M3 vs. Noble M400

[F1Venom]

As big as an automotive enthusiast as I am, I had never heard of or seen the Noble M400 until I was walking across a parking lot in a shopping plaza and I spotted one. I had no idea what it was until I looked it up online and apparently it's pretty impressive. 0-60 in 3.2 seconds and a top speed of over 190 mph. There are only 300 in the States and the prices are around $55k right now for the 2007 models.
This car looks like a track weapon but it doesn't seem very comfortable....
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Here's some for sale...
http://www.carsforsale.com/used_cars...ale/Noble_M400

[slo_guy]

Eloy at RPI loves dem Nobles

[1MOREMOD]

I briefly considered one when looking for my next track car. Impressive numbers.

[F1Venom]

Yeah, it's a definite alternative to a Porsche GT3 RS but I've yet to drive either, lol. It looks really cool though, and the interior looks like something right out of a race car, even more so than the GT3's spartan surfaces.

[whats77inaname]

I'm 6'3", and looking at the big guy driving, it doesn't look like it has much leg room

That said, awesome car, and given that it's based on a Ford engine, it shouldn't be hard to find parts for it and it should be easy to work on. A quick Internet search shows there's a tuner in CA w/a 600whp Noble M400.

http://www.turbohoses.com/nobletuning.htm

[Majin Buu]

I knew of Noble from british car review shows and magazines, but I had no idea they were available or street legal in north america!!!!

[///M Power-Belgium]

Reliability is....
The former Englisch World Champion snooker Marc Williams had one,but not for long time...he said...alway's big problems with it !
And also craches v v v
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/2610077.stm

[whats77inaname]

Originally Posted by Team Plutonium

Very cool, but I'd be worried about reliability, and available support and parts in the US.

It's a TT Ford Duratec engine. The only parts I'd be worried about are body panels. Everything else seems rather straightforward.

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Reliability is....
The former Englisch World Champion snooker Marc Williams had one,but not for long time...he said...alway's big problems with it !
And also craches v v v
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/2610077.stm

Ummmmmmmmmmm, yeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh, I would imagine *anyone* would have big problems with it when you try to drive a car w/out traction control and ABS on an icy road.

The new British champion and world No.1 lost control of his rare Noble M12 GTO on an icy road and crashed the black supercar into roadside bushes.

[brisance]

Someone in this part of the world bought one and actually brought it down to the track back in 2005 thereabouts. Seemed spartan but it was running an expensive aftermarket standalone ECU (MoTeC M600) from factory. Was pretty fast but I'm not sure if it's a good daily driver.

[mlambert890]

Originally Posted by brisance

Someone in this part of the world bought one and actually brought it down to the track back in 2005 thereabouts. Seemed spartan but it was running an expensive aftermarket standalone ECU (MoTeC M600) from factory. Was pretty fast but I'm not sure if it's a good daily driver.

No traction control, no abs, full race interior, race weight, massive power, rwd... I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess its a pretty poor DD unless you're The Stig...

[whats77inaname]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm....wonder if I can get a 2JZ into it ....

[Z K]

A friend of mine has the M400. If you think the interior of the Lotus Elise is bare, this thing is just as bare and the interior is only slightly bigger. The whole car looks and feels like a kit car. If you are looking for refinement, this is not the ride. But, it sounds pretty cool and is pretty fast.

Oh, and the radiator on his car started leaking and it took a few months to get a replacement radiator.

Here is a pic of his car with some other Noble buddies.