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11-14-2011, 10:00 AM
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The Pony Car's Best Ambassador
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Despite extolling their many carnal virtues for years, we know that there's still a sizable group of enthusiasts who have never managed to wrap their heads around the idea of owning a pony car. We've heard all the excuses before, from complaints about refinement, Jurassic underpinnings and muscle-straining inputs to shopworn stereotypes about the people who drive them. Thing is, if we're being honest, many of these same notions have troubled us as well - even those of us who have triumphed over our prejudices and actually bought one of the things.
Well, boys and girls, Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) finally has a four-wheeled answer for the naysayers and skeptics: The Mustang Boss 302 (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/mustang+boss+302/). Just as bacon is the gateway meat for wayward vegetarians, the orange crush seen here is the four-wheeled, applewood-smoked come-on for pony car doubters. Better still, unlike that tasty bit of swine dining, it's nearly guilt-free.
The 2012 Boss 302 may carry the namesake of Ford's legendary 1969 competition car, and it might work a treat on racetracks, but Ford has made sure it's an honest-to-Detroit everyday proposition, not just a weekend warrior for waxing overconfident BMW (http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/) M and Mercedes-Benz (http://www.autoblog.com/mercedes-benz/) AMG (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/amg/) preeners.Continue reading 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/11/14/2012-ford-mustang-boss-302-review/)
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The Pony Car's Best Ambassador
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/11/03-2012-ford-mustang-boss-302-review-opt.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-mustang-boss-302-review/)
Despite extolling their many carnal virtues for years, we know that there's still a sizable group of enthusiasts who have never managed to wrap their heads around the idea of owning a pony car. We've heard all the excuses before, from complaints about refinement, Jurassic underpinnings and muscle-straining inputs to shopworn stereotypes about the people who drive them. Thing is, if we're being honest, many of these same notions have troubled us as well - even those of us who have triumphed over our prejudices and actually bought one of the things.
Well, boys and girls, Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) finally has a four-wheeled answer for the naysayers and skeptics: The Mustang Boss 302 (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/mustang+boss+302/). Just as bacon is the gateway meat for wayward vegetarians, the orange crush seen here is the four-wheeled, applewood-smoked come-on for pony car doubters. Better still, unlike that tasty bit of swine dining, it's nearly guilt-free.
The 2012 Boss 302 may carry the namesake of Ford's legendary 1969 competition car, and it might work a treat on racetracks, but Ford has made sure it's an honest-to-Detroit everyday proposition, not just a weekend warrior for waxing overconfident BMW (http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/) M and Mercedes-Benz (http://www.autoblog.com/mercedes-benz/) AMG (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/amg/) preeners.Continue reading 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/11/14/2012-ford-mustang-boss-302-review/)
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