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2012-2013 Boss 302 Mustang
2013 Boss 302 LS vs 2013 GT500 SVTP - Opinions on Handling / Road Race Track Ability?
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<blockquote data-quote="Vista6019" data-source="post: 11933930" data-attributes="member: 106178"><p>This past weekend, I had the opportunity of riding in both the new GT500 as well as the new Boss LS around Hallett Motor Circuit during the Mid American Team Shelby and Ford Nationals. I spent about 15 minutes in each vehicle doing some very fast laps with one of the Ford SVT Engineers. It was an amazing experience to say the least. Some observations: For road course work, I would take the Boss without question as it has a much more neutral handling bias, is lighter and has sharper turn in. The power delivery is much more linear and the car is very forgiving. My impression as a passenger is that the Boss, although down on HP is a very formidable and capable vehicle from the factory and in the hands of a capable driver is very fast. The GT 500 on the other hand has simply astounding power delivery coming out of corners. It is a little heavier, with the weight bias on the front, but much improved since Ford switched to the aluminum blocks. The new 6 piston Brembo brakes are simply amazing, allowing the driver very high corner entry speeds and the ability to brake very deep. From the factory, the new GT500 has a bit more body roll than the Boss, but understandably, there are some major physics at work with all of that horsepower in play. Yet the car goes where you point it, and is very forgiving. It just gets there very, very quickly. A mountain of torque is available at any point and passing on even short straights seemed effortless. Both vehicles are incredibly competent, yet the Boss is more refined on the road course and offers less drama. The GT500 will amaze you with the power delivery and handles very well, yet I got the feeling that the car, with all that HP can overwhelm the chassis a bit (on a road course) and found the driver having to provide more input to keep the vehicle where he wanted it. Just my two cents..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vista6019, post: 11933930, member: 106178"] This past weekend, I had the opportunity of riding in both the new GT500 as well as the new Boss LS around Hallett Motor Circuit during the Mid American Team Shelby and Ford Nationals. I spent about 15 minutes in each vehicle doing some very fast laps with one of the Ford SVT Engineers. It was an amazing experience to say the least. Some observations: For road course work, I would take the Boss without question as it has a much more neutral handling bias, is lighter and has sharper turn in. The power delivery is much more linear and the car is very forgiving. My impression as a passenger is that the Boss, although down on HP is a very formidable and capable vehicle from the factory and in the hands of a capable driver is very fast. The GT 500 on the other hand has simply astounding power delivery coming out of corners. It is a little heavier, with the weight bias on the front, but much improved since Ford switched to the aluminum blocks. The new 6 piston Brembo brakes are simply amazing, allowing the driver very high corner entry speeds and the ability to brake very deep. From the factory, the new GT500 has a bit more body roll than the Boss, but understandably, there are some major physics at work with all of that horsepower in play. Yet the car goes where you point it, and is very forgiving. It just gets there very, very quickly. A mountain of torque is available at any point and passing on even short straights seemed effortless. Both vehicles are incredibly competent, yet the Boss is more refined on the road course and offers less drama. The GT500 will amaze you with the power delivery and handles very well, yet I got the feeling that the car, with all that HP can overwhelm the chassis a bit (on a road course) and found the driver having to provide more input to keep the vehicle where he wanted it. Just my two cents.. [/QUOTE]
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