Argonaut

Dang - Ford is really hitting on all cylinders (pardon the pun) when it comes to supplying/supporting the racing enthusiast. $79K for a factory prepped race car is a steal. The Ford Racing catalog just continues to grow. Way to go Ford, you have my applause.

cardude99

cool but for what you get and what you dont get, i would rather buy a regular boss, and dump the extra 30 grand into it and make a monster out of it.

JIM5.0

It all depends on what you can get for that $30K. I have not crunched the numbers on this, but it might be possible that buying mods to exceed what the Boss 302S already does might wind up costing more.

I'm not saying you are incorrect, because you could very well be right in that aftermarket race grade performance parts being bought more cheaply than the $30K difference.

Argonaut

This is a race car, not street legal. $79K for a legitimate factory built race car, with full cage, adjustable suspension, data acquisition, etc, etc is a very, very good deal.

If you had a shop, and could do all the work yourself, including the cage, then sure...you could probably build an equivalent car for cheaper. Think of the work involved here though. Take for instance the lightened wiring harness. This car doesn't have AC, radio, electric seats, etc and all the heavy wiring that goes with the modern electronics we love on the street. That wiring weighs alot and for a competition car you want to get rid of it. If you were to build an equivalent car out of a stock Stang it means you have to either completely strip out and remove the unneeded wiring or replace with the FR harness. Thats just one example. It goes on and on. Completely stripping out the interior, parts of the dash (don't need a glove box on a race car), remove air bags, un-needed sensors, door glass, all the AC hardware, etc - getting rid of this stuff takes un-counted hours. Then there are all the race parts to purchase and install - kill switch, fire system, lexan glass, not to mention the performance parts. For the vast majority of us without the tools, facility, time and know-how (how many guys out there can build a FIA spec roll cage - its not some bolt in unit) this is about as good of a deal as you will find for a brand new fully prepped car. The only way to get an equivalent car cheaper than this is to buy someone else's used one into which they had poored far more than $79K.

AZ06GT

If only I had $79k

Orion_240

how much did those race-ready Mustangs that they used in the Mustang Challenge cost?

And wasn't there a mention of a race version of the new 5.0 Boss 302 in that show that was on Speed last week?

fastautos

The FR500S in the Mustang Challenge cost $79,000 as well, and this is a much better car.

There's already a race version that is in Grand-Am. The Boss 302R ran all last season.