First Look: Ford Mustang BOSS 302R

4 Comments 28 December 2009

By Alex Kalogiannis

12.28.2009

Ford Mustang BOSS 302R

Don’t look now, but your boss is coming.

Hot on the tail of the news of the 2011 5.0 Mustang GT is the announcement that Ford Racing is returning the road racing legend back to the track.

Dubbed the BOSS 302R, this factory-built race car is set to go for Grand-Am, SCCA, and NASA classes. “From Shelbys to Bullitt, Mach and Cobra Jet, it is now time for BOSS to join the list of America’s most coveted Mustangs’ says Jamie Allison, director of For North America Motorsports. The BOSS 302R will come equipped with the new 5.0 –liter 4-valve engine like the 2011 GT, a 6-speed manual transmission, roll cage, race seats, harness, data acquisition, and race dampers/springs, plus a Brembo brake and tire package.

Ford Mustang BOSS 302R A Grand-Am Homologation Package (M-FR500-BOSS R1) will also be ready to compete in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge at Daytona on January 29^th, 2010, where five BOSS 302R’s will be delivered for the opening race. These 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.

The BOSS 302R will be replacing the highly successful Mustang FR500C that has won three Triple Crown championships in five years in KONI competition, and has also seen success in FIA GT4, winning the driver’s championships in ‘07 and ‘08.

“Racing has long served as a technical proving ground for production engines,” continues Allison, who echoes the belief of many that great road cars stem from excellent race cars. The great part is, you don’t have to be left out of the action: the BOSS 302R is available through any Ford dealer. While obviously not street legal, anyone can walk in, go straight to the Ford Racing performance parts counter, and place an order for their track day or SCCA races. The base package starts around $79,000, while the Grand-Am packages will start at about $129,000. It’s best to get a move on, however, as only 50 will be built this year, so if you have the means and the proper forum for make this car shine, now is the time to get a hold of one.

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4 Comments so far

JacksonR says:

December 28, 2009 at 09:58

I WANT ONE.

What a great-looking car, too.
Ron G says:

December 28, 2009 at 20:10

Liking the color very much.
IWonder says:

December 30, 2009 at 00:36

This would have to be street legal in some countries, wouldn’t you think?

Now that would be a lot of laughs.
RICKY says:

June 2, 2010 at 09:38

What happens if it blows up will you have to build a new one?

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