Haven't heard from Noble for a while. When are they gonna make a completely new car?
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are they going to export, or stay a UK specific kit car maker forever?
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I believe someone in the US purchased the rights to make the M12.. but had to sell it as a kit, so there was no engine installed. But I imagine they could sell you that too.
In the US you generally can not sell something like the Noble as an assembled car because it hasn't been emissions or crash certified. However, it can be sold as a kit. In general the safety aspect is somewhat flexible but the EPA generally makes no emissions exceptions. A pity as cars like the Noble are basically an environmental non-issue. A great example of inflexible bureaucrats stifling an industry.
Makes sense if that's the case, though I doubt the Volvo FF transaxle can handle the 600+ lb-ft that this is supposed to make. And if they turned the engine longitudinal(Volvo should be installed transversely), then I don't see the benefit....and I am not too sure about the availability for a transversely mounted transaxle for specialty application such as this.
I guess they are sticking with the Ford theme though, the original Nobel was powered by a Ford V6, now the Volvo V8 found in the XC90 was an evolution of the Taurus SHO V8 from the earlier model...
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I just saw the development mule prowling through it's home town. (No joke, I live a stone's throw away). Sounds pure evil at idle when waiting it's turn at a mini-roundabout. Looks pretty evil in matt black too.
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I think when you buy a Noble in the US, you're buying everything but the engine for about $50k, and from there you can choose the power source...
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Noble haven't been selling cars for close to 4 years now. The rights to the M12/M400 were bought by this company - Rossion – Performance Redefined - and have been sold in the US since 2007 as the 'Rossion Q1'. I'm not sure whether this new car will be sold in the US though.
As for the M600, it's only about 4 years too late and 3x overpriced.
In today's climate and with the massive amount of competition in the £200k-ish market I can't see too many buyers for the car I'm afraid. I'm sure it'll be good to drive and all that jazz, but when you can get any current Ferrari or Lamborghini for less they'll struggle big time, especially with the new Ferrari 458 and the Murcielago's replacement coming in the next few years (not to mention the McLaren P11 and new Lotus Esprit). The M600 doesn't look or sound special enough to command a premium over the 'run of the mill' Ferraris/Lambos like a Zonda or Koeniggseg can. Frankly I think that even at £100k Noble would struggle to find the 50 buyers per year they're looking for. At £200k they'll need a miracle.
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