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Noble M600: 650 HP, 225 MPH Driving Excitement

Ray Wert — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 08:10:00 EDT

With a Volvo-based 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8, the Noble M600 produces an astonishing 650 HP and has a top speed of 225 MPH. Want one? The niche British carmaker'll sell you one for just £200,000 ($331,350). Gallery below.

The Volvo 4.4-liter V8's been fitted with twin Garrett turbos and allows the driver to select three horsepower settings based on need — 450, 550 or 650 HP. Torque tops out at 618 lb-ft. That'll give the M600 a 0-to-60 time of 3.0 seconds.

The M600 lacks ESP or anti-lock brakes and like all Noble cars, it has the ability to turn traction control all the way off, again showing Noble's determination to build their models as purist driver's car. We'll see the M600 make its public debut at the Goodwood Revival next month. For the moment, and until we get all the official details from Noble, feast your eyes on the one high-res shot and all the low-res ones you can ocularly digest below. [via Noble]

Noble M600 Spotted Stretching Its Legs

Ben Wojdyla — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:00:00 EDT

Spottings of the Zubaz-inspired-camo-wearing Noble M600 continue, and Autocar.uk has managed to get a peek at the tail of the new low-volume supercar. The exterior enhancements at the aft end seem to match the ones at the front, and the design is maturing to match a more refined character from Noble. The exterior upgrades are great and all, but it's what's stuffed in the back that has our eyebrows perked — a twin-turbocharged version of the Yamaha-designed 4.4 liter V8 from the Volvo XC90.

Noble claims the car will be pushing out something like 650 HP and be good for a 0-60 run of four seconds, with a top speed brushing up against 200 MPH. We tend to believe those claims, considering the curb weight should slide in below 2,200 lbs. Wait, what are we talking about? Bad Noble! Where's the talk of hybrid drives and electric cars and fuel economy! For shame (sign us up for one please). [Autocar.uk]

Noble M600

Ben Wojdyla — Mon, 19 May 2008 08:30:00 EDT

British sports car manufacturer Noble has been delighting the auto-loving parts of our brain with its lightweight and delightfully powerful supercars since 1999, and they've just revealed an image — albeit camouflaged like a Ted Nugent-owned Lamborghini — of their next offering, the Noble M600. The M600 is expected to sport a twin turbocharged V8 designed by Yamaha and built by Volvo. Wait, what? Yes, you read that correctly, Yamaha is back in the automotive game and if the original Taurus SHO mill was any indication, and given the order of magnitude increase in price here, that new engine will probably be a masterpiece.

The V8 engine will apparently be mated to a six-speed manual transmission and covered by an all-carbon fiber body. Production targets are in the fifty-cars-a-year range and there are some big promises being made by managing director Peter Boutwood. Will they manage to deliver on those boasts? Unknown, but we're surely rooting for them. [Pistonheads via WCF]