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(from Ford Press
Release) Ford Mustang Boss 302: Back with More for 2013,
Paying Homage to a ’70s Legend
• 2013 Ford Mustang
Boss 302 builds on the heritage of the 1970 Boss 302 with new,
reflective hockey stick graphics package – first modern
application on a production car
• Also new for 2013 is heritage-inspired School Bus Yellow paint
and Sterling Gray accents on Boss Laguna Seca, which delivers
race-ready suspension, aerodynamic details and removed rear seat
• Ford SYNC® connectivity system becomes a standard Boss feature
for 2013, adding to a specially tuned engine, quad exhaust,
brakes, suspension and design that optimize weight, aerodynamics
and track performance
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 15,
2011 – The Ford Mustang Boss 302 is all about performance, and a nod
to heritage comes standard with new paint options and design details
for 2013.
A new hockey stick graphic featuring reflective stripes is added to
the new Boss, calling back the 1970 Boss 302. 2013 Boss 302 and Boss
Laguna Seca models feature new School Bus Yellow paint, honoring
Parnelli Jones’ 1970 Trans-Am championship car prepared by Bud
Moore.
“Everything we did for 2013 is consistent with and links directly
back to our 1970 heritage. The reflective stripes and hockey stick
graphic in particular mean something to Mustang enthusiasts,” said
Dave Pericak, Mustang chief engineer. “Last year, we proved the car
had what it takes to perform, and this year we focused on enhancing
its eye-catching looks and celebrating its history.”
The reflective stripes on Boss come to life when lights hit them,
similar to how they did in 1970 on the Mustang Boss 302. The new
stripe follows the classic hockey stick motif by going over the
fender and extending down the body panel.
Boss Laguna Seca has new Sterling Gray accents and will be available
in vintage School Bus Yellow and black paint offerings, complemented
by hockey stick stripes and gray interior rear cross-brace. Gray
also sets off the front grille, mirror caps and rear pedestal
spoiler, while Laguna Seca rear badging and unique two-tone gray and
silver wheels round out the exterior accents. Unlike the previous
model, the roof will not feature colored accents.
Similar to the redesigned base Mustang lineup, the front end offers
a more powerful design with a more prominent grille. A more powerful
splitter and functional hood extractors add to that look. Boss
Mustang has new signature lighting, with standard HID headlamps and
LED-surround taillamps.
The 2013 Boss also offers a unique functional design feature in the
grille with removable covers where fog lamps would be. For improved
cooling on track days, the covers can be easily removed with a
screwdriver.
Additionally, the rear end features a high-gloss black panel that
connects the taillamps. The taillamps deliver a smoked appearance
that matches up with the sinister look up front.
The new Mustang Boss includes Ford SYNC®, the voice-activated in-car
connectivity system, as a standard feature. With the base SYNC
package, customers enjoy the core hands-free features and services
that have quickly established SYNC as a must-have technology, with
more than 76 percent of current SYNC users saying they would
recommend the system to others.
Some features of SYNC include:
• Hands-free,
voice-activated calling via a Bluetooth®-connected mobile phone
and control of a USB-connected digital music player
• 911 Assist™, the automated emergency calling service that is
free for the life of the vehicle
• Vehicle Health Report, the on-demand diagnostic and
maintenance information service
Revved up and ready
The powerful Boss engine
yields 444 horsepower and 380 lb.-ft. of torque, while still
offering a smooth idle and low-end torque for comfortable
around-town driving. A race-inspired clutch with upgraded friction
materials transmits power, while a short-throw, close-ratio
six-speed manual handles gear change duties.
Power is delivered to a 3.73-ratio rear axle using carbon fiber
plates in the limited-slip differential to improve handling and
longevity. For those who want even more precise control over power
delivery, a torque-sensing (Torsen) limited-slip differential is
available, coupled with Recaro® front seats.
In keeping with the Boss mandate to provide the best-handling
Mustang ever, the already strong Mustang GT suspension system has
been further refined. Higher-rate coil springs on all four corners,
stiffer suspension bushings and a larger-diameter rear stabilizer
bar all contribute to the road racing mission, and Boss models are
lowered by 11 millimeters in front and 1 millimeter at the rear
versus Mustang GT. But the real key to handling is in the adjustable
shocks and struts, standard on all Boss Mustangs.
Working in concert with the suspension upgrades, Boss 302 receives
unique, lightweight 19-inch black alloy racing wheels in staggered
widths: 9 inches in front, 9.5 inches in the rear. The Pirelli PZero
summer tires are sized specifically for each end of the car, with
the front wheels receiving 255/40ZR-19 tires while the rear stays
planted thanks to 285/35ZR-19 rubber.
Boss braking is also up to the challenge, using Brembo four-piston
calipers acting on 14-inch vented rotors up front. In back, standard
Mustang GT brakes are upgraded with a Boss-specific high-performance
pad compound. The combination of vented brake shields and unique
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) tuning gives Boss drivers maximum
control and rapid, repeatable fade-free stops in road and race
situations alike.
Boss 302 circa 1969-70
With styling tweaked by
newly arrived Ford designer Larry Shinoda, the new-for-1969 Boss 302
sported front and rear spoilers, blacked-out hood treatment and racy
side stripes for a look that screamed performance.
Beyond the bodywork, the Boss 302 didn’t disappoint. Its engine
combined a four-bolt main Windsor small-block with reworked heads
from the then-new 351 Cleveland engine. A forged steel crankshaft,
connecting rods and pistons rounded out the reciprocating assembly.
The result was a free-breathing, high-revving powerplant making what
Ford claimed was 290 gross horsepower – though actual output is
estimated to be significantly higher.
Ford engineers also thoroughly massaged Mustang’s suspension in an
effort to meet then-boss Semon “Bunkie” Knudsen’s mandate “to build
absolutely the best-handling street car available on the American
market.” Stiffer springs and shocks, special sway-bar tuning, a
stiffened chassis and wide tires led to the fastest Mustang ever to
lap the Ford test track up to that point.
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