Noble GT Car Pics on Front Page Of PH
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If like me, you barely check the main page of PH, have a look. Couple of snaps of the current GT car sporting new vents, bigger front arches, wing extensions, new splitter, exhaust & etc.
www.pistonheads.co.uk/news/default.asp?storyId=9666
m12_nathan said:It's not a M400. The front clam is too wide (look at the gaps between the trailing edge of the clam and the door leading edge), it has additional vents at the bottom of the B pillar and much more significant side air scoops than the M400.
That isn't the GT car (rollcentre car) that is an M400 - I need those wing ends, how cool are they!
Car looks to be prepared amazingly well, is the front clam wider? looks to be a big gap in front of the door.
Perhaps it's going to compete in the N-GT class, rather than the Cup?
J
DanH said:
If like me, you barely check the main page of PH, have a look. Couple of snaps of the current GT car sporting new vents, bigger front arches, wing extensions, new splitter, exhaust & etc.
www.pistonheads.co.uk/news/default.asp?storyId=9666
Anyone happen to notice that the wheels look amazingly like the HRE 540R's I just posted the other day that I put on my car?
So M12 MkII could be in the pipeline - namely longitudinal being the major difference - I wonder what the gearbox will be...
micknall said:
This car is our running test-bed for the M14. It includes features such as a longitudinal drivetrain and experimental mods to the bodywork for aero and cooling purposes.
the doors have different profiles, the cutaway for the old style scoops is flatter and seems to extend down to the floor.
Check out the mirrors.
Larger cooling mesh covered exits on the rear deck extending back either side of the IC duct.
No sils either, flat plate bottoms.
Where are the "ears" that Lee had on his car at Donnington?
Check out the mirrors.
Larger cooling mesh covered exits on the rear deck extending back either side of the IC duct.
No sils either, flat plate bottoms.
Where are the "ears" that Lee had on his car at Donnington?
micknall said:Looks absolutely awesome. Any plans to put it into production? I.e. with the modified "12" body rather than 14? The wheels really suit it.
This car is our running test-bed for the M14. It includes features such as a longitudinal drivetrain and experimental mods to the bodywork for aero and cooling purposes.
The rear wheel arch still looks a bit "odd", arguably the weakest design point of the M12, and maybe the surface changes are only subtle, but they make the whole car look far more coherent IMO. Maybe it's just the colour scheme, in which case "yes" Stealth-Black should definately be on the option list!
As I mentioned, this car only exists to prove development of the M14, which is our sole priority this year. We have no intention of changing the M12's engine configuration now, or in the future.
There are differences in the bodywork, but - again - this is to test aero and cooling features for the M14, not the M12.
There are differences in the bodywork, but - again - this is to test aero and cooling features for the M14, not the M12.
gizard said:
M14 is not really a replacement for the M12 given that it's 20-25k more expensive.
Guy, that's right, the M14 was always going to be a grand tourer as opposed to the M12's track readiness. In fact, I can't wait to see Mr. Joust out on a country road in "his" M14 so that I can thrash him in an "R"! :-)
AMG Merc said:Hmm. GT and racing proven suspension with 12+ months of development vs. a 2 year old design.
Guy, that's right, the M14 was always going to be a grand tourer as opposed to the M12's track readiness. In fact, I can't wait to see Mr. Joust out on a country road in "his" M14 so that I can thrash him in an "R"! :-)
Why do you think the M14 is going to be a "grand tourer"? It's pitched against the 911 fair and square, NOT the DB9, BCGT etc...
Sure you aren't getting caught up in the "0-60" max power clan matey
J
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