What is the Mercury Marquis?
The Marquis was Mercury’s midsize sedan and wagon. In this generation, it sat below the full-size Grand Marquis in Mercury’s lineup. It shared its basic body with the Ford LTD, with Mercury styling details giving it a distinct appearance.
This Marquis used Ford’s rear-wheel-drive Fox platform, an architecture used across a range of Ford and Lincoln-Mercury cars. The model’s move into the midsize class left the Grand Marquis in the full-size role.
Marquis generation
This fourth generation ran from 1984–1986 in the United States and Canada. It was offered as a sedan and station wagon. The front-wheel-drive Mercury Sable arrived as the Marquis’s midsize successor, and the two models overlapped in the lineup during the Sable’s introduction.
Engines and power
The US petrol range covered engine sizes from 2.3 L to 5.0 L, spanning smaller-engine options and a V8. The exact power depended on the version.
How economical is the Mercury Marquis?
The best combined US EPA rating is 20 MPG. The lowest listed consumption is 11.8 L/100 km on the EPA basis. EPA testing differs from Europe’s WLTP or NEDC procedures and Canada’s 5-cycle test, so results from different markets are not directly equivalent.
Questions and answers
When was this Marquis generation sold?
It ran from 1984–1986 in the United States and Canada.
What body styles were available?
The Marquis was offered as a sedan and station wagon.
What engine sizes were in the US range?
The listed petrol engines ranged from 2.3 L to 5.0 L.
What was its best combined EPA fuel economy?
The best combined EPA rating is 20 MPG.