2004 Ford Shelby Cobra

The Ford Shelby Cobra concept from 2004 drew heavily on the Ford GT production car – especially the space frame and suspension. Although the cars had vastly different characters, smart engineering quickly adapted the rear-mid-engine Ford GT platform to the Cobra front-mid-engine application. A new aluminum-block V-10 powered the Shelby Cobra concept, delivering 605 horsepower and 501 foot-pounds of torque – without the aid of supercharging or turbo- charging. Weight was just over 3000 pounds, thanks to no side windows, no wipers, no external door handles, no door mirrors, (although there are three rear-facing cameras linked to a digital version of a rear-view mirror), and no audio system.