As is the case with most large cars, shorter drivers may have trouble seeing over the dashboard and across the long hood. The instrument panel is a flat plane that stretches from door to door, and uses a strip of faux wood trim that ties in with more of the material on the door panels. Its huge trunk can swallow prodigious amounts of luggage, while a cut-out just above the bumper makes loading that cargo simple. This big, heavy car could use a shot of even more power, but the potential is always available through aftermarket parts. A four-speed automatic transmission is naturally the only gearbox choice.
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Grand Marquis uses lots of special bushings to mount the cabin to it frame, so the ride and handling is smooth and composed. Its clone, the Ford Crown Victoria, is the choice of many law enforcement agencies around the country due to the rugged construction and its predictable handling. Coil springs, stabilizer bars and gas-pressure shocks are also used, but rear axle movement is controlled by a Watts linkage system. This is a race car-inspired device that utilizes a series of bars and crossmembers to keep the rear axle under precise control. The Auto Channel.