


Driver and Front Passenger 8-Way Power Seats.Wood/Leather Steering Wheel/w/ Audio Controls.Overhead Console with Compass, Map Lights and Universal Garage Door Opener.In addition to or in place of GS Features Cloth seats with 8 way power driver's seat.The Grand Marquis is available in GS and LS trims. Prices for the Grand Marquis range from $26,105 for the GS to $28,995 for the LS Premium. The Grand Marquis remains quite affordable, priced well below similarly well-equipped entry-level luxury sedans. Properly equipped, the large sedan can be both a comfortable semi-luxury sedan while still offering adequate performance. There are indications of that in the Grand Marquis. Mercury has always been marketed as a step-up from the Ford brand and has historically been more performance and luxury oriented. This transmission is known as the 4R70W, and is the successor to Ford's AOD and AODE transmissions of the early 1990s. Power is carried to the rear end by a four-speed electronically-controlled, wide-ratio automatic transmission. The only exception for power output was the Mercury Marauder, the Grand Marquis' high performance cousin which was powered by a DOHC version of the 4.6L engine and produced 302 hp (224 kW). Current models are powered by Ford's 4.6L SOHC V8 engine, which produces 224 hp, (239 hp with handling/dual exhaust package). The Town Car will soon share the same manufacturing plant with the Grand Marquis and Crown Victoria when Ford's Wixom factory is closed. The Grand Marquis shares the same "Panther" platform as the Ford Crown Victoria, Lincoln Town Car and the former Mercury Marauder. A Grand Marquis GS is represented by "M74", while a Grand Marquis LS Premium is represented by "M75". The trim level can be identified by the fifth, sixth and seventh digits in the VIN. The Grand Marquis is essentially a luxurious version of the Ford Crown Victoria.
