Ford Mustang Boss 302 fails Motor Trend brake test. Here's why
 

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2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 - Click above for high-res image gallery</div>
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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford's</a> new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/24/2012-ford-mustang-boss-302-laguna-seca-first-drive-review/">M3-fightin' Mustang</a>, the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/boss+302">2012 Boss 302</a>, is a 444-horsepower, rear-wheel-drive two-door designed to fight well above its weight class. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/motor+trend"><em>Motor Trend</em></a> decided to spend quality time with the coupe, and something scary happened. Not scary as in 'whoa, this thing is scary fast' but more along the lines of 'call my tailor, I ruined my pants' terrifying.<br />
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Part of M/T's testing gauntlet includes a look at braking distance. Road Test Editor Scott Mortara ran the Ford up to 70 miles per hour. Now it was time to see how quickly he could bring it to zero. Typically, this is just a matter of mashing the brakes and holding on. The sound of straining tires is a sound that's welcome, but a metallic snapping noise is not. Either way, the 2012 Boss 302 was a runaway pony.<br />
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Mortara used the six-speed manual transmission to reduce the coupe's speed before exiting the track through a gap at its end. What went wrong? A pin that connects the brake pedal to the rod that actuates the master cylinder had failed and snapped off. Normally, the brake pedal connects to the rod in a manner that distributes the pressure evenly over a large surface area and would still actuate the brakes when one presses the pedal. The setup on this particular Mustang was faulty, and allowed for far more pressure on the individual piece that failed.<br />
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Ford has examined this car, as well as the brake installation process at its assembly plants. It seems this car is unique in its defect. <em>Motor Trend</em> contends that it's possible the brake assembly was removed then reinstalled after the vehicle left the factory, which could explain why the part failed in such an abnormal manner. Check out <a href="http://blogs.motortrend.com/boss-mustang-failed-brake-test-14593.html" target="_blank">the full story over at <em>Motor Trend</em></a>.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-mustang-boss-302-first-drive">2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302: First Drive</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-mustang-boss-302-first-drive/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/01-ford-mustang-boss-302_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302" title="2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-mustang-boss-302-first-drive/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/02-ford-mustang-boss-302_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302" title="2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-mustang-boss-302-first-drive/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/03-ford-mustang-boss-302_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302" title="2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-mustang-boss-302-first-drive/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/04-ford-mustang-boss-302_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302" title="2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-mustang-boss-302-first-drive/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/05-ford-mustang-boss-302_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302" title="2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302" /></a></div><br />
<em style="font-style: italic; "><strong style="font-weight: bold; "><small>Photos copyright (C)2011 <a href="http://www.drewphillipsphotograp hy.com/" style="color: rgb(0, 111, 177); text-decoration: none; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; " target="_blank">Drew Phillips</a> / AOL</small></strong></em><br />
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[Source: <a href="http://blogs.motortrend.com/boss-mustang-failed-brake-test-14593.html" target="_blank">Motor Trend</a>]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/04/25/ford-mustang-boss-302-fails-motor-trend-brake-test-here/">Ford Mustang Boss 302 fails <i>Motor Trend</i> brake test. Here's why</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:25:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://blogs.motortrend.com/boss-mustang-failed-brake-test-14593.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/04/25/ford-mustang-boss-302-fails-motor-trend-brake-test-here/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19923287/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/04/25/ford-mustang-boss-302-fails-motor-trend-brake-test-here/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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