sedan that was marketed and manufactured by Ford. The Crown Victoria was produced on the rear-wheel-drive Body-on-frame Ford Panther platform, sharing its chassis with the Grand Marquis and Lincoln Town Car.

How many miles can you put on a Mercury Grand Marquis?

Your Guide to 2011 Mercury Grand Marquis Scheduled Maintenance. You want your Mercury Grand Marquis to last as long as possible. If you put in the effort to keep up with proper maintenance, you could hit 200,000 miles (or beyond!) in your Grand Marquis.