Ford Mustang Boss 302 fails Motor Trend brake test

Ford’s extra M3-fightin’ Mustang, the 2012 Boss 302, is a 444-horsepower, rear-wheel-drive two-door designed to fight well higher than its consequence rank. Motor Trend resolute to waste quality calculate with the coupe, and something terrifying happened. Not terrifying as in ‘whoa, this business is terrifying fast’ but more along the shape of ‘call my tailor, I ruined my pants’ terrifying.

Part of M/T’s difficult gauntlet includes a look by braking distance. Road Test Editor Scott Mortara ran the Ford up to 70 miles for every hour. Now it was calculate to think it over how quickly he may possibly bring it to zip. Typically, this is solely a topic of mashing the brakes and holding on. The sound of straining tires is a sound that’s salutation, but a hard snapping blast is not. Either way, the 2012 Boss 302 was a runaway colt.

Mortara used the six-speed blue-collar transmission to reduce the coupe’s alacrity previous to exiting the track through a gap by its aim. What went ill-treat? A pin with the intention of connects the brake pedal to the rod with the intention of actuates the master cylinder had disastrous and snapped rancid. Normally, the brake pedal connects to the rod in a style with the intention of distributes the pressure evenly ended a generous go up area and would still actuate the brakes as lone presses the pedal. The setup on this fastidious Mustang was faulty, and allowable pro far more pressure on the party cut with the intention of disastrous.

Ford has examined this car, as well as the brake installation process by its gathering plants. It seems this car is unique in its defect. Motor Trend contends with the intention of it’s doable the brake gathering was indifferent at that time reinstalled with the vehicle missing the factory, which may possibly explain why the part disastrous in such an abnormal style.

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Source: motortrend