New Boss Tests and Reviews - Post 'em here
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The OEM suspension is what it is. But what caught my concern was the mention of shifting issues with the trans.
But given all this...if you had $50,000 large to spend,would you buy the new Boss or a "typical" '69-'70 Boss 302,that you would see in your local show/cruise-ins.... not BJ auction prices.??
I'd guess it would be, which one would put a bigger grin on your face!
But given all this...if you had $50,000 large to spend,would you buy the new Boss or a "typical" '69-'70 Boss 302,that you would see in your local show/cruise-ins.... not BJ auction prices.??
I'd guess it would be, which one would put a bigger grin on your face!
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True enough. Given the supplement recommends 5 on the regular Boss and up to 5 depending on track conditions for the Laguna Seca, I would think they'd have been firmer than 2 but who knows for sure.
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ACCELERATION TO MPH
0-30 1.6 sec
0-40 2.3
0-50 3.1
0-60 4.0
0-70 5.0
0-80 6.2
0-90 7.6
0-100 9.2
PASSING, 45-65 MPH 1.6
QUARTER MILE 12.3 sec @ 115.8 mph
BRAKING, 60-0 MPH 108 ft
LATERAL ACCELERATION 0.98 g (avg)
MT FIGURE EIGHT 24.7 sec @ 0.78 g (avg)
TOP-GEAR REVS @ 60 MPH 2000 rpm
0-30 1.6 sec
0-40 2.3
0-50 3.1
0-60 4.0
0-70 5.0
0-80 6.2
0-90 7.6
0-100 9.2
PASSING, 45-65 MPH 1.6
QUARTER MILE 12.3 sec @ 115.8 mph
BRAKING, 60-0 MPH 108 ft
LATERAL ACCELERATION 0.98 g (avg)
MT FIGURE EIGHT 24.7 sec @ 0.78 g (avg)
TOP-GEAR REVS @ 60 MPH 2000 rpm
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If you watch the video on page two, at the very end it mentions the lap times:
GT500 1:44.32
M3 .... 1:42.96
R8 ..... 1:40.75
Boss.... 1:40.21 (they said sub 1:40 with the LS, so call it 1:39.7 or so)
GT500 1:44.32
M3 .... 1:42.96
R8 ..... 1:40.75
Boss.... 1:40.21 (they said sub 1:40 with the LS, so call it 1:39.7 or so)
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http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...DzpROVE-LmoVPa
Lap times: GT500 - 1:44.32, M3 - 1:42.96, R8 - 1:40.75
Boss 302 - 1:40.21
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0-60 4.0!!!
ACCELERATION TO MPH
0-30 1.6 sec
0-40 2.3
0-50 3.1
0-60 4.0
0-70 5.0
0-80 6.2
0-90 7.6
0-100 9.2
PASSING, 45-65 MPH 1.6
QUARTER MILE 12.3 sec @ 115.8 mph
BRAKING, 60-0 MPH 108 ft
LATERAL ACCELERATION 0.98 g (avg)
MT FIGURE EIGHT 24.7 sec @ 0.78 g (avg)
TOP-GEAR REVS @ 60 MPH 2000 rpm
0-30 1.6 sec
0-40 2.3
0-50 3.1
0-60 4.0
0-70 5.0
0-80 6.2
0-90 7.6
0-100 9.2
PASSING, 45-65 MPH 1.6
QUARTER MILE 12.3 sec @ 115.8 mph
BRAKING, 60-0 MPH 108 ft
LATERAL ACCELERATION 0.98 g (avg)
MT FIGURE EIGHT 24.7 sec @ 0.78 g (avg)
TOP-GEAR REVS @ 60 MPH 2000 rpm
GT500.
0-60: 4.1
1/4: 12.35 @ 115.75
60-0: 103.83
Skidpad: 1.01g
Fig 8: 24.0 @ 0.82 avg
0-60: 4.1
1/4: 12.35 @ 115.75
60-0: 103.83
Skidpad: 1.01g
Fig 8: 24.0 @ 0.82 avg
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Last edited by Dean#4AI; Mar 7, 2011 at 11:29 AM. Reason: Image problems......
MT always has some hotshoes to do a car justice...AWESOME
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We can all be Parnelli Jones on the internet. I was actually thrilled to see those numbers were with the regular Boss. No doubt the Laguna Seca will be even faster just from the R-comps if nothing else.
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I was talking to one of the drivers at Rehagen Racing two weeks ago. He stated that he actually preferred the regular Boss over the Laguna Seca. He said that the LS felt like "too long out front", implying to me that he could induce oversteer in the regular Boss more easily. Interesting...