Years ago Larry Shinoda designed the original BOSS 302 special-edition Ford Mustang. The car, which was offered in 1969 and 1970, was a high-performance machine built to compete in the Trans Am Racing series. No doubt, the car became a major highlight in the history of the Ford Mustang.
2011 Ford Mustang Boss 302R
In December of 2009, Ford Racing announced the highly anticipated return of the BOSS Mustang. The new car, named the BOSS 302R, will be available as a serialized off-road-only vehicle, limited in number to a total of 50 units. Ford reports the car was designed In honor of the 40th anniversary of Parnelli Jones' 1970 Trans-Am championship in a Ford Mustang Boss 302 prepared by Bud Moore Engineering, Ford Racing is introducing the Ford Mustang Boss 302R, a factory-built race car ready for track days and road racing in a number of Grand-Am, SCCA and NASA classes.
"To keep tempo with customer call for, the Ford group has constructed modern versions of the most iconic performance Mustangs over time," stated Jamie Allison, director, Ford North America Motorsports. "From Shelbys to Bullitt, Mach and Cobra Jet, it's miles now time for Boss to join the list of America's maximum coveted Mustangs. The authentic Boss 302 became a championship-triumphing legend and the new Ford Mustang Boss 302R will carry on the culture. The Mustang became born to race from the begin, and this new Mustang is bred to win."
The Ford Mustang Boss 302R is a serialized off-street-simplest car prepared to race. Each base model will include a five.0-liter 4-valve engine and a six-velocity manual transmission with a roll cage, race seats, protection harness, facts acquisition and race dampers/springs, and a Brembo brake and tire package deal, beginning at an MSRP of $seventy nine,000.
And, with a special Grand-Am Homologation Package (M-FR500-Boss R1), it's going to also be geared up to compete inside the Grand-Am Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge collection (formerly known as KONI Challenge), beginning with the season-opening race in Daytona on Jan. 29, 2010. Five Boss 302R race motors can be added to customers equipped to race in Daytona. MSRP of the Boss 302R1 is $129,000.
The Grand-Am Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge-ready Ford Mustang Boss 302R will feature a sealed high-output race engine with an upgraded cooling system, a close-ratio six-speed transmission with integral shifter, a seam-welded body, race suspension/KONI dampers and ABS brake tuning, race performance exhaust and a high-speed balance one-piece driveshaft.
According to Jamie Allison, director of Ford North American Motorsports, "We expect the BOSS 302R to preserve the a success tradition of winning with factory-constructed production-primarily based race motors from Ford Racing. The FR500C and FR500S avenue racing Mustangs, and the Mustang FR500CJ (Cobra Jet) for drag racing have tested to be excellent vehicles for our customers, supporting groups win races and championships. We agree with that the BOSS 302R will provide that identical sort of competitive product for our customers with the lifestyle you can best get from Ford Racing."
"Racing has long served as a technical proving grounds for production engines," said Allison. "What's good enough for the streets is now good enough for the racetrack. The 5.0-liter block and architecture in the Ford Mustang Boss 302R is the same as the 2011 Ford Mustang GT."
In overall, handiest 50 BOSS 302Rs will be constructed and pricing starts at $79,000 USD (?Fifty four,885).
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