ShaneM

it's early, but i don't see this anywhere. Official 13 Boss 302 LS pics, trying to get ford to shoot me some pics of the normal Boss now.

http://media.ford.com/article_displa...ticle_id=35553

• 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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ShaneM

ive gotta see the taillights in person, but they went too gt500 on the front me thinks. the grill with removable inserts for the fogs sounds very appealing. Steeda Gus, get to work! that would be an awesome grill for us 12 owners. a new grill or a kit to make the existing like that would rock. that appears to be be the GT500 spoiler on the rear too.

LadyBoss302

Thanks, its all very exciting to see what they will do with this amazing car. I see the press release doesn't seem to focus on Track Key ;-)

smbstyle

Count my *** in for a 2013.

They did everything I didn't like about the 2010-12 design. I also like how the Laguna Seca doesn't look like Ronald McDonald anymore. God that LS looks so good in School Bus Yellow with Sterling Gray accents.

This is a pretty cool feature for the GT models:

Track Package
For 2013 Ford is offering a Track Package for the Mustang GT. Available only on manual models with the 3.73 rear axle, the Track Package includes everything in the Brembo brake package plus an engine cooler, upgraded radiator, performance friction brake pads and the same Torsen differential used on the Boss 302.

The 2013 Mustang also has a features including optional Recaro seats available in both leather and cloth

2012YellowBoss

Yea, saw that too

They did listen, it would seem, to the forums:

lightweight 19-inch black alloy racing wheels
SYNC
reflective stripes
unique functional design feature in the grille
Boss-specific high-performance pad compound
Unlike the previous model, the roof will not feature colored accents

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Taillights not sure on the front, not hating it but not loving it

Now if only they made it a G code

D1ck_Cheneyx

Track apps info...

ShaneM

i wish it didn't look so much like a GT500 though, i'd like to see it get its own style. ive got a pr around here of the 13 GT500, maybe it looks different than the boss. i haven't got around to looking at it yet. That 13 boss looks a lot like the current GT500 to me. i agree on the tail lights, i need to see them in person. that looks like something you could easily add to a 12 though, the shape seems to be the same. also are those wheels not the same ones that FRPP is already offering? still waiting for pics of the normal boss 302.

PTRocks

I want to know what it will take to get the GT500's carbon fiber driveshaft into our cars. (I wish)

fdjizm

Nice repainted gt500.
but the tailights are definitely an improvement without that weird point!

APW

Any MSRP information out there yet on the 2013 BOSS?

ShaneM

i also noticed the GT can be had with every boss 302 feature this side of the suspension bits. leather recaros are an option for GT and V6 cars this year.

I suspect they have just canabalized a bunch of 2013 Boss 302 sales with the new GT options since you can get the torsen and brembos as well. those that thought the difference between the boss 302 and GT in 12 was slight will really get off on the 13 options.

if i were buying today it would be the 13 GT, presumably for considerably less loot than the boss since ford hasn't said MSRPs or option pricing yet. i had heard the boss was getting a 3k price bump. that 13 Gt with recaros, torsen track pack, and some lower springs and koni yellows will be impressive on the track.

PTRocks

Now with video. Note the gauge font in unchanged, I presume they otherwise have the '13 updates.

Whammer

The car looks great. I do wish they had left the front end exclusive to the GT500. I think each model should have it's own distinctive look.

ShaneM

very much agreed. so who thins the move to offer most Boss options on the 13 GT will make 13 Boss cars more plentiful and hurt resale on 12 Boss 302s? I keep thinking about it and there is very little reason to go 13 Boss with the GT options in 13.

Whammer

I guess a lot will depend on the cost of all those options on the GT, if it's close to the Boss then why not get a Boss? And if it is close to the Boss in price it might help move the Boss quicker. Then once all the Bosses are sold those that missed out will option out a GT.

I've got more concern about how many GT500 clones will be running around. Slap a couple of snake badges on a '13 GT and many people will think it's a Shelby.

It is what it is but I still wish Ford had been more creative (styling wise) for each model.

kyfigfam

Still too soon but for me:

Likes: Synch, message center, tail lights-maybe, air flow and cooling
Dislikes: Shark snout, loss of "subtle meanness" of 2012 nose, color choice, lack of uniqueness-all models kind of look the same.

For me as a late 2012 buyer, I'm all good still.

Big winner in redesign; GT and GT 500. Good job Ford

AlsCobra

Alright I'll give it to the boss crowd this time. 2013 boss is pretty dammm hot.

5 DOT 0

Hmmm no TK mentioned.....

That's the current LS rear spoiler and wheels painted a different color.

cloud9

I think you're forgetting the most important difference, the engine

2006mach1

The current LS wheels are 19x9 front and 19x10 rear. I see the rear wheels on the 2013 are going to 19x9.5, the same as a regular Boss rear wheel.

I like my 2012 so far from what I have seen....