19 August 2009 - 12:00
Noble unleashes 225mph M600
Get ready for some big numbers. This is the new car from British supercar manufacturer Noble, and it is making some pretty huge claims.
It’s called the M600, and Noble claims it will hit 60mph in three seconds flat, crack 100mph in 6.5 seconds and top out at 225mph.
Based around a steel tub with carbon fibre panels, the M600 will weigh in at 1275kg. All that fastness comes courtesy of a Volvo-sourced 4.4-litre V8, fitted with twin turbos and putting out a massive 650bhp through the rear wheels.
That’s genuine hypercar territory, and the M600 is commanding a genuine hypercar price. It’s expected to cost around £200,000 when it goes on sale in November – way above Noble’s traditional 50-75 grand price point.
Noble says the 70 customers who put down a deposit for the now-defunct M14 and M15 – which was predicted to cost around £75,000 – will be offered a refund.
The M600 won’t be for the faint of heart. Noble says it is targetting the driving experience of an Ferrari F40 or McLaren F1, so the M600 will not be fitted with ESP or anti-lock brakes. Eeep. Good news, maybe, that the driver will be able to toggle the engine through three ECU settings which provide 450, 550 or the full 650bhp.
No flappy-paddle gearboxes here either: the M600 will only be available with a six-speed manual.
Noble will show off the M600 for the first time at the Goodwood Revival in late September, and is expected to start taking deposits shortly after.
Reckon it’ll be worth that 200 grand?
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it will probably be the best noble yet. it also doesnt look like a bad lookin noble either.
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Nice to see nothing from a Mondeo :-) I reckon this could be a contender for top 3 on the TG power lap board.
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Well considering it will 'crack 10 seconds in 6.5 seconds' I don't think 200 grand's bad for a time machine. Especially one that looks this awesome.
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From that angle, it looks just like an R8 with a longer bum! Bet it's a beast of a car... always liked Nobles.
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@M289 - What are you smokin'?? 'crack 10 seconds in 6.5 seconds'? where'd you pull that out of?? Must be a slow day, someone did the same thing on the porsche article. The Noble looks alright, better than what they came out with before
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@010010011010 - It was a typo in the article that has been corrected to say '100mph in 6.5 seconds'. Cool your boots before you fly off the handle. RE: The Car, will this be the first car that can be drifted easily at 225mph? We all know how much the boys like to fling Nobles around (well maybe not James May, unless he puts that white helmet on).
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Sod the ugly Gumpert...
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Yay! Cant Wait too see how it handles.
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A manual gearbox? In a world ruled by flappy paddles? It's... well, awesome.
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The customers will be offered a refund. That's a nice offer.
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Check out these other pictures http://www.autotrader.co.uk/EDITORIAL/CARS/news/a_noble_cause.html
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i wonder how much the stig makes... coz, if he understands the concept of money; i'm sure he'll be the 1st to make a deposit!
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Looks like it will be a purist's car but could this be the death of Noble if it goes badly wrong? I can't believe they are scrapping the smaller cars it could all go horribly wrong! No doubt it will be a cracker of a car but will people buy it?
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Drool.... Does look like the b*****d child of a Lambo and R8 though, which wouldn't make bad parents I supose!!!
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I have seen this in pre production testing and it is hugely fast and has a fantastic noise.
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Anyone else thinking it has a bit of Ferrari in the styling? Hope it goes as well as it looks!
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Granted the performance figures do sound frightening, but does anyone remember the stillborn M14/M15s? They were set to be worth £75k. Apart from the seemingly pelvis crushing performance, I only see this as a tidied up M14, not a car worth £125k more. Does anyone see my point? Allow me to illustrate it more by naming some cars: Ferrari 430 scuderia, Ferrari 458 Italia, Lamborghini LP540-4. All of these cars may have slightly worse performance figures, but I think at this level, performance figures are more than enough, these cars will, I believe, have more sense of occasion than the Noble. These are all more logical alternatives when you consider this, they are all cheaper. I feel depressed. I really liked Noble for their efforts with the M12, the fact that they were British and that they didn't plummet like countless others. But now? I'm ashamed to say that I think this is game over for them.
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At first site it looks like an amazing new car. But on second viewing it looks like something a man with a mid life crisis and small cock would find attrative. Woman will see one once and like it. See it again think the guy is a cock. Clearly now a chicks car.
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At first site it looks like an amazing new car. But on second viewing it looks like something a man with a mid life crisis and small cock would find attrative. Woman will see one once and like it. See it again think the guy is a cock. Clearly now a chicks car.
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It looks like a Saleen... I want one!!!!
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Big numbers for sure... but the price tag is the most impressive. C'mon Noble, keep doing things like the M12, you're very good at it...
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Yeah I rememeber the M15, really did like that car. And it was punching in a good price bracket I thought for a smallish company, not hypercar territory more supercar. The M15 could have been a stepping stone up to the M600 but instead theres a track focused one and now a veeeeeery fast hypery one
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Didn't they sell the rights to make the M12 and M400 to a company in the US? That was 2 years ago. 2 years of not making or selling any cars. So all they have is the M600 to hang their hopes on. Maybe they have some money left from selling the rights to the M12, but developing the M600 further must have cost some I'm sure... As I said, I think these are dire straights for Noble.
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Why do the front and the rear look so much like Koenigsegg?
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Hahahaha...the Americans have been so smug about the Corvette ZR1 and the Viper ACR. They won't be once this goes on sale. Here's an idea for Top Gear: they could test the Corvette ZR1 against this. They both have similar power, and similar acceleration.
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I like the brave decision to launch a back to basics supercar. It will be great, but very scary in the wet! HOWEVER, would you spend £200k on a car, whose maker might not be around in the next couple of years - or are going to sell the rights? That's a bit of a punt!
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The noble m600 is alot less simiar to the m15 car but the m600 should be put in a drag race and see what wins what do you think but the car is awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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TennantsLager commented on this article
19 August 2009
And with this, we have one of our hyper-porn pieces for the next series of the world's best programme. Hopefully. The numbers sound awesome to say the least and if the Noble boys get the handling sorted like they have their previous machines...it could get pretty darn high up that lap time board. Bring it on. :)
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