The Mercury Grand Marquis GS is a 4 door saloon (sedan) style road car with a front positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
The 4.6 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, single overhead camshaft, 8 cylinder that develops 224 bhp (227 PS/167 kW) of power at 4800 rpm, and maximum torque of 369 N·m (272 lb·ft/37.6 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels through a 4 speed automatic transmission.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1795 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2913 mm | 114.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1610 mm | 63.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1666 mm | 65.6 inches | |
| Length | 5385 mm | 212 inches | |
| Width | |||
| Height | 1443 mm | 56.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.85 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1795 kg | 3957 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 72 litres | 15.8 [19] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 4.6 litre 4601 cc (280.77 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 90.2 × 90 mm
3.55 × 3.54 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
227 PS (224 bhp) (167 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
369 Nm (272 ft·lb) (37.6 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
36.3 kW/litre 49.4 ps/litre 48.7 bhp/litre 0.8 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
80.2 Nm/litre
0.97 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SMPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1007.8 kPa (146.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 575.13 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 126.53 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 93.06 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 124.79 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.75 kg/kW 17.95 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 17/25 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.8/9.4 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 7.2/10.6 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 20.4/30.0 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 17.0/25.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | P225/60 TR 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | P225/60 TR 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 774015 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 40.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 Mercury Grand Marquis GS added 2022-11-13. Last modified 2022-11-13. |
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