o.k. i pull up to a stop light right behind a mercury maurader. light turns green and he gases it and so do i. i was on his a$$ till about 70 mph and then let off. i kept jabbing throttle and letting off the whole time. if i held it down to floor i would have rearended him. and i though my auto max was slow, but not as slow as that mercury......

 

yea and those have a 300 hp v-8, but are all auto, they probably weigh a ton

 

damn, that is quite surprising - I do like their looks though, I think they might need some ***** to go with it if the mercury isnt as fast as i thought

 

They run mid-low 15's, but they suck off the line due to the DOHC not having very good low end tq. The automatic also is nice and lazy on the up and downshifts. The Crown Vic with the sport package that has the SOHC 4.6L (231hp) and 3.55 gears is nearly as fast and about $10k less.

 

What do you guys know about the new supercharged pontiac grand pre's?

 

first of all its grand PRIX, second of all i think you mean the gtp's.... i think they have 260 hp and 280 torque, dont come in manual, only reg auto and "tapshift" (tiptronic) which works through paddles

 

its a Pontiac...good luck with reliabilty, or shall I say lack thereof...

 

NT2SHBBY...couldnt agree more, I hate Pontiac/Chevy (nonexistent) quality. I would like to see some 4.30 gears on that Marauder though! That will wake that car right up.

 

paddle shifters are so gay. its still a crappy auto.

acording to the commercial it can beat anyting on the road.

 

I would never think of buying one, I was curious as to what kind of times they would run. Also, comparing one to a 2k2 6-spd, would it be a drivers race?

 

Yeah, I saw that commercial the other day. Had a good laugh for hours...

 

NT2SHBBY...couldnt agree more, I hate Pontiac/Chevy (nonexistent) quality. I would like to see some 4.30 gears on that Marauder though! That will wake that car right up. [/QUOTE]


It really needs forced induction to make it fast, same with the 96-2001 Mustang Cobra's. I'm surw with a shift kit, some decent tires, and gear that it would pull some mid 14's though.

You ever see the Marauder-S?



460hp @ 6200rpm
450tq @ 4800 rpm
0-60 mph = 4.5 sec (vs. 7.5 stock)
1/4 mile = 13.1 @ 108mph (vs. 15.5 @ 91mph stock)

All that with a curb weight of 4300 llbs. It's basically a cheaper version of the E55 if you ask me.

 

i drove a 5th gen, a 2k1 model once to test-drive it. is was the SE 6spd. and that motherphucker was FAST. it was such a shocking change from my 3rd gen. fear the 5th gen.

 

5th gen 2k1 model doesn't come with the 6sp,only 2k2-2k3?

 

sorry. it must have been the 2k2. it was not 03. it was a manual. i would not drive anything else. so it must have been the 02. i was at the dealer. thank you for your correction!