The "Boss"

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Well, numbers are out. I am truly and completely impressed with the Boss 302 being faster than the GT-R and Z06 out at Leguna Seca.

I am still curious how the car will do on a faster track, like VIR, in comparison.

Isamu

IN RED: Me too, Ford really did something amazing this time...and I'm not even close to being a ford guy.. but this just rocks

ImportConvert

Totally. I still am happier with my Z06 than a mustang, but complete to Ford. For $43K, I don't think you can beat the BOSS if you plan on buying new, staying stock.

Isamu

and I love my Nissan.. hell, all three of them, but you said it exactly how I feel... Ford really out did themselves this time...

ImportConvert

I'm just happy to see Ford building performance vehicles. Except for the Cobra, and Cobra R, and FGT, Ford has built crown vics with fancy sheet-metal and tiny back seats and called them mustangs for years.

In 2005 when I was working as a sales rep at a Ford dealer, I was ASTOUNDED that the new GT had 235/55/17 rubber all around. A whopping 300bhp. It was a complete pile of junk regarding performance. Build-quality was a huge step up, but in essence, it was a dog turd when it came to performing.

I think for 2011, all that has changed. The "regular" 5.0 is a pretty mean car, and the Boss takes it to another level.

I am hugely impressed with Ford's new direction. They haven't been competative since 1992 , excluding the more limited models (Cobra, FGT, etc.)

Maybe GM, Dodge, and Nissan will get scared and do a little better.

To be fair though, LS is a tight track, with a 300 meter straight being the longest. If you put the Boss up against the GT-R or the Z06 on a longer track, I think it would take the loss.

Either way, it's going to be a dead ringer for (or beat?) the base C6, and the 370Z isn't even in the running. The Challenger/Charger have mad power, but handling?Oink Oink. Same for the Camaro SS. It's no faster than the 1998 Camaro SS, for that matter.

If all you care about is owning a pretty nice car (I think the new mustangs, vette's, 370's are all nice. Not European nice, but nice.) that puts down the best performance in the near 40K range, Noone has a damn thing for Ford.

Isamu

you have to wonder, what crawled up their butt, and made them decided to actually do work? could it be all the Ford jokes over the years? or tired of just plain sucking... even the GT had a ton of issues when it 1st came out..

as for dodge.. the Challenger, is by far the best looking of the big retro cars.. but wtf is all that power for if your car weighs 8000 pounds.

If i get a chance I will be driving one of the new 5.0s and def will give the boss a run.

m4a1mustang

It was Alan Mulally in 2006. He saw the direction the market was headed and decided every car Ford built had to be a class-leader. There is a hugely different corporate culture over at Ford compared to the GM and Chryslers of the world these days.

I knew the Boss was going to be pretty badass. I knew a lot of people here doubted it but the proof is in the pudding, as they say. Tastey, delicious pudding.

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