Noble M600 supercar revealed
Jan 27, 2011 | 07:46 PM
#23
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From the EVO release: "
That monster power output is switchable, with 450, 550 and 650bhp modes (select based on road conditions or your bravery levels), each possessing its own, tweaked throttle delivery, too. There is traction control, which is also adjustable, right down to being fully switched off via the appropriately named ‘Missile Switch’. Though according to evo’s Henry Catchpole on eCoty 2009, ‘the engine’s boost builds progressively – the Noble can be just as scary or docile as you want it to be’.
Things certainly aren’t scary inside the M600, the interior being trimmed with Wilton carpet, a full carbon centre console & door panels and handcrafted, bespoke switchgear. There’s a wealth of options, too, including sat-nav and telephone control, Alcantara and leather trim (for no extra charge) and a fully exposed, lacquered carbon body. There’s a completely bespoke choice of colours, too, also at no extra charge. Rival super makers with lavishly priced option lists could learn something from Noble’s no-cost option philosophy."
All that for "no extra charge"?? Yeah, it's gonna be EXPENSIVE!!!!!
Jan 30, 2011 | 09:25 PM
#25
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From: Flagstaff, Arizona
I have always loved Noble. This car is no exception. It is light with a great handling chassis and the ability to turn everything off for a pure driving experience. It is designed around fun, just pumped up to supercar performance. So when we get the 458 vs MP4-12C test, throw this in. That's if Ferrari and McLaren aren't too scared.
Jan 30, 2011 | 09:44 PM
#27
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From: MountainWest USA
These are the lastest responses from Lee Noble on the upcoming release of the new Fenix ( sorry, no new images.) And I do suspect that the expected release will happen later than this coming Spring, 2011.:
08-22-2010
dated 01-06-2011
08-22-2010
Despite rumors to the contrary, it was stated by Fenix that deliveries of the new car WILL happen this next spring (2011). Nothing new yet about sales to USA.
Quote from Lee Noble dated today, AUG 22, 2010
Quote:
To answer recent post about delays.
Well not really delays as we always said cars would be delivered spring next year. It would have been nice to have a car on the road in the UK by now, (a prototype) but sorry we dont. Mostly the reason is our desision to embrace modern technology and deliver an even better product than even I ever thought possible.
In the low volume industry the biggest difficulty has always been making the body, traditonally this required many skilled old men and a very good hands on designer with lots of wood and body fillar. Just like the M12 M14 and M15 were made.
Problem is not many skilled old men are left, also it is incredably difficult and wastefull method of making a pattern for such a big product, and the hope of making the left side exactly ther same as the right by hand. (Well i will let you think on that.)
Trust me if anyone knows the difficulty of doing the body the old fashioned way its Me right back from the first Ultima in 1983 i would say all the products were flawed in several ways simply due to the effort time involved in doing things that way, even if something was not quite right towards the end. You inevitably would ignore it because fixing it would take several weeks.
The result was simple it was a totally frustrating job, ending up in most cases with a product you were never really satisfied with.
So how did all this affect the latest project the Fenix. Well actually in a good way, we spent many months making a body in the traditional way and it looked quite good. But during a trip to South africa to finalise the design we spent a lot of time looking at and talking about Hi Tech's new product, this was a most impressive car especially in the body fit and finish. After many hours of looking into the way this body was designed and especially the way the tooling moulds and panels were made.
Our desision was made easy really, We had to change. We had to embrace new techniques to design and manufacture.
The style of our new product has not really changed significantly , but the way to enhance it and ensure its accuracy has. By using the latest software you can avoid almost all the mistakes, and all the mess of the traditional (old) way to produce tooling. You also avoid that problem of not quite getting what you really wanted due to the work involved.
This way every single detail can be exactly the way you want, you know the left will be exacly the same as the right. You know the doors fit perfecly etc. And lots more benefits over the old ways.
Finally after the design is totally finished on screen you press the button literally and start to machine the tooling from a solid using a five axis CNC milling machine, No old men required ! .
But importantly the tooling is totally accurate and the tooling/Moulds taken from this is far superior to any before.
So finally just to clarify the situation, we may have delayed the prototype through embracing new technoligy in design and the manufacture, but by doing so we have enhanced the quality accuracy and hopefully desireability of the final car. but most of all the final product has not been delayed just dramatically improved.
Trust me you wont be dissapointed its the best yet.
Quote from Lee Noble dated today, AUG 22, 2010
Quote:
To answer recent post about delays.
Well not really delays as we always said cars would be delivered spring next year. It would have been nice to have a car on the road in the UK by now, (a prototype) but sorry we dont. Mostly the reason is our desision to embrace modern technology and deliver an even better product than even I ever thought possible.
In the low volume industry the biggest difficulty has always been making the body, traditonally this required many skilled old men and a very good hands on designer with lots of wood and body fillar. Just like the M12 M14 and M15 were made.
Problem is not many skilled old men are left, also it is incredably difficult and wastefull method of making a pattern for such a big product, and the hope of making the left side exactly ther same as the right by hand. (Well i will let you think on that.)
Trust me if anyone knows the difficulty of doing the body the old fashioned way its Me right back from the first Ultima in 1983 i would say all the products were flawed in several ways simply due to the effort time involved in doing things that way, even if something was not quite right towards the end. You inevitably would ignore it because fixing it would take several weeks.
The result was simple it was a totally frustrating job, ending up in most cases with a product you were never really satisfied with.
So how did all this affect the latest project the Fenix. Well actually in a good way, we spent many months making a body in the traditional way and it looked quite good. But during a trip to South africa to finalise the design we spent a lot of time looking at and talking about Hi Tech's new product, this was a most impressive car especially in the body fit and finish. After many hours of looking into the way this body was designed and especially the way the tooling moulds and panels were made.
Our desision was made easy really, We had to change. We had to embrace new techniques to design and manufacture.
The style of our new product has not really changed significantly , but the way to enhance it and ensure its accuracy has. By using the latest software you can avoid almost all the mistakes, and all the mess of the traditional (old) way to produce tooling. You also avoid that problem of not quite getting what you really wanted due to the work involved.
This way every single detail can be exactly the way you want, you know the left will be exacly the same as the right. You know the doors fit perfecly etc. And lots more benefits over the old ways.
Finally after the design is totally finished on screen you press the button literally and start to machine the tooling from a solid using a five axis CNC milling machine, No old men required ! .
But importantly the tooling is totally accurate and the tooling/Moulds taken from this is far superior to any before.
So finally just to clarify the situation, we may have delayed the prototype through embracing new technoligy in design and the manufacture, but by doing so we have enhanced the quality accuracy and hopefully desireability of the final car. but most of all the final product has not been delayed just dramatically improved.
Trust me you wont be dissapointed its the best yet.
dated 01-06-2011
Some more recent quotes from Lee Noble on the upcoming release of the new Fenix "GT"? This is very little new info, but it is significant for USA buyers!
You know, if they are anywhere near their stated release date, we in the USA, could maybe be driving Lee's New Fenix "GT" in the USA by this coming Fall!!!!??? I never thought that would be even close!
Now if we could just get a small peek at it??
Dated: 01-01-2011
You know, if they are anywhere near their stated release date, we in the USA, could maybe be driving Lee's New Fenix "GT" in the USA by this coming Fall!!!!??? I never thought that would be even close!
Now if we could just get a small peek at it??
Dated: 01-01-2011
LHD ( Left-hand drive) will be available as soon as RHD are,
Obviously UK and the US are going to be top aren't they
We intend selling in most countries, we already have dealers set up in many and are talking to others. Our biggest markets are UK USA....%#@&^?]
