Ford Racing Unveils BOSS 302R Race Ready Mustang

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Boss 302R Mustang

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The BOSS 302R Mustang is powered by a 5.0-liter 4-valve motor mated to a six-speed transmission producing an estimated 400 horsepower.  Also the base model BOSS 302R comes with a roll cage, race seats, safety harness, data aquisition and race dampers/springs and a Brembo brake and tire package all for a starting MSRP of $79,000.

Also a special Grand-Am Homologation Package will be availalbe  for $129,000.  This package will allow the owner to have a race-ready vehicle to compete in the Grand-Am Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge series (formerly the KONI Challenge) for the season opening race in Daytona on January 29, 2010.  There have already been five BOSS 302R Mustangs put on order for the season opener in Daytona so expect to see the BOSS 302R in competition.

The BOSS 302R Mustang will be available through local Ford Dealers with production limited to just 50 units.  Delivery will take place in the third quarter of 2010.

For full details and a few photos check below.

Boss 302R Mustang

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Boss 302R Mustang

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Press Release:

Dearborn, Michigan, December 28, 2009 - Forty years after its namesake became a road racing legend, the BOSS is back on track for 2010 with a new 5.0-liter V-8 engine.

In honor of the 40th anniversary of Parnelli Jones’ 1970 Trans-Am championship in a Mustang BOSS 302 prepared by Bud Moore Engineering, Ford Racing is introducing the 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 pace with consumer demand, the Ford team has built modern versions of the most iconic performance Mustangs over the years,” said Jamie Allison, director, Ford North America Motorsports. “From Shelbys to Bullitt, Mach and Cobra Jet, it is now time for BOSS to join the list of America’s most coveted Mustangs. The original BOSS 302 was a championship-winning legend and the new Mustang BOSS 302R will carry on the tradition. The Mustang was born to race from the start, and this new Mustang is bred to win.”

The Mustang BOSS 302R is a serialized off-road-only vehicle ready to race. Each base model will come with a 5.0-liter four-valve engine and a six-speed manual transmission with a roll cage, race seats, safety harness, data acquisition and race dampers/springs, and a Brembo brake and tire package, starting at an MSRP of $79,000.

And, with a special Grand-Am Homologation Package (M-FR500-BOSS R1), it will also be ready to compete in the Grand-Am Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge series (formerly known as KONI Challenge), starting with the season-opening race in Daytona on Jan. 29, 2010. As of today, five BOSS 302R race cars will be delivered to customers ready to race in Daytona. MSRP of the BOSS 302R1 is $129,000.

The Grand-Am Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge-ready 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.