Friday 10th December 2010

Ford Induces Mustang Lust

2011 'turn-key' racers make our necks red with envy

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The Boss ready for some track action

A couple of lust-inducing new Mustang variants have been wheeled out by Ford at the Performance Racing Industry Show in Orlando Florida - the race/trackday-ready ready BOSS 302S and a new for 2012 Cobra Jet drag car.

Ford Racing reckons the Mustang BOSS 302S offers an affordable way into road racing and at $79k the suggestion doesn't seem too outlandish to us.

The 440hp racer is based on the street-legal 2012 Mustang BOSS 302, they say, which means you get a 5.0-litre 4-valve Ti-VCT V8, a 6-speed transmission and a T2 Torsen differential. The suspension features two-way adjustable coil-over dampers and Ford Racing anti-roll front and rear.

The BOSS 302S uni-body starts as a Mustang body-in-white, and to reduce weight the factory seam sealer, sound deadener and interior panels are deleted prior to build. In addition to body reinforcement, a 6 point FIA legal roll cage is installed and there's a Recaro lightweight race seat, 6-point safety belt, quick release steering wheel and AIM data acquisition system with GPS.

Aerodynamic updates include that fantastic (looking) heat extracting fibre-glass bonnet, adjustable front splitter and adjustable carbon fibre rear wing. Retro BOSS 302 graphics mimic the original 1969 BOSS 302 programme, we're told.

The 2012 Cobra Jet dragster

The 2012 Cobra Jet Mustang will be limited to just fifty 50 'turn-key' examples, and for the first time since the dragster's (re)introduction in 2008 will be available in three colours - Race Red, Grabber Blue and Winner White.

The 2012 CJ will come with all of the features of the 2010 car including a full race-prepared automatic transmission, drag race-specific shocks and springs, manual steering and brakes, certified rollcage, and an aeromotive return-style fuel system with boot-mounted fuel cell, says Ford.

For 2012, the Cobra Jet features a 5.4L supercharged engine based on the 2011 SVT Mustang with two supercharger options, a 2.3-litre TVS unit or a 4.0-litre Ford Racing Whipple supercharger. Black anodized Cobra Jet wheels from Weld Racing and a new compound tire with unique Cobra Jet branding from Goodyear complete the picture, which could be yours for the none-too-princely sum of $103,980.

Put us down for one of each...

[soad]

Cobra Jet dragster =

[Swifty Stig]

spoiler a bit big. other than that

[britsportscars]

Worth it for those branded tyres alone!

[Stu R]

fap fap fap .... hnnggffffffff

[Stig]

Boss for me - sans spoiler which is a bit OTT!

[oxfordbiker]

'Winner White'.

[Twincam16]

oxfordbiker said:

'Winner White'.

Is that the option with orange racing stripes?

[PetrolAholic]

I think i'm gonna be sick...

[LuS1fer]

I just don't like the 2010 re-design and a humungous spoiler looks silly on most cars but even more so on a muscle/pony car (Superbird excepted)

[GingerWizard]

Matchbox cars!!!! W00T!!!

Like very much, one for them good'ole'boys.....

[Animala]

Boss looks alright, much prefer the Cobra though

[anonymous-user]

LuS1fer said:

I just don't like the 2010 re-design and a humungous spoiler looks silly on most cars but even more so on a muscle/pony car (Superbird excepted)

+1

Still, if they're finding a target market.....

[James Dean]

article said:

5.0-litre 4-valve Ti-VCT V8

Wow, half a valve per cylinder?

[Hoofty]

Surely those spectacularly dire Cobra Jet photoshops didn't come from Ford's PR team?

Edited by Hoofty on Friday 10th December 15:06

[GingerWizard]

James Dean said:

article said:

5.0-litre 4-valve Ti-VCT V8

Wow, half a valve per cylinder?

the old nascars seem to cope, 10000rpm with OHC......

but it is crude intodays modern enviroment.......

[pSyCoSiS]

Tasty motors - I love the menacinig front ends to these...

[anything fast]

Turn our necks red with envy?? hmmmm

meant to be ironic or funny i guess. But believe it or not the USA is not made up of beer swilling sister molesting good ol boys... about time this yank bashing stopped. American cars are not to everyones taste granted, but nor are boring square box european cars or jellymould bland jap cars... lets just please talk about the cars and not use cheap jibes at americans or anyone else...

[team will]

5 USA said:

LuS1fer said:

I just don't like the 2010 re-design and a humungous spoiler looks silly on most cars but even more so on a muscle/pony car (Superbird excepted)

+1

Still, if they're finding a target market.....

Sometimes they are quite useful in a powerful rear wheel drive racing car!

[Dangermouse78]

Rather like the Cobra-jet, shame they wouldn't make it as an options list... not the sort of vehicle in that spec that you could drive to Asda's in.
The Grabber Blue especially suits the lines imho....
Boss, im kinda thinking it looks like an orange version of the failed 2008 KITT in "super persuit mode" but perhaps thats just me?

Edited by Dangermouse78 on Friday 10th December 16:32

[jake15919]

Twincam16 said:

oxfordbiker said:

'Winner White'.

Is that the option with orange racing stripes?

Brash, unsophisticated, oversized and last interesting in the 70s. What are you suggesting?