The Noble M600 Sports Car

                                                     Noble M600                         Image

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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.

     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.

     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.

     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.

                                          Noble M600 Carbon Edition           Image

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:

  • The Road Mode with a pressure of 0.6 bar producing 450 bhp
  • 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                     M600          M400              M15           M14
Production                            2010      2004-2007    2006-2011      2004
Engine, cc                             4439           2968              2968           2968
Cylinders, bhp                     8, 650         6, 425            6, 455         6, 400
Torque ft/lbs                         604             390                455             385
Top Speed mph                     225             187                185             190
0-60 mph, secs                     3.0              3.2                 3.4              4.3
0-100 mph, secs                   6.5              8.0                 8.0              9.5
0-200 mph, secs                  29.8              -                     -                 -
Standing 1/4 Mile, secs        11.0            11.4                  -                 -

                                                      Noble M600                      Image

COMPETITION

     Typical competition for the Noble M600 included the following sports cars: Ferrari Enzo, Ruf R Turbo, and Ultima GTR 640. Noble performance: 

                                                              Ruf              Ferrari         Ultima
Technical Data                   M600       R Turbo            Enzo         GTR 640
Production                          2010          2001+       2003-2006      2004+
Engine, cc                           4439           3601              5991           6286
Cylinders, bhp                   8, 650         6, 590           12, 650        8, 640
Torque ft/lbs                       604             610                485             540
Top Speed mph                   225             218                219             230
0-60 mph, secs                   3.0              3.6                 3.4              2.7
0-100 mph, secs                 6.5              8.0                 6.7              5.5
0-200 mph, secs                29.8              -                    -                  -
Standing 1/4 Mile, secs      11.0            11.7               11.2             10.6


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