5. Mercury Marauder
Despite the fact Mercury never intended the Grand Marquis to be a performance car, Mercury decided to turn it into one. They did that by installing a highly tuned 4.6-liter V8 pumping out 302 HP. Then they also revised the suspension, gearbox and brakes. All those changes turned this sleepy, comfy sedan into a sharp muscle car.
But best of all, the performance was impressive for a big, heavy sedan with a 0 to 60 mph time of around seven seconds. Even though Mercury as a brand is gone, it’s hard to forget how cool it would be to see the Marauder again, at least in some shape or form. Perhaps it can return as a Ford in black with a thumping V8 under the hood.