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THE CAR
The Noble M600 sports car was launched at the Goodwood Revival Meeting in late 2009, and was the successor to the well-received M12, and the more aggressive M400.
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| The Noble M600 Sports Car |
It was offered as a two seater fixed head coupe, with a price tag of £200,000, and planned production of only 50 units a year.
The body consisted of a lightweight composite fibreglass construction attached to a steel space frame chassis, which produced a curb weight of 1250 kg.
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| The Noble M600 Sports Car |
ABS and traction control were offered as optional extras in order to maintain the weight-saving minimalist approach of the standard car.
Although it was popular, the M12 was fitted with a transverse engine which, as the power output of the twin turbo unit increased as a result of ongoing development, this created a number of problems related to insufficient cooling and gearbox reliability caused by ever-increasing stresses.
However, these problems were overcome in 2006 with the launch of the Noble M15 which was fitted with a longitudinally positioned engine, and this format was continued in the M600.
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| The Noble M600 Sports Car |
In terms of performance, the car was pitched in that market sector dominated by the likes of the Porsche Carrera, Ferrari Enzo, Bugatti Veyron, Lamborghini Gallardo and McLaren MP4/12C.
The M600 was designed and developed with the aim of ensuring that the driver, and not an array of electronic computer-controlled aids, was in complete control of this impressive sports car.
In 2013, a variant of the original M600 was introduced, and designated the Noble M600 Carbon Edition.
It was offered with what was, in fact, a "bare" carbon fibre body which contained a tinted translucence.
The new finish had taken much painstaking work to perfect, and the result was impressive.THE ENGINE
The Noble M600 was powered by a Volvo 4.4 litre, mid-engined V8, originally developed by Yamaha, and linked to two Garrett turbochargers, fitted with a variable boost, which allowed the driver to choose, by way of a switch linked to the engine control unit, one of three levels of output:
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| The Noble M600 Sports Car |
The Track Mode with 0.8 bar producing 550 bhp
The Race Mode with 1.0 bar producing 650 bhp
In each case, the redline was 7000 rpm.
Fitted with a Graziano six speed manual gearbox, and a compression ratio of 9.5:1, it produced a top speed of 225 mph, a 0-60 mph time of 3.0 secs, and 0-100 mph in 6.5 secs. Technical data:
COMPETITION
Typical competition for the Noble M600 included the following sports cars: Ferrari Enzo, Ruf R Turbo, and Ultima GTR 640. Noble performance:
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