BREAKING: Noble unleashes 225 mph M600 supercar
by Drew Phillips on Aug 19th 2009 at 2:22AM 
2010 Noble M600 - Click above for image gallery
We've seen spy shots, spy shots, and more spy shots of Noble's new M600 supercar. Now the British car builder has finally released official images and details of its latest model, complete with a Volvo-based twin-turbo V8 producing 650 horsepower. Pricing is expected to be around £200,000 (roughly $328k USD), more than twice that of previous models, and customers waiting on the now-extinct M14 and M15 can request for their deposits to be returned if they don't wish to purchase the new car.
As the high price tag suggests, the M600 brings much more to the table than past Noble models. The car is constructed from a stainless steel tub, tube skeleton and chassis, clad with carbon fiber body panels for a curb weight of just 2810 pounds. The 4.4-liter V8 (a first for Noble) has been fitted with twin Garrett turbochargers, and the driver can change between three output settings - 450, 550, or 650 horsepower - with max torque output of 618 lb-ft. Performance will be more than up to supercar standards, with 60 mph reachable in 3.0 seconds flat, 100 mph in 6.5 seconds, and a top speed of 225 mph.
As with past models, Noble aimed to make the M600 a purist driver's car. The traction control system can be completely deactivated, and there is no ESP system or anti-lock brakes. Shifting will be done old school with a six-speed manual gearbox and no paddle shifters will be offered. The M600 will make its public debut at the Goodwood Revival on September 19-21, but in the meantime, you browse the photo gallery below. We'll try and scrounge around to see if we can get some high-res versions.
Gallery: 2010 Noble M600
[Source: Noble via Autocar]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Tony Montana 2:31AM (8/19/2009)
Damn some crazy figures and it looks the part too.
Didn't see this one coming. Top Gear is back in November so Clarkson if you're reading this...
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innoc3nt 11:14AM (8/20/2009)
Looks the part?
I think it looks absolutely uninspired inside and out. Seems like something made in the early 90's, stylistically.
why not the LS2LS7? 2:35AM (8/19/2009)
I remember when sports cars weren't defined by their power outputs.
This is just ridiculous. I'm not saying Noble is worse than the rest, but it's sad to see another company go this way.
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Affalterbach 7:27AM (8/19/2009)
If its naming convention is anything like the Noble M400, it refers to the power to weight ratio (bhp/tonne).
why not the LS2LS7? 11:33AM (8/19/2009)
And that has to do with what?
I just am expressing my annoyance that somehow a sports car means you have to have a twin-turbo V8 nowadays.
I understand the value of power in a sports car. I got into a multi-page argument last week about how some people don't appreciate the value of power, how it even makes a car faster in the corners.
But all this concentration on massive amounts of HP just bugs me. I don't like it when every company moves in the same direction at once. It just feels like a lack of innovation. And with very few exceptions, everyone just feels like the best way to innovate is to throw in an enormous motor. And yeah, it does work. It just leaves me cold somehow.
Affalterbach 11:46AM (8/19/2009)
My point was, if someone can get away with it, its Noble.
Noble: that says how fast the car will corner
M600: that says how fast it will come out of a corner
Another thing: its power to weight ratio, not just power alone in a bloated heavy car. (See: R63 AMG, RS6.)
Last: this is a GBP 200k car. It NEEDS to have something like 600 bhp/tonne.
shumotoriki 2:35AM (8/19/2009)
Looks good but a bit generic from some angles - a bit too much Koenigsegg in the front half and Audi R8 in the rear half
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Josh 2:39AM (8/19/2009)
I see the R8 in the back, but definitely some F430 lines in the front. I cannot decide if I like it though, the interior looks like that of a race car rather than luxury.
paul 3:26AM (8/19/2009)
@ Josh I don't think you read the part where it said this is a purist car. They don't need any massaging seats, GPS, auto A/C and all that "luxury" stuff that has become standard in the past 2 decades.
abbas350 5:01AM (8/19/2009)
looks like a car from grand theft auto
CAPSGOD 2:49AM (8/19/2009)
THIS IS GREAT ABOUT TIME MAYBE BETTER IN ANOTHER COLOR
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Affalterbach 3:57AM (8/19/2009)
BUT FIRST, YOU FIX YOUR DAMN CAPSLOCK
urdaddy 3:09AM (8/19/2009)
Wow, this has to be the most unoriginal designed car in history. I don't think I can spot a unique design element anywhere.
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Ed 9:00AM (8/19/2009)
So what? When you look at a beautiful woman, you don't think "what are her unique design elements?"
The baby blue is hella unflattering on this car. It looks awesome in black. Plus it's probably going to be hella fast, and not just in a straight line, and also on real roads with bumps on.
RWD 3:26AM (8/19/2009)
Yes, it looks a bit like a mishmash of other cars (the tail lights remind me of a crushed 355). I do think it looks good though.
But the performance of this thing must be truly ridiculous, Noble being the masters that they are. This is the kind of car I would spend this kind of money on. It's all about the driving experience. TERRIBLE interior design for a car this damn expensive... but it doesn't matter. This is what I cannot explain to my girlfriend when I say that I would rather have a GT-R than a nice BMW (and yes, I love BMW's too). I want to know that nearly every penny of it's price tag has gone into making this the most perfect driving experience possible, and the rest was an afterthought.
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james 4:17AM (8/19/2009)
Totally agree with you, Noble themselves described this as 'an analogue car, it's one for the purists' and will be all the better for it.
Nurburgring production car lap record contender, anyone?
andyb 3:27AM (8/19/2009)
looks like a cheap nasty Fiero based kit car
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abbas350 4:37AM (8/19/2009)
i'll buy any fiero based kit car that can go 200
why not the LS2LS7? 3:40AM (8/19/2009)
Are they robbing the interior off a production car? That's a very good interior for a short-production car, even at $350,000.
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Al 6:02AM (8/19/2009)
Maybe I missing something here but what is wrong with abs system other than maybe it brakes when you don't need it to?
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