2014 Ford Mustang details leaked, bye-bye Boss 302
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2014 Ford Mustang details leaked, bye-bye Boss 302
2014 Ford Mustang details leaked, bye-bye Boss 302
It seems that Ford has let slip the official order guides for its 2014 Mustang lineup. The changes for the upcoming model year are fairly minimal, as the car was just recently refreshed for 2013, and is expected to get an entirely new model in 2015.
Sadly, for us and anyone else that has had the pleasure of driving it, the biggest news here is that the Mustang Boss 302 will not be carried over for next year. This news runs according to Ford's stated plan of offering the track-terror for just two seasons, but it pains our enthusiast hearts, nevertheless.
As for the rest of it: there are a couple of new colors (Oxford White and Ruby Red Metallic with Tinted Clearcoat) and three colors that will go away (the Boss 302's School Bus Yellow, High Performance White and Red Candy Metallic). A couple of new exterior appearance packages have been added to the options sheet, as well.
The 2014 Shelby GT500 will now get heated front seats as standard (not with the optional Recaros, however), and will also be available in the two new colors.
2014 Mustang Order Guide:
http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2014-...g-order-guide/
2014 GT500 Order Guide:
http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2014-...0-order-guide/
http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/07/2...-bye-boss-302/
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Lexus Fanatic
Interesting that Ford would drop the Boss Mustang, considering that Chevy is introducing a 1LE package for the Camaro SS specifically designed to compete with it.
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Steve
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There is a model coming out to battle the Vette and Viper... Good ole GT once again!
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Lexus Fanatic
Originally Posted by oldcajun
Until the IRS is available for the next generation, it is difficult to match more advanced cars on the track.
Many have accused Ford, on the Mustang, of simple cost-cutting by sticking with the easy-to-produce live-axle (and, in my own auto-reviews, I'm the first to jump on car-companies when I think they are penny-pitchig too much). But, in Ford's case with the Mustang, IMO, I think it goes beyond simple cost-cutting......there seems to be a practical and more rational reason for it. Like it or not, many ordinary Mustang V8 buyers do burnouts.....lots of burnouts. And a live axle, with its relatively simple but solid and rugged construction (note that it is also used on most work-trucks) usually resists damage from abuse more than an IRS with its greater number of U-joints and half-shafts. True, the top-level versions of the Mustang such as SVT/Cobra/Shelby do have IRS, but, in general, those versions tend to be bought by somewhat older, more mature buyers that look at driving as more than just Friday/Saturday-night drag-races.
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