Lebanon Ford’s Jeff Cryder and Ford Life contributing writer Samantha Roberts discuss the newest entire into the Mustang family, the Mustang Boss 302. Though equipped with the same 5.0L “coyote” engine found in the GT it’s been race altered to bring it from 412 bhp to 444 bhp.
Though the Boss 302 has been designed as a track Mustang it has also acts as a great everyday vehicle. Owners will receive two separate keys: A black key for everyday vehicle usage and a red key which will transform the Boss into race mode. Features such as tightened suspension and enabled launch control will be available to the driver. Ford hasn’t announced the official release date of the Mustang Boss 302 into your Lebanon Ford showroom but there are rumors of a 2011 spring release. Stay tuned.
The modern-day muscle-car wars continue to stay hot this year, with the Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro each earning their share of praise from customers, customizers and critics alike. Among the latest battlegrounds? The pages of Consumer Reports (CR), where the fab Ford clearly out-thrilled its cross-town competition. In the October issue of the acclaimed publication, CR editors boiled things down to a simple question: If you compare the V6 versions of both vehicles, “You would expect better fuel economy, but would the lower performance dilute the fun factor?” The simple answer: “No for the Mustang but yes for the Camaro.”
Edmunds.com found is its “2010 Readers’ Most Wanted” survey Ford Motor Company blew away competing auto makers by taking first place in eight categories; no other automaker topped more than three.
Most notiable vehicles in their survey included the award winning Ford Fusion and Ford Fusion Hybrid who topped the “Commuting Under $30,000” category. Ford’s F150 SVT Raptor took home the “Hauling over $30,000” and the Mustang V6 was the readers hottest must-have in the “Speed Under $30,000” category.