Vehicle Description
2013 Ford Mustang Boss 302
You have to hand it to Ford. Over the years, they've coined the
market with cool names for both their cars and their engines. Think
Mach I, Cobra, Bullitt, Cyclone, Voodoo, Predator, Coyote, and of
course, Boss. The Boss 302 was originally produced to meet
homologation requirements to compete in Trans Am racing and the
cars have become legends. The name was revived for the 2012 and
2013 models.
For consignment, a Ford Mustang Boss 302 with a title verified
4,274 actual miles. Only 3,250 Boss 302's were built in 2012 and
2013, so setting them aside to retain low mileage is certainly one
choice many Boss owners made. This car will be accompanied by the
original window sticker, the Boss 302 owners kit, a yellow striped
shift knob, and the optional red TracKey which opens up a Pandora's
box of performance goodies for racing. This generation of Boss 302
is considered by some enthusiasts as the best handling live axle
Mustang ever produced.
Exterior
This distinct shade of yellow is called by Ford School Bus Yellow
and is 1 of 856 of these special rides built this year. And what
would a Boss 302 be without the side stripe that props up the name,
and the broad hood stripes that intersects a pair of vents. The
lower edges of the cars have a splitter up front below a double
gaping grille, and a diffuser in the back between massive exhaust
tips while working in tandem with the upturned rear wing to create
a low pressure zone and reduce drag. Smoked tail lights on the
black centerpiece are especially sinister and the original
285/35ZR19s complete the muscular view from behind, which is what
challengers would typically see. 19-inch glossy black wheels with
silver lips make up the shoes here and look fantastic against the
backdrop of our bus colored Mustang. Some scrapes on the splitter
was the only flaw we noted. The paint is immaculate and of course,
the body is laser straight.
Interior
We'll find plenty of standard GT on the interior but some items
that were reserved for the Boss, including the Recaro deep racing
seats in Charcoal Black with Boss 302 embroidered on the back and
slots for a racing harness, although regular seatbelts are
standard. The rear 2+2 seats mimic the pattern of the fronts and
include a headrest which in a car like this, is more for restraint
than resting. From the steering wheel forward, we're reminded this
is a track car that is pedestrian enough on the inside to be driven
every day. Standard green lit gauges present to the driver and the
center stack has an integrated AM/FM/CD radio with Sync, XM and MP3
capabilities. With so few miles the interior looks brand new and
this includes the black balled shifter in the center console and
the charcoal carpet covering the floor. The padded headliner is
absolutely pristine as is the gray lined trunk and "showroom
condition" is not overstating the overall condition.
Drivetrain
Under the hood is factory fresh and the big blue coil covers and
Boss 302 embossed intake, along with the broad strut tower brace
that stiffens the ride in twisties. The heart of the beast is a 5.0
liter Road Runner DOHC V8 rated at 444 horsepower. Fuel injected
and tied to an MT82 6-speed manual transmission, power is sent to
the rear wheels via Ford 8.8" Torsen differential with 3.73 gears
and TracLoc. Four piston Brembo brakes supply the power discs at
each wheel.
Undercarriage
Spotless as expected, this could easily be mistaken for a car
that's just departed the assembly line in Flat Rock, Michigan. A
four way exhaust system lives underneath; two gargantuan pipes head
to the back while two slightly smaller ones dump unassumingly just
in front of the rear wheels. Our consignor includes the exhaust
cutout plates, which have been removed, thus you'll be rolling the
dice in jurisdictions that have noise ordinances. Each shock
absorber has five settings which can be manually adjusted with a
screwdriver, though the steering is electronically assisted and
adjustable with a switch, the shocks are not. That said, the rest
of the suspension has also been massaged with fatter stabilizer
bars while we note MacPherson struts in the front and coil springs
in the back.
Drive-Ability
The beautiful hills of Morgantown are calling and this would be the
ideal ride, but we're relegated to our flat, featureless test loop
around the mall. We didn't expect much more than perfection and the
bellowing exhaust is something to behold, and likely caused hens to
stop laying eggs in our fair farm town. Throttle response is
immediate, and it does not surprise us that this car can do 0-60 in
4.3 seconds and then stop itself with the grippy Brembos. Our
taskhowever is to check functionality and function it did!
Somewhere between the common GT and the outlandish GT500, sits the
Boss 302. A balanced chassis that is so agile, Car and Driver wrote
"the Boss's grip almost always exceeds the driver's courage.". This
is a fairly rare car with just a tick over 3,000 being made and
this is a like new example that warrants a close look from Mustang
fanatics, or aspiring pony enthusiasts. This thoroughbred is poised
in the starting gate with no jockey. At least, for now.
1ZVBP8CU4D5237825
1ZV-USA Auto Alliance, Ford Passenger Car
B-Manual Belts, Front & Side Airbags
P8C-Coupe, Boss 302
U-5.0L Roadrunner V8 444hp
4-Check Digit
D-2013
5-AAI: Flat Rock, MI Assy Plant
237825-Sequential Unit Number
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