The 2011 Ford Mustang BOSS 302R1 features Ford's new 5.0-liter four-valve engine, six-speed manual transmission with a roll cage, race seats, safety harness, data acquisition and race dampers/springs, and a Brembo brake and tire package.

As for the car’s 5.0L engine, Jamie Allison, Ford's North American Motorsports director says, “Racing has long served as a technical proving grounds for production engines. What’s good enough for the streets is now good enough for the racetrack. The 5.0-liter block and architecture in the Mustang BOSS 302R is the same as the 2011 Mustang GT.”