The Mercury Marquis is a vehicle that was marketed by the Mercury division of Ford Motor Company from 1967 to 1986. It was produced for several generations as the Mercury counterpart of the full-size Ford (its direct equivalent was the Ford LTD); in 1983, the Marquis became Mercury's mid-size car. From 1983 onward, the highest trim level of the Marquis, the Grand Marquis, continued in production as the full-size Mercury product line.
As Ford Motor Company adopted front-wheel drive cars during the 1980s, the Marquis was phased out after the 1986 model year; it was replaced by the Mercury Sable, the twin of the Ford Taurus.
The word "Marquis" is a French spelling of the English word marquess, which was a nobility title prior to the Middle Ages.
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