RE: Noble M600 - onward and upward

[plenty]

Decoy said:

Would be interested to know how many M600s have been sold?

Me too. Has anyone seen one on the road?

[Eviltad]

plenty said:

Me too. Has anyone seen one on the road?

Nope, never.

[hondansx]

I haven't. Only ones i've seen photos of them appear to be Noble's own cars.

Personally looks far too '90s to me a quarter of a mill car. It would be nice to know why they consider it a bargain? No safety aids, no paddleshift...no overheads... would genuinely be interested in what is special about it.

Personally i fail to see what went wrong with the M12. When they were out i saw quite a few, given then were a 'nobody' company who came out of the blue. At one time, they were the track car to have but as it was never replaced, everyone went to the inevitable 911 GT3.

[Europa1]

Frimley111R said:

Good to hear all is well with Noble, although comparing themselves to Lotus might be a premature

I think we was simply making a point about not trying to grow too big, too fast rather than implying that Noble is like Lotus.

[Europa1]

justboxsters said:

Why did they stop making the cheap nobles? Big shame for the "every-man"....

Didn't they sell the rights to an overseas outfit?

[justboxsters]

if that's the case where's the MG noble

[antspants]

I followed the Orange one through a McDonalds drive through in Leicester a couple of weeks ago, and it sounded absolutely fantastic.

My 8 year old son thought it was one of the best things (let alone a car) he'd ever seen

[vincegail]

Europa1 said:

justboxsters said:

Why did they stop making the cheap nobles? Big shame for the "every-man"....

Didn't they sell the rights to an overseas outfit?

Yes they did:

http://rossioncars.com/

[ftrigger]

SturdyHSV said:

Same rule sort of applies really

Although naturally TC isn't normally as applicable to emergency situations

I think emergency situation is the keyword here

[b14]

Fantastic - exactly the ethos I love in a car manufacturer.

It amazes me that there's anyone on PH that doesn't like them - one of the few cars out there that you really drive, rather than point in the right direction. I'd have this over any Ferrari, McLaren (except the P1...) or Lambo any day of the week - proper driver's car.

[chelme]

articulatedj said:

Rude said:

I love the principle of these (as M12 etc) though I have always wondered if the styling is holding them back. Functional is great and goes to the ethos of the machine, but economically I wonder if more outlandish styling would open up more of the sub-Pagani £££. I guess this comes from never having seen one in the carbon.

While a blessing for owners that flash boys don't have them, I would be very sad if this under-the-radar also went to make the business less sustainable. It sounds from the article though that this is not currently an issue so long may this continue.

I agree that the styling is holding them back. I would think they would consider a refresh, given that it just means swapping panels over the base frame. It doesn't look bad, but to my eye, the fender flares would look great if they were boxed or better integrated.

Regardless, it's the supercar I'd want, without question. The manual, the light weight, the small size - it all matches my idea of ultimate car. The CGT might top it if I had infinite dollars for maintenance, but in any realistic dream car scenario, the Noble is a perfect fit.

After all, the Noble is basically a better F40 in every way but the looks.

Edited by articulatedj on Monday 1st September 14:57

Have to agree with your views. The styling is definitely wanting.

I suspect they would expand if this was required but despite what is stated, I don't think they are doing as well as they could/make out. He speak of 'fashion or trends' but the truth is an F40 was never 'fashionable', it is a timeless classic.

Pagani had to come up with something like the Zonda. If Noble saw this light,they could do so much better.

I wish them all the best.

[dandarez]

Eviltad said:

plenty said:

Me too. Has anyone seen one on the road?

Nope, never.

I have seen one, more than one but they are rare.

However, go to a PH Sunday Service you'll likely to see one. Sometimes more than one!

And plenty of other interesting cars too.

[boardinscotland]

Eviltad said:

plenty said:

Me too. Has anyone seen one on the road?

Nope, never.

Going to Le Mans this year one stopped behind me at a French Toll. In the flesh they look utterly awesome. Now I have a loud TVR and this thing took off the sound was mind bending> Saw it later when we were parked up as it passed doing numerous leptons.

Definitely on the want list now.

G

[dandarez]

Oh yeah, another reason for going to PH SS, is the other cars, not just Nobles. In fact, you might even see an SS.

Outrageous car made to look even more outrageous.

[gigglebug]

In the UK the M600 is £230,000 for painted and £270,000 for exposed carbon. It's a bit of a bargain still, but it won't be forever.

Is this suggesting a price hike is on the way?? What would be the natural price point for the car taking into it's natural competition? Will they match the Aventador's pricing? It's already at the 458's price point which would seem about right to me

[carl_w]

dandarez said:

I have seen one, more than one but they are rare.

However, go to a PH Sunday Service you'll likely to see one. Sometimes more than one!

And plenty of other interesting cars too.

None of those are Noble M600s.

[Chuffmeister]

I want one of these...

[richb1975]

Having owned a M12 a few year ago ,I wasn't sure on the new car and its jump in price range/Looks.

I followed one the other night home. Stunning totally changed my opinion photographs don't do it justice.

[OlberJ]

Quarter of a million quid and it comes with TSW Venoms as standard?

[jdearden]

boardinscotland said:

Going to Le Mans this year one stopped behind me at a French Toll. In the flesh they look utterly awesome. Now I have a loud TVR and this thing took off the sound was mind bending> Saw it later when we were parked up as it passed doing numerous leptons.

Definitely on the want list now.

G

what colour was it