Ford will be showing off the new Shelby Cobra 500 GT at the Detroit Auto Show this year. This car is slated for release in 2010.

It features a 540 hp V8 and a custom interior. While the list price is unknown at this time, I don’t imagine it will be cheap.

Since the only V8s that Ford makes are for their trucks, they chose that instead of a much lighter block so the car is quite heavy.

I guess any one who can afford to buy a car like that can afford to put gas in it.