Ford's Boss 302 Mustang. Image: Ford Motor Company
If you’re one of the lucky Ford Mustang Boss 302 buyers, get ready to burn some vacation time. Included with the purchase of every Boss 302 Mustang is something that Ford is calling the “Boss Track Attack” program. Held at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah, the Track Attack consists of a welcome reception and dinner followed by a day filled with instruction and flogging of cars in the Utah desert. The best part? Ford is even supplying the Boss 302 and GT Mustangs, so you get to use up their tires, brakes and gas, not your own. If there’s a down side, it’s that owners are responsible for getting themselves to and from Tooele, Utah, for the event.
Just in case you needed a reminder, the Boss 302 Mustang is the “track ready” Mustang model that slots in about the Mustang GT but below the Shelby GT500. Compared to the Mustang GT, the Boss 302 gets a heavy-duty clutch, a short throw shifter, retuned traction and stability control, revised steering, stiffer springs and beefier sway bars. The engine gets a boost to 440 horsepower, and the exhaust can be routed out the back (via a conventional dual exhaust setup) or out the low-restriction sidepipes for track duty. The Boss 302 also gets a more aggressive exterior, special paint and a track-centric interior.
Ford is only building a limited number of Boss 302 Mustangs, which start at $41,000, and most dealers will be allocated no more than one. Expect heavy and painful price gouging from dealers, fueled by “investors” who’ll sadly never drive the car the way the Ford engineers meant it to be driven.
Source: Ford
Kurt Ernst has been passionate about automobiles and driving nearly his entire life. His early years were shaped working in the family service station, though his real passion was auto racing. After graduating from the University of Colorado, Kurt spent a year club racing with the Sports Car Club of America, before focusing on a business career in marketing and project management. Later, his passion for writing and the automotive hobby found him freelancing for a variety of automotive news sites, including Automotive Addicts and Motor Authority, where his work was syndicated and appeared in several national publications. Recognized as an expert in the automotive field, Kurt joined Hemmings Motor News as an Associate Editor in 2013, and in the years since has progressed to Editor, Hemmings Daily; Managing Editor for Hemmings Motor News, Hemmings Classic Car, Hemmings Muscle Machines, and the Hemmings Daily; and now, Managing Editor, Hemmings Auctions. Kurt was instrumental in organizing the Hemmings Motor News Concours d’Elegance from 2013-2019, and has served as a judge at this event and The Vintage Racing Stable Concours d’Elegance. A Skip Barber Racing School graduate and prolific writer, Ernst is also skilled in copyediting, project management, brand development, and public relations.
