M15 - did they ever start production!?
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O.k., a real shame, that would have become an epic drivers car. The M600 is awesome too, but just too damn expensive to even dream about...Well it sort of became the Rossion in the US which has been exported to Ireland amd Europe, I believe. I though that the Rossion guys did a deal with Noble and Jimmy Price to use the part-developed moulds from the M15. If I recall, the prices were/are more than the Nobles new, but much less than the M600s are now.
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AMG Merc said:
I'd thought the Rossion was a reworking on the M12 tub (as some have called it - the M12 Mark II) and nothing to do with the stillborn M15. Happy to be corrected.
No you're right, the Rossion Q1 is a development from the M400. The M15 has a longitudinally mounted engine, I guess it became the M600 eventually.Chapppers said:
The M15 has a longitudinally mounted engine, I guess it became the M600 eventually.
That's not a M12/M15 specific thing because you can make a M12 the same without too much changes (and there are two examples of it).The current Noble company has said the M600 has nothing to do with the M15. Some would beg to differ.
Only one M15 ever made,and I am very glad to say I was very involved with it from the very start. One test car made KX53 AGF it ran just about everything that M15 was going to use. The M15 was cut up back in 2009. The test car is in Noble showroom.
As for Rossion it runs the same sort of chassis, but with there own suspension set up.and many geometry changes.
I have drove one a few years ago,and they drive nothing like an M12 dose.
In my opinion
As for Rossion it runs the same sort of chassis, but with there own suspension set up.and many geometry changes.
I have drove one a few years ago,and they drive nothing like an M12 dose.
In my opinion
limee said:
Only one M15 ever made,and I am very glad to say I was very involved with it from the very start. One test car made KX53 AGF it ran just about everything that M15 was going to use. The M15 was cut up back in 2009. The test car is in Noble showroom.
As for Rossion it runs the same sort of chassis, but with there own suspension set up.and many geometry changes.
I have drove one a few years ago,and they drive nothing like an M12 dose.
In my opinion
Thought it was distroyed, would be interesting to see it along side an M12As for Rossion it runs the same sort of chassis, but with there own suspension set up.and many geometry changes.
I have drove one a few years ago,and they drive nothing like an M12 dose.
In my opinion
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D_G said:
So the test car was the M12 body but with the longitudinal engine arrangement? If so it would make a great upgrade if one was rebuilt to get rid of the Ford gearbox, I'm suprised there is room for it all if so.
I understood that the mule was longer than a normal M400 chassis to accommodate the engine being longitudinally mounted. I believe that it's hanging on the factory wall so I presume it could be measured if you wanted to compare it to another Noble.Gassing Station | Noble | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff