This car has a 4 door saloon type body with a front mounted engine delivering power to the rear wheels.
The 4.6 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 8 cylinder that develops 302 bhp (306 PS/225 kW) of power at 5750 rpm, and maximum torque of 431 N·m (318 lb·ft/44 kgm) at 4300 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
It weighs a stated 1903 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| 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) | 1618 mm | 63.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1681 mm | 66.2 inches | |
| Length | 5385 mm | 212 inches | |
| Width | 1986 mm | 78.2 inches | |
| Height | 1496 mm | 58.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.85 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1903 kg | 4195 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 55% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 72 litres | 15.8 [19] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.36 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| 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 | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 306 PS (302 bhp) (225 kW) at 5750 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 431 Nm (318 ft·lb) (44 kgm) at 4300 rpm |
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| Specific output | 48.9 kW/litre 66.6 ps/litre 65.6 bhp/litre 1.08 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
93.68 Nm/litre
1.13 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.1:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SMPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1177.2 kPa (170.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6250 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| 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 160.9 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 118.34 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 158.7 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.45 kg/kW 14.11 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | 2.840 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.WL.AS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8 x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8 x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | P235/50 WR 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | P245/55 WR 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.55 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 105523 | ||
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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 Marauder added 2003-01-16. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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