Like A Boss
More news this morning about the best Mustang yet: Ford’s going to give owners a chance to “computer tune” their own cars, and some training to try to keep them out of the local Armco.
The horsepower rating for the 2012 BOSS Mustang is now officially 444, making this the most powerful normally-aspirated Mustang ever produced. Forget the old big-blocks; in factory tune, they didn’t come close to this mill. Owners who aren’t satisfied with this can purchase a “Track Key” from their local Ford dealer. The Track Key will enable a “race tune” with…
200 engine mapping functions as well as increased low end torque, dual stage launch control, and a lumpy idle!
Best of all, use of the Track Key won’t void your warranty. Are you listening, Nissan and Porsche? Probably not.
In tacit recognition of this hopped-up Mustang’s ability to kill its drivers in no time flat, Ford is working with Miller Motorsports Park to offer a “Track Attack” day to all purchasers. Fly in, drive one of Ford’s cars, learn to stay out of trouble. You’d be stupid not to take advantage of it, but if past factory programs of this nature are any guide, most owners won’t bother.
My love for the current Mustang is well-known, but I’ll go a step further and say that everybody who is in the market for a $40K+ performance car should consider waiting to see what the BOSS can do. You’d hate to buy an M3 or an S5 only to find the cart-axled hillbilly special walking away from you in Mid-Ohio’s Turn One…
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Is using the "red key" similar to taking the "red pill" like in Alice in Wonderland?
I'd be pretty pi$$ed if I paid 60 to $70,000 for The Ultimate Driving Machine and got my a$$ handed to me... by a Mustang?
Juniper and Others: My point was supposed to be, it is not that great of an improvement for 40 plus years. Sure the Corvette wouldn't start on cloudy days, ate ate u-joints, but it sure was fun. By the way ,I walk most places.
The EVO/STI revolution is over, Mustang is the new black.