Shelby American and Electronic Arts (EA) will offer a 2011 Shelby GT500 Super Snake “Need for Speed” Edition to promote EA’s new game, Need for Speed The Run, which will hit stores this holiday season. The special one-off car, which will be featured on the cover of the video game, is going on a world tour—making appearances at major automotive and gaming events—before it hits the auction block in late 2012. Proceeds from the car’s sale will benefit the Carroll Shelby Foundation, which has grown from helping kids with serious illnesses to also helping young adults prosper by awarding funds for higher education. Expect the car to fetch a premium over the $83,000 base price of a 2012 Super Snake.

Fortunately, for the buyer, this car is not a dressed-up nonfunctional show car; based off the Mustang GT500, it features a 750-hp supercharged 5.4-liter V-8. Modifications include an upgraded driveshaft, new throttle bodies, dynamic adjustable dampers, lowering springs, and stabilizer bars. The car wears a Wimbledon White paint with custom gray Super Snake stripes, “Shelby” lettering across the rear deck lid, and official “Super Snake” vehicle badges. Inside is a custom two-tone black interior.

EA assures us that we will get to drive this rare muscle car—in a virtual world—when Need for Speed The Run hits store shelves on November 15, 2011.

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