In November 1998 at the Specialty Equipment Manufacturer's Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas, Mercury unveiled a new Mercury Marauder concept car. Based on the Mercury Grand Marquis the car was a black 4-door sedan with large polished aluminum wheels and an aggressive look. The car was conceived to fill the void left when Chevy stopped production of the Impala SS. A supercharged 4.6L 2-valve modular engine sat on a stand beside the car and Mercury officials lead all to believe it was the engine used for the Marauder's motivation. What most people don't know is that the car actually had a 5.8L pushrod V8 under the hood. A few years later the car is painted gray with gray flames as a styling exercise. It was scheduled to be destroyed.
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