Not that speedometer range has anything directly to do with capability, don't you find it interesting that the Boss has a max indicated speedometer speed of 180 mph while the Shelby GT500 has a max indicated speed of 160 mph?

 

I think it's got to do with being a track car. I wonder if it also ties into the "key" rumor.

 

During almost ALL the videos they keep mentioning that it can hit its 155mph top speed. Me thinks they doth protest too much...

 

I'm kinda laughing how on Shelby forums they are downplaying the performance ability of the Boss. They think that the GT500 will easily beat the Boss around a race track. I own a GT500 and love the car but I'm also aware of some of it's limitations. Quick and nimble handling is not the GT500's strength, not that it handles badly but it's not a track killer.

 

Almost like history repeating itself. With the 1st appearance of the Boss 302 and Ford's victory in Trans Am, it was around the time when the agreement with Shelby ended. The Boss cars essentially supplanted the Shelby GT 350/500's. Except this time, Ford has one-upped itself.

 

If I had either one I wouldn't be complaining.

 

^ haha +1