The Grand Marquis is America’s favorite six-passenger, body-on-frame, rear-wheel-drive, V-8 powered large sedan. It is the longest-running, best-selling Mercury ever, with more than 2.7 million sold since 1975.

Improvements for 2004 include new exterior and interior styling, improved ride, handling, comfort and convenience features. Two new exterior colors, Dark Toreador Red and Dark Blue Pearl, are also available; other refinements include an enhanced two-tone color package and a limited-edition feature car.

The six-passenger Grand Marquis offers 111.2 cubic feet of passenger volume. The trunk of the Grand Marquis is the largest in its class, with 20.6 cubic feet of space. The trunk’s low liftover height of 26.6 inches makes loading and unloading easy. A trunk organizer is available.

The Grand Marquis was last redesigned for the 2003 model year. It received new frame, suspension and steering systems for enhanced safety, ride and handling. Grand Marquis will continue to offer a superior ride, roominess, safety, outstanding value and a taste of luxury.

The 2004 Grand Marquis is built in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, and is available in GS and LS trims.

Design and Equipment
Upgrades and refinements for 2004 include a new instrument panel, burl woodgrain, subtle improvements of interior color harmony and an enhanced two-tone color package available on the GS Convenience in a choice of Spruce Green, Silver Birch or white primary colors. Design accents in the two-tone package include unique scuff plates and C-pillar badging, plus paint stripes and color-keyed body side molding, door handles and surrounds. The two-tone leather seating surfaces have the Mercury logo embossed in the front seat backs.

The new Grand Marquis Limited package, available on the LS Premium, includes heated seats and side air bags for the driver and front passenger, unique two-tone Parchment leather seating surfaces, distinctive interior and exterior “Limited” badging, unique 16-inch, nine-spoke wheels and a conventional spare tire and wheel.

The handling package includes 16-inch styled aluminum wheels and P225/60TR16 Goodyear All-Season BSW tires, along with a 3.27 axle, rear stabilizer bar and rear air suspension with unique springs. Dual exhausts boost engine output to 239 horsepower.

High-quality, durable materials and finishes are used in all aspects of the exterior and interior design.

Powertrain
The standard Grand Marquis engine is the 4.6-liter SOHC V-8, which produces 224 horsepower at 4,800 rpm and 272 foot-pounds of torque at 4,000 rpm. Dual exhausts on the optional handling package raise the engine’s output to 239 horsepower at 4,900 rpm and peak torque of 287 foot-pounds at 4,100 rpm.

All Grand Marquis models use a four-speed automatic transmission with electronic automatic overdrive. A 2.73:1 axle for good fuel economy is standard. The handling package includes a 3.27 axle for better acceleration. All-speed traction control, which uses ABS and throttle intervention to manage wheelspin, is standard on the GS Convenience, LS Premium and LS Ultimate.

Safety
Safety has long been a hallmark of the Grand Marquis, which has earned the U.S. government’s highest safety rating – double five-stars – for frontal crash protection since 1996. Major factors include the robust frame further strengthened with the addition of hydroformed front rails and redesigned crossmembers in 2003. In side tests, the Grand Marquis received five stars for rear-seat passengers and four stars for front-seat occupants in models tested without the optional side air bags.

Four-wheel disc ABS is standard, as is Ford’s Personal Safety System™. Other safety and security features include a valet key, remote keyless entry, illuminated entry system, child safety latches for the rear doors and the Securilock™ anti-theft system.

Major Equipment and Options
GS: 4.6L V-8 engine, four-speed automatic transmission, anti-lock disc brakes, traction control, speed control, speed-sensitive power steering, power mirrors/windows/locks, keyless entry, anti-theft system, air conditioning, AM/FM/CD stereo, cloth upholstery, eight-way power driver’s seat with lumbar support, front and rear mats, entry lights, rear reading lights and chrome wheel covers.

LS adds to GS: overhead console, auto-dimming mirror, eight-way power passenger seat, passenger lumbar support, electronic temperature control, leather-wrapped steering wheel, nine-spoke alloy wheels, handling package, Grand Marquis Limited package.

Options include a six-disc CD changer, side air bags, power moonroof, laminated security side glass, leather seats, heated front seats, eight-way power passenger seat, trunk organizer and full-size spare tire.